Systematic Golf A Complete Golf Instruction Guide

by Palmer, Mike

• ISBN13: 9780806903293
• ISBN10: 0806903295
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-31
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

As a golfer, you know how easy it is to pick up bad habits. Videos by superstars can help, and so can lessons from local pros, but golf is an individual game. The champs don't copy each other, so why be a clone of any of them? Instead, you could be your own best coach, armed with this unique personalized skill-training book by one of golf's most popular instructors. Palmer offers one of the largest, most complete, most detailed guides to the subject, so you can choose to practice any or all of the hundreds of careful steps shown in over 250 full-color illustrations on 36 different photographic sequences. Take your time and study each one as long as you want. The section on your swing, for example, breaks down this two-second motion into several steps. The same careful approach covers stances, grips, swings, club selection, tee shots, fairways and greens, roughs, uphill and downhill lies, the putting game-within-a-game. Dozens of checklists show what to do about chronically rough parts of your game. You also get into the mental aspects, and learn how to educate your muscle memory to affect swing movements controlled by the subconscious mind. As you see how your game is made up of so many little motions, you'll probably discover a few minor changes that could each save a stroke or two. Finding those little moves is what this book--and your game--are all about.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
The Art Of Learning Golf	p. 8
Pre-Swing Principles	p. 10
The Address Position Routine	p. 11
Clubface Aim	p. 11
Grip	p. 13
Golf Ball Placement	p. 25
Body Alignment	p. 29
Body Posture	p. 30
Developing The Basic Swing	p. 32
The Half Swing Exercise	p. 33
The Completed Backswing	p. 44
Shoulder Turn In Plane	p. 51
Left Wrist Position At The Top Of The Backswing	p. 51
Down and Through the Ball	p. 53
Practising The Completed Swing	p. 60
Developing Good Swing Concepts	p. 62
Swing Drills	p. 63
Understanding Impact	p. 68
Clubface Position	p. 69
Swing Direction	p. 70
Angle Of Approach	p. 70
Center Contact	p. 71
Clubhead Speed	p. 71
Adapting Your Swing For Other Clubs	p. 72
Swinging The Shorter Irons	p. 74
Swinging The Driver	p. 78
The Systematic Short Game	p. 80
Putting	p. 83
The Basic Chipping Stroke	p. 95
Basic Pitching	p. 99
Basic Greenside Bunker Shots	p. 104
Selecting Golf Equipment	p. 114
Golf Club Design	p. 115
The Beginner's Half Set	p. 115
Advancing To The Full Set	p. 116
Iron Clubhead Design	p. 116
Metal Wood Clubhead Design	p. 116
Shafts and Grips	p. 118
Choosing A Putter	p. 118
Additional Golf Equipment	p. 119
Golf Club Customization	p. 121
Playing The Golf Course	p. 126
Pre-Play Preparation	p. 127
The Game Plan	p. 128
Taking Your Game On To The Golf Course	p. 128
Errors and Corrections	p. 132
Topping And Thin Shots	p. 133
Heavy Or Fat Shots	p. 137
Skying	p. 140
Shanking	p. 143
Directional Errors	p. 147
Correcting The Slice	p. 148
Correcting The Hook	p. 150
Correcting The Pull	p. 154
Correcting The Push	p. 156
Index	p. 158
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