The Golf Magazine Short Game Handbook

by Peter Morrice and the Editors of Golf Magazine

• ISBN13: 9781558219380
• ISBN10: 1558219382
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: The Lyons Press

Summary

The ideal guide to improving every player's game from around the green.

Author Biography

Peter D. Morrice, a senior editor for Golf Magazine, has written articles with such notable teachers as Jim Flick, Robert Baker, and Dr. Richard Coop, and with many PGA Tour players and personalities. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey

Table of Contents

Foreword	11	(6)
George Peper
Introduction	17	(4)
Chipping	21	(36)
What Is a Chip?	23	(2)
When Not to Chip	25	(3)
How to Plan a Chip	28	(3)
Chipping Setup	31	(4)
Chipping Swing	35	(6)
Common Faults	41	(6)
Chipping Variations	47	(1)
The Bump-and-Run	47	(2)
The Super-Short Chip	49	(2)
Chipping from Poor Lies	51	(6)
Pitching	57	(40)
What Is a Pitch?	59	(3)
When Not to Pitch	62	(2)
How to Plan a Pitch	64	(3)
Pitching Setup	67	(6)
Pitching Swing	73	(10)
Common Faults	83	(3)
Pitching Variations	86	(1)
The Lob Shot	86	(3)
The Half-Wedge	89	(2)
Hilly Lies	91	(2)
Deep Rough	93	(4)
Sand Play	97	(28)
How to Plan a Bunker Shot	99	(4)
Bunker Setup	103	(6)
Bunker Swing	109	(7)
Common Faults	116	(2)
Bunker-Shot Variations	118	(7)
Specialty Shots	125	(24)
The Bellied Wedge	129	(2)
The Wood Chip	131	(2)
The Bunker Putt	133	(3)
The Banker	136	(3)
The Grassy Blast	139	(2)
The Hook Chip	141	(3)
The Trap Shot	144	(2)
The Half-Grass, Half-Sand Shot	146	(3)
Practice	149	(9)
The Short of It	151	(3)
Make It Real	154	(2)
Make It Fun	156	(2)
The Rewards of Hard Work	158