Great Golf Essential Tips from History's Top Golfers

by Peary, Danny; Richardson, Allen F.; Player, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781600786723
• ISBN10: 1600786723
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-01
• Publisher: Triumph Books

Summary

Providing a complete library of golf instruction in one volume, this compilation features a variety of valuable lessons drawn from the most famous, popular, and trailblazing golf books as well as classic and contemporary magazines. Going beyond the standard instructional manual, this is the only golfing reference that presents its information in the original words of the great champions, instructors, and authorsboth male and femalewhile also covering every aspect of the game, integrating its history and the parallel development of its multibillion-dollar instruction industry. Featured instructors and players include Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, Joyce Wethered, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Jack Nicklaus, Harvey Pennick, Chi Chi Rodriquez, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Nancy Lopez, Dave Pelz, and Vivien Saunders. Showcasing each lesson with feature boxes that condense essential instruction into handy bullet points, this volume's photographs clearly illustrate the best techniques while countless sidebars, quotes, and tips ensure it is destined to become a classic guide for a timeless sport.

Author Biography

Danny Peary is a sportswriter and a film critic. He is the coauthor of Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero and Tim McCarver’s Baseball for Brain Surgeons. He is well known for his collaborative work with announcer and baseball player Tim McCarver. He lives in New York City. Allen F. Richardson is an award-winning journalist who has worked in the United States and overseas. He is the author of four books on golf instruction, including Golf Tips: The Complete Guide to Improving Your Game. He lives in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Gary Player is a professional golfer widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, having garnered nine major championships. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame and has won more than 160 tournaments on six continents. He is a renowned golf course architect with more than 300 design projects throughout the world, and he has written several golf books. He lives in Jupiter Island, Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Pre-Swing Fundamentals
The Grip: Art Is in the Eye of the Beholder	p. 2
The Grip of the Club: Two Hands Like one
Evolution of the Hogan Grip
How to Grip
Toward a Stronger Grip
The Setup: The Starting Blocks of Golf	p. 16
Advice to Beginners-The Stance
The Stance
Balance
The Setup, Aim and Alignment, and Ball Position
The Pre-Shot Routine: Like Clockwork	p. 32
Visualizing the Shot
Now, It's Up to You
Addressing the Ball
Pre-Shot and Going to the Movies
Developing a Routine
The Swing
Swing Theory: From Gadflys and Gardeners to Gurus	p. 50
Elementary Instruction
The Styles of ChampionsùWalter Hagen
The Swing Technique
The Force-Center
The Trouble with Women
The Modern Swing: How It All Began
Feeling Your Hands
The Pivot
The Pendulum-Like Swing
Swing Components: The Devil Is in the Details	p. 84
The Delayed Hit
The Swing Plane
Swing Concepts: Timing and Tempo
Your Swing PlaneùThe Foundation
The Backswing: Winding Up the Spring	p. 102
Slow BackùThe Line of the Clubhead in the Upward Swing
The Backswing
The First Part of the Swing
Nickkus: 22 Years at Hard Labor
Drill: Clip the Tee Going Back and Drill: Put a Brace Behind the Right Knee
The Through-Swing: The Moment of Truth	p. 122
The Downward Swing and Finishing the Stroke
Analyzing the Downswing
The Art of Hitting with the Hands
Your Through-Swing Will Be a Reflex Action
Step Five: Move Down to the Ball
Impact
The Short Game
Chipping and Pitching: Ground and Air Assault	p. 148
Approaching
Approaching
The Approach
The Basic Pitching Stroke
The Pitching Supermodel: Tiger Woods
Sand Play: Toiling Through the Bunkers of Repentance	p. 170
How to Recover from Bunkers
Getting Out of Traps Easily
The Blaster
Relax, Here's How to
The Downhill Bunker: Master the Sand
Sand Play Made Simple: Shot and The Long Bunker Shot
Putting: The Game Within the Game	p. 194
Holing the Ball
Four Main Factors in Putting
Borrow and Break
Putting Overview
How to Square Your Putterface and Hole More Putts
Shotmaking
Faults and Cures: Prescriptions for the Ailing Swing	p. 218
Mashie Play
Common Faults and How to Cure Tnem
Curing Golf Ailments
The Major Faults
What'd I Do Wrong, Coach?
Trouble Shots: How to Get Out of Jail	p. 246
Recovering from the Rough and Playing from Difficulties
Rainy Day Play
Six Super Shots
Advanced Techniques: Master Class for the Precocious Golfer	p. 262
The Niblick, the Cut Shot, and How to Apply Backspin
Stopping the Ball
Shotmaking: The Fun Begins
Cut It OutùHere's How Ben Hogan Taught Me the All-Important Cut Shot
How to Control and Work the Ball and How to Play the Bump and Run
I Dare You: Try My Killer 2 Iron
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