Bobby Jone's Golf Tips : Secrets of the Master

by Jones, Bobby; Matthew, Sidney L.; Matthew, Sidney L.

• ISBN13: 9781886947863
• ISBN10: 1886947864
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Pr

Author Biography

Sidney L. Matthew is a trial lawyer in Tallahassee, Florida

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Introduction	xiii
Lisf of Terms	xvii
My Theories of Golf	1	(3)
On the Principles and Theory of Good Putting	4	(4)
On Confidence in Short Putts	8	(4)
Chip vs. Putt	12	(4)
A Correct Sequence to Every Shot	16	(3)
Picture the Shot First	19	(2)
On the Different Methods for an Iron Shot	21	(4)
On the Benefits Basic Golf Instruction	25	(3)
Variances in Club-Fitting	28	(2)
On the Cure for ``Looking Up'' in the Stroke	30	(3)
Importance of a Smooth Short Game	33	(2)
Day-To-Day Adjustments	35	(4)
Don't Tinker With A Sound Grip	39	(3)
On the Position of the Feet at Address	42	(3)
What's Right about Rhythm	45	(3)
An Easy Solution to Extra Yards	48	(3)
The Posture at Address	51	(3)
On Keeping the Chin Back at Address	54	(3)
On Proper Position at the Top of the Swing	57	(4)
On the Need for Sound Fundamentals in the Swing	61	(4)
On the Proper ``Hip Action''	65	(3)
On Playing A ``Spared'' vs. ``Full'' Stroke	68	(3)
Watch Out for the Left Wrist	71	(2)
Hip Turn	73	(3)
The Left Arm at Impact	76	(2)
Eliminate Those Extra Movements	78	(4)
Handling Hilly Lies	82	(2)
Pitching from the Rough	84	(2)
A Straight Line to Straight Shots	86	(3)
On the Proper Downswing	89	(3)
On the Proper Method of Shifting Weight	92	(4)
Run-up Shot	96	(3)
On a Longer Backswing for the Chip Shot	99	(2)
There's a Reason for All Those Clubs	101	(3)
Relaxed Putting Leads to Good Results	104	(3)
Swing, Don't Hit	107	(3)
Use Spin to Your Advantage	110	(3)
Adjusting the Stance to Hook or Slice	113	(3)
On Making the Warner Bros. Films	116	(4)
On Exaggerating A Useful Golf Tip	120	(4)
On Playing in Rain and Bad Conditions	124	(3)
Thoughts on the Mental Side	127	(2)
Afterword	129