Most weeks, I use this space to examine questions about medicine, history, and public life. This week, I want to share something a little more personal: a new book about a game that has been part of my life since I was ten.
Golf has followed me through school, a career in medicine, raising a family, and retirement. It has provided friendships, competition, time outdoors, and an apparently unlimited supply of lessons in humility. It has also given me decades to think about what helps us play better—and enjoy the game longer.
A Field Guide to Better Golf: A Visual Companion for a Lifetime in Golf* brings those lessons together in an illustrated, practical guide. It covers much more than the swing: choosing appropriate tees, managing the course, understanding the rules, practicing with purpose, making sense of equipment and technology, and adapting the game as we age.
My aim was to create a book readers could return to—a useful companion whether they are learning the game, trying to improve, or hoping to keep playing well for many years.
A typical two-page spread pairs an illustrated guide with practical explanations of what it shows, why it matters, and how to use it. The book includes more than 90 illustrated guides.
I owe particular thanks to Maria Palozola, whose instruction and encouragement have shaped both my golf and this book. Her foreword is especially meaningful to me.
For readers who come here for the essays, those will continue. This announcement simply introduces another part of the person writing them, and another expression of what I hope Signal Over Noise Press can offer: clear explanations and useful perspective.
The paperback is now available on Amazon. I hope it earns a place beside your favorite chair, and occasionally finds its way into your golf game.
