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First on the list of the Wall Street Journal's "10 Books that Every Golfer Needs," The Mystery of Golf, is a seminal text for golfers and non-golfers alike. Haultain's focus on expected outcome verses earned results not only showcases the physical and psychological difficulties of golf but also makes his method eminently applicable to anyone who desires to excel at any skill that requires dedicated practice.
Haultain centers his musings on the frailty of the human body when presented with the stress of physical and mental exertion. In a sport like golf, which Haultain describes as pitting, "yourself against the world,” body and mind become the athlete's premier competitor and are often at odds with one another. Haultain delves deep into this disconnect, leading the reader along the balancing act between assumed potential and real achievement that is central to every world-class golfer's psychology. He does not, however, get lost in the particulars, frequently explaining how his lessons from the golf course can be applied to daily life. In that way, Haultain's essays have become an evergreen source of inspiration and knowledge for golfers and anyone else who wishes to master their mindset and learn new skills.
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Proem. The Question Propounded
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I. The Layman’s Ignorance -1
II. Recondite Character of Golf- 2
III. The Layman essays the Game -4
IV. The Origin of Games -4
V. Art and Sport 7
VI. National Character in Games- 8
VII. Modern Rampancy of Sport- 9
VIII. Apotheosis of the Sportsman -11
IX. The Fascination of Golf- 13
X. The Essence of the Contest -16
XI. Uniqueness of the Game -17
XII. The Difficulties of Golf -19
XIII. The Professional and the Amateur -21
XIV. Golf really a Serious Game -24
XV. The Ultimate Element of Golf -25
XVI. Golf and Character -27
XVII. Golf and Character (Continued ) -29
XVIII. Analysis of the Drive -33
XIX. Training and Golf -34
XX. “Keep your Eye on the Ball” -35
XXI. Culpability of the Mind- 37
XXII. “Looking” versus “Thinking”- 38
XXIII. Real Meaning of “Looking”- 39
XXIV. Psychology of “Looking” -40
XXV. Obstacles to “Looking”- 41
XXVI. Golf and Character- 44
XXVII. Golf and Character (Continued ) -45
XXVIII. Difficulties of Golf- 46
XXIX. What makes a Golfer- 47
XXX. Mimicry- 47
XXXI. Anatomical Explanations -48
XXXII. Anatomical Explanations (Continued ) -50
XXXIII. Imagination- 51
XXXIV. Imagination (Continued )- 53
XXXV. Anatomical Speculations- 54
XXXVI. Psychical Speculations -55
XXXVII. “Mind” and “Matter”- 56
XXXVIII. Potentialities of Man- 57
XXXIX. Necessarianism- 57
XL. The Mind and the Body- 59
XLI. Multiplicity of Consciousness- 62
XLII. The City of Mansoul -63
XLIII. “Mind”- 65
XLIV. “Psycho-physical Parallelism”- 65
XLV. Invincible Ignorance -67
XLVI. Constitution of the Individual- 68
XLVII. Attention -68
XLVIII. Attention (Continued ) -69
XLIX. Attention (Continued ) -70
L. Attention (Continued ) -71
LI. “Psychical Elements” -72
LII. Attention (Continued ) -73
LIII. The One Thing Necessary -76
LIV. “Subsidiary Circumstances” -77
LV. The Personal Equation- 78
LVI. The Stroke, a Seven-fold Process -78
LVII. Nature of “Attention” -79
LVIII. The Freedom of the Will -81
LIX. Why One must “Look” -82
LX. Action when Blindfolded- 85
LXI. A Fixed Look Necessary -85
LXII. Two Special Difficulties -88
LXIII. The Follow-through -89
LXIV. The Trajectory -90
LXV. Practice versus Theory -91
LXVI. The Waggle- 93
LXVII. Value of Analysis -94
LXVIII. Reconditeness of Golf- 95
LXIX. Uniqueness of Golf- 96
LXX. Anecdotes-96
LXXI. A Revelation and a Boon- 99
LXXII. Essential Attributes -102
LXXIII. Putting -104
LXXIV. Golf and Character- 106
LXXV. A Western Links- 107
LXXVI. Golf, a Passing Fashion- 108
LXXVII. The Instruction Proffered -110
LXXVIII. Influence of Mind on Body -112
LXXIX. Psychic Contagion -114
LXXX. Psychic Phænomena -117
LXXXI. The Muscular Sense -118
LXXXII. Effect on Character -119
LXXXIII. The Lure -121
LXXXIV. Chance in Golf -121
LXXXV. The Supreme Mystery -122
LXXXVI. Amateur and Professional -124
LXXXVII. The Two Essentials -125
LXXXVIII. Golf, a Drama -127
LXXXIX. The Joy of Combat -129
XC. The Ultimate Analysis -130
XCI. Simple Delights -130
Index -133