Christina Kim: Swinging to Success with Her Heels on the LPGA Tour

nhudson: Love this book! Kim shows her personality in the book. I bought it for my daughter she loves golf and wants to be a pro golfer. I am reading it in advance some of it is inappropriate for an 11 year old we are reading it Together. Good honest book.

United States on May 06, 2019

colin sleeman: All good

United Kingdom on Feb 05, 2019

nolo2124: Good to see a book from an LPGA Tour player; especially one with the personality of 'Tina. Funny moments mixed with some presonal stories and tour experiences. The PGATour can learn a thing or two from Ms. Kim's personality and incorporate it into their organization rather than subject the fans to the vanilla drones.

United States on Jan 30, 2013

Andy Orrock: "Swinging from My Heels" was a natural for me: Christina Kim is one of my favorite golfers. Alan Shipnuck is my favorite golf writer. In this book, Christina hooked me right from the start when she states that Shipnuck - who she describes as a "buddy going back to 2004" when he wrote a nice profile of her for SI - wrote her "all-time favorite golf book,"  Bud, Sweat, & Tees: Rich Beem's Walk on the Wild Side of the PGA Tour . Indeed: Best golf book ever, hands down. This partnership doesn't disappoint. Shipnuck captures Christina's voice and uniquely vibrant personality on these pages.

What's not to love about Christina Kim? The Kim family is the quintessential American success story. The daughter of hard-working, self-sacrificing immigrants from South Korea, her well-earned success represents the essence of the land of opportunity. Kim and Shipnuck detail the path to LPGA stardom that began when Christina's father, Man, stuck a club in her hand when she was 11 years old. A mere six years later, she vaulted into public consciousness for the first time with a stunning 62 at the 2001 U.S. Girl's Amateur Championship. $3.5 million in Tour earnings later, she's become...

United States on Dec 10, 2011

John Dunagan: More than anything, this felt like an honest, clear-eyed look at a sport, professional women's golf, that I've been lucky enough to attend in person a few times. I'll also admit that I'm a golfer, and a fan of the LPGA in general and among others, Christina in particular, who I met for the first time in the autograph line before buying this book. That's going to color this review. I apologize in advance.

I enjoyed the honesty, the thoughtful explanations of controversial issues, and the different perspective that Christina brought to the narrative. She didn't owe anybody an explanation of why she couldn't win a tournament in 2009, or the fines for swearing, or a defense of the Korean girls on Tour, any of that, but there it was, and that took courage. I really appreciated getting to know what I did as a temporary guest in Christina's world that I wouldn't know if I'd gone to 100 tournaments outside the ropes. She touched on just about everything we'd be interested in for her life as a professional golfer, inside and outside the ropes. We got to know her parents, friends, love interests, caddies, and other players through her eyes, and that was all much...

United States on Nov 30, 2011

Amazon Customer: I enjoyed Alan Schipnuck's "Bud, Sweat & Tees" enormously and was perhaps having too high expectations for this volume. Christina Kim is without doubt one of the most fan friendly players on the LPGA, but her experiences so far isn't enough to fill a book. You will find the usual replay of how certain holes where played together with the interaction between player and caddie. There are also renditions of off-course activities and although the cover flaps are enticing the actual content is not up to par, maybe the occasional bogey save.

Schipnuck would have been better off saving his material for regular follow-ups, in 2020 I'm sure Christina Kim will be able to tell a much more enticing story.

United Kingdom on Sep 15, 2010

J. Michalowski: ..and I really mean it. If you have even the slightest interest in ladies professional golf you need to read this book.

Christina Kim provides a true insiders view of the LPGA. Her funny yet frank "confessions" confirmed a lot of what I thought, debunked a couple myths and yes, taught me a couple things I didn't know or think about. Her personal assessment of several women pros might surprise some folks. No spoilers here folks - buy the book!

This is a tough book to put down once you start. I pre-ordered it, got it today and just finished it. It's a quick and entertaining read you won't want to put down.

About the looper thing - seriously - I would do it any day for Christina Kim for free (call me Christina!).

United States on Apr 14, 2010