Book description
"Millions of words are written in this field every year, but few
better than those that come from I. J. Schecter."
-Jane Carter
, Editor, Golf Monthly
"In golf, there are the elite, and then there are the rest of
us. We others, lumped together in the Duffer Zone--you know us from
the formal announcements we send out whenever we break 100--are like
the thousands who finish mid-pack in a big-city marathon: happily
unremarkable, content just to enjoy the sunshine with some like-minded
others, unconcerned about the guy who crossed the tape forty minutes
earlier. We are competent but not brilliant. We are enthusiastic,
though a far cry from intense. Our fairway woods are mostly reliable,
but put a 3-iron in our hands and we might as well be swinging a screwdriver."
To the low- and high-handicapper alike, golf represents an ongoing
quest and an exhilarating challenge. In this brilliant collection,
award-winning author I. J. Schecter embarks on a dogged pursuit of
golf's elusive Holy Grail--breaking 100--with hilarious results.
Clinging to boundless (and often groundless) optimism, Schecter
attempts to untangle the secret to good golf in increasingly desperate
ways--like playing five different courses in five days, accompanying a
greenskeeping team on their pre-dawn rounds, trying to replicate one
of Tiger Woods' legendary shots, and turning to a three-year-old for
guidance. Like any golfer, he comes to realize that the journey,
though demanding, proves its own reward.
A unique book from a gifted writer, Slices is an eloquent, witty
celebration of both the game of golf and the unwavering efforts of
those who try, again and again, to tame it.
I. J. Schecter writes feature columns for top golf
publications throughout the world, including GOLF Canada, Golf
Monthly and Fairways, as well as a variety of other sports and
fitness magazines. A National Magazine Award winner and author of a
previous short story collection, The Bottom of the Mug, I. J.
lives in Toronto with his wife, Stephanie, and his sons, Julian and
Oliver, both of whom exhibit more golf potential than their dad
despite being three and one years old.
