While it's true that you may need to be a golfer to know what Carl Hiaasen is driving at, (pun intended), anyone can appreciate the humor behind The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport. Hiaasen's account of his midlife crisis return to golf is truly hilarious, but also touching. Carl's father loved the game of golf, and lucky for him, the game loved him back. When his father passes, Carl decides at age 50 plus to become a golfer. When he was in high school and college he played a few fateful rounds that led him to abandon the sport all together . . . or so he thought. He takes lessons, he buys the best equipment, he buys every little golf gimmick advertised (my favorite: the special stone that is supposed to bring you swing alignment and you wear it as a pendant around your neck). He buys it all . . . and none of it helps. He will always be a hacker, but he writes with such enthusiasm and truthfulness you can't help but love this book.[Photo: www.tower.com]
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