Peter Alliss: Reflections on a Life Well Lived

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If the BBC ever decides to do a series of programmes on the unusual hobbies and pastimes of famous people, Tony would be a natural choice for one of the slots. Emphasis is placed on the grip as the fundamental requirement to achieve a consistent and successful swing. The mellifluous, honey-hued tones of Peter Alliss, as warm and welcoming as a Cotswold pub, were the background soundtrack for anybody who has ever taken even the faintest interest in golf. Peter Alliss’ trademark style, whimsical, digressive, avuncular but occasionally sharp, is on display here. Filled with illustrations and easy to read, it will prove helpful to any player regardless of handicap or talent.

It’s all a bit of a mystery, although I can’t imagine any of today’s pros hunched over a workbench with a fretsaw quivering away in their hands. Although this sounds like fiction, this is a true story of a kid that followed and achieved his dreams. The chapters take you through the grip, stance, posture, backswing, and downswing with detailed illustrations and analysis. His remark — in truth pleasant, friendly and if anything a gag about men's old-fashioned perception of women — brought forth a stream of abuse, to the effect of 'old-school sexism from Peter Alliss'.This allowed him to study this highly talented athlete at close quarters to discover what makes him tick. He appreciated his good fortune at being able to make a living from his ‘ramblings’ while, at the same time, possessing an acute awareness of his rare talent for finding the appropriate word or phrase while winging it over a television picture. By the type of book, we mean whether you want a physical copy of a book that you can read and share with others or whether you would want an audiobook that you could sit back and relax with.

The softly-softly approach in many schools has not worked, leading to unruly behaviour, bad language, and, in a small number of cases, assaults on the teachers. Having read previous books there is not much “new” in this one - apart from the chapter on his pet hates. Anyway, on paper, certainly, Gary’s record is unparalleled, and he truly is the world’s golfing ambassador. According to the PGA and Golf Monthly , the bestselling golf book of all time is the Little Red Golf Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf was co-authored by Harvey Penick and Bud Shrake.The final member of The Big Three, as they were dubbed, was South Africa’s Gary Player, who has a remarkable record and has won everywhere. It was indeed to be his last, as Alliss died during the making of it, leaving Elliott and Alliss’ widow, Jackie, to complete the work in revamped form. His belief that, sometimes, silence is more eloquent than words flies in the noisy face of much modern broadcasting. He really doesn’t have to tell everybody how successful he’s been, how many countries he’s visited, how many miles he’s travelled, and how difficult it was travelling with an ever-growing family. Mark Frost takes us through the life of a blue-collar kid named Francis Ouimet who grew up across the road from The Brookline Country Club and learned to play golf by caddying.

I couldn’t believe that a skilled professional was tearing up his thought process and throwing away his chance of winning The Open. Regarded as one of the best golfers of his time, Ben Hogan won a total of nine majors including his 1953 “Triple Crown” when he won the British Open, the Masters, and the US Open. It also highlights the role of the body in generating maximum power and the role of a strong mental approach to achieve success in golf. But Jack was wise enough to let his clubs do the talking, and there was nothing squeaky about those. Unfortunately Tony didn’t appear to have any real grasp of how to deal with money, and he was very lucky to have shrewd women in his life to help him.Golfers that take the mental side of golf seriously will soon progress to a higher level than golfers that feel that they have already achieved the maximum potential of their golf game. He was also a man of his age which, naturally, meant there were more than a few facets of modern life he found confusing and exasperating. It was bright, cheerful and amusing, and I was wondering if you would care to join the TV team for the Open Championship? Arnie set the standard and was the consummate gentleman, humble in victory, gracious in defeat, and a role model in manners and etiquette. Hank Haney is regarded as one of the top golf instructors in the world and has coached as many as 200 tour professionals.

Just clink on this link for the Golf Monthly readers offer for Peter Alliss’ Reflections On A Life Well Lived and the book will be sent to you within 10 days. Whether that would mean altering school hours I know not, but it is clearly not the way to go for children to come home tired (to parents who are also tired) and to have to do an hour or more of studying. It is amazing just how much the population has been squeezed on all sorts of tax schemes to allow the country to continue to compete with the ‘big boys’.Finally, there came the mature, old campaigner who suddenly spoke enormous sense and became well worth listening to. Yet, for whatever reason, I believe he’s still yet to receive the full acclaim he deserves for everything he achieved – much of it against the odds.