Newton on the Tee

John Zumerchik was an editor for the Encyclopedia of Sports Science, a two-volume reference work covering the physiology and physics of sports as well as the physics of sports injuries, and is serving the dual role of author/ editor for the three-volume Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy. He previously served as a senior editor of the American Institute of Physics, and as a physics, forestry, and geology editor for the college division of McGraw-Hill. He lives in New York.

John Zumerchik

Preface 1 How Easy Is this Game Anyway? 2 The Physics of a Sweet Swing 3 Mind over Muscle: Motor Control and Mastering the Mental Game 4 Getting the Ball from Here to There 5 Clubs and Balls: Does It Matter What?s in the Bag? 6 Injuries and Aging: The Physics and Physiology Behind the Decline in Our Play 7 Probability and Statistics Afterword Bibliography Index