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Normal Sport Paperback Book (2022)

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An illustrated collection of all the bizarre, amazing golf moments of 2022. A look back at everything from Charlie's twirl to Harry's (very different kind of) twirl. From Spieth flirting with literal disaster to Scheffler eyeing every trophy in his line of sight. From Mito’s shock to JT's dagger, Cam's close to Rory’s despair, from grains of sand to a league perhaps built on them.

We cover everything from A to Zalatoris, including (and there are many, many pages about this) Tom Kim flexing on the universe. While the premise of the book is focused on the preposterous—like UK golfers carrying around two lanterns on their golf bags at the U.S. Open, Tiger sitting down to a presser next a motorcycle, and a beaver in a boat zipping around the Phoenix Open—we also get steep on Scottie’s tears, Tiger’s pain, Rory’s grace and [takes deep breath] a foreign monarchy spending $800 million on a new golf league with political, cultural and moral implications.

Normal Sport 2 is a look back at another insane year in golf as we dive into everything that mattered and a bunch of stuff that probably didn’t.

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(1) Paperback Normal Sport 2 book

Note that it will ship on Mar. 21.

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Our Story

This silly little bit started as a Twitter joke and turned into a book that turned into another book. Normal Sport has become a Trojan horse for everything in golf we actually want to talk about but seems too silly for a column or too serious for a tweet. A peek into the bizarre but also (hopefully!) entertaining world of Golf Twitter.^TM

"In Normal Sport, Kyle cleverly tells the story of the year in golf through his lens, yet manages to not make the book about himself. Anyone can list off the sequence of events of the last year. But Kyle has a special ability to both identify the most interesting moments to look back on, and at the same time, add his own personal flair that makes your time spent following golf feel worthwhile."

-Chris Solomon (No Laying Up)

"This is a sport comprised of millionaires traversing the globe, chasing a tiny white ball among various natural landscapes, adhering to a voluminous book of rules that no sane person can completely understand. Kyle captures the irreverent, joyous collective experience we all share as golf fans and reflects it as well as anyone. While golf (and all of us) walk through complicated times, we should savor this reminder that sports are fun."

-Justin Ray (Twenty First Group)

"Normal Sport is a deep retrospective of the golf year disguised as a group text with your buddies. It balances thought-provoking, serious topics with the most ridiculous things that happen in the game we love. It's a must-read then a must-read again."

-Rick Gehman (RickRunGood.com)

...makes your time spent following golf feel worthwhile.

- Chris Solomon (No Laying Up)

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We should savor this reminder that sports are fun.

- Justin Ray (Twenty First Group)

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It's a must-read then a must-read again.

- Rick Gehman (RickRunGood.com)

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Some frequently asked questions

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What is the best way to listen to the audio version?

Computer: Click the link, and it should download to your desktop. You can unzip the file and add it to your audiobook reader of choice (i.e. Apple Books)

Mobile: Click the link, click download and the zipped file should be in "files" on your phone (search for "files"). Once you find it, click the zipped file, it will unzip, and you can then import it into an audiobook player like BookPlayer or MP3 Books. It will unfortunately not open in Apple Books on iPhone.

Why did you only make 320 hardcover books and why are they so expensive?

I’m a big believer in scarcity. I’m asking you to pay a lot for a physical product, and because of that it should feel special. It should feel like only a limited number of people have the nice, handcrafted artifact you are holding. You should feel like you’re being treated to the five-star experience everyone at LIV received!

Why don't you ship internationally?

Sorry about that, we couldn't figure out how to make it work financially this year. Hopefully Jeff Bezos will purchase Whistleharp Publishing over the next few months and logistics become a lot easier. Until then, we hope you enjoy our digital products!

Why are you selling on a website and not on Amazon?

There are a few reasons, but the primary ones are 1. Amazon takes a preposterous cut of the revenue on digital books 2. This was mostly meant to be a standalone digital product because of how rich the illustrations are (it’s difficult to format it in such a way to make it pop on Kindle like it does as a PDF) and 3. I wanted to custom mail every hardcover copy and let my kids earn some money for helping in the process.

Can I read it on my phone?

You can do that, although reading a PDF on your phone is a bit more straining because of how small the text is. This project -- because of how rich the illustrations are -- was always meant more bigger devices like iPads.

How do I receive my digital copy?

At checkout, you should get a download link (you may have to refresh your browser). If you don't see it, a download link will also be in your inbox.

What if I can’t figure out how to download this thing?

You can email me at kyle@anormalsport.com.

Can I gift this to someone?

The best way to do this is to just put their email in at checkout and pay for it. They'll receive a download link to their email, and you'll always be the person who introduced them to golden calves jokes about Phil and Vince Carter GIFs.

Are you worried about people buying one copy and sending it to 100 people?

Oh I suppose. Perhaps I'm too trusting of folks, but I just presume most people will care enough about it to purchase it for themselves. If you work hard enough, you can steal most digital products. I'll never win that war. But I'm grateful for everyone who appreciates the time, effort and energy that were put into this project enough to throw $20 at it.

Who did the illustrations?

Jason Page. He’s incredible. Hire him if you have a project. You can find him on Twitter here.

What was the inspiration for this format?

Shea Serrano's excellent essays on The Office and Scrubs, which you can find here. He was the first person I recall saying, "Yo, I'm just going to make a digital book the way I want to make it." And of course, it was great.