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Books : Good Bounces and Bad Lies
Related Items: Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: You've got to give this to former CBS golf analyst Ben Wright:he can sure tell a story and the further he shoves his soft-spiked foot in his mouth, the better the stories. His anecdotal autobiography flits back and forth between idolatry and wickedness, and at times his pen has no governor at all. Case in point: Wright idolised Ben Hogan. He even went AWOL from the army in 1953 shamelessly, though without a trace of guilt, he admits, because it was the only way he could get off base to see Hogan win the Open at Carnoustie. (It's hard to quarrel with that.) After teeing up several tales that firmly ensconce Hogan on his pedestal, Wright finally veers off this way: These stories illustrate the kind of perfection, dedication andrespect with which GaryMcCord--Wright's fellow CBS analyst and a pretty funny guy in his own right--was wholly unfamiliar. Fore! Wright then proceeds to launch into a tale of introducing McCord to Hogan, Hogan humiliating McCord when he finds out McCord's been on tour for 17 years and has no victories, and Wright, who clearly detests McCord, getting to gloat, I told you so. Wright likes to gloat; he does a lot of it in Good Bounces, and he's awfully entertaining--if somewhat small--when he does. He's also entertaining on the intricacies and personalities of CBS's golf broadcasts, and what an analyst must go through when he criticises a player. When Wright kept chastising Peter Jacobsen's atrocious putting, Jacobsen claimed he'd exorcised those woes by mentally imaging Wright being hoisted from theTV tower by a helicopter and flown into outer space. Which is about where Wright ultimately wound up when he hooked his career into the drink with some out-of-bounds comments about women golfers, breasts and lesbianism in 1995. He still offers a bagful of excuses for the incident which badly tarnished him, but he does treat it with appropriate seriousness and contrition. He makes no excuses, though, for the alcoholism that actually sunk him. Given the public nature of his disgrace, Good Bounces is something of a mulligan for Wright. As both raconteur and provacateur, he's made a pretty good shot of it. --Jeff Silverman Average Rating:
 Rating: - Telling it like it is...The way Ben Wright spoke on television broadcasts always made me think...oh the tales he must have to tell. After a few pages of this book I uncorked a bottle of wine and lived vicariously through Ben Wright for several hours...laughing all the while. Most of this book is not about golf at all, but it is still the best golf book I have ever read! We sure miss you Ben. Rating: - The best golf bookGood Bounces & Bad Lies is a stunner. I didn't really think I would like it so much, but couldn't put it down. It wasn't at all what I expected. I thought it would be a bundle of ranting and raving, but instead found that British golf commentator, Ben Wright, has had a life worthy of a movie. He has witnessed so much over his 40 year career, it is marvelous that it is finally in print. Extremely well written, this book is entertaining and should go down as one of the classic golf books ... Read More Rating: - One great book !Ben Wright was always one of my favorite announcers, and now he has chronicled what I could call nothing else but adventures....incredible, fascinating and damned funny. It is one of the best golf books I've ever read. Enjoy. Rating: - As good as it gets...When I bought this book, I thought it was a golf book. It is more than that. It is a book of personalities and places and is as fascinating and fun to read as any sports book I have ever read. It took me behind the scenes and pull the curtain up on a CBS broadcast team that truly was a wild bunch. My favorite story was of old CBS broadcaster Bob Drum (the Crummer's Beat) and his bear coat, but you have got to read it yourself to find your favorite story as there are too many to count. Another ... Read More Rating: - An afternoon of belly laughsBen Wright, CBS's famous British broadcaster was always known, at least by me, as a wonderful, stately golf commentator who clearly knew more about the game and communicated it better than almost anybody. When I bought the book, I had know idea what went on behind the scenes. Good Bounces & Bad Lies is a who's who of golf and golf journalists--Wright even hired the Beatles for a gig when he ran a night club in England and he made them clean up before they went on stage. The book is revealing, ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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