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9780470098448

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Golf

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470098448

  • ISBN10:

    0470098449

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-04-23
  • Publisher: Visual
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Summary

This book is not par for the course-hundreds of color photos make learning golf techniques and skills fun. You'll learn how to drive, chip, and putt your way to a respectable score. This visual guide covers basics like grip, stance, and swing, along with techniques for executing various shots and solving common problems. Beginners and veteran duffers will see how to progress from in the rough to on the green. Concise lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review Each skill or technique is defined and described Detailed color photos demonstrate each shot or technique Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo Helpful tips provide additional guidance

Author Biography

CHERYL ANDERSON is the director of instruction at Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, NY. She received the LPGA's 2006 National Teacher of the Year award and is one of Golf for Women's 50 Top Women Teachers in America.

BRIAN A. CROWELL is the head golf professional at GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills, NY. In 2003 he was awarded the Horton Smith Award for his contributions to golf education.

TOM MACKIN has been an associate editor at GOLF Magazine and a contributing editor for Zagat's America's Top Golf Courses.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Golf
The History of the Gamep. 4
Important Tournamentsp. 6
Legendary Playersp. 7
How the Game Is Playedp. 9
Types of Coursesp. 11
The Parts of a Golf Coursep. 12
Keeping Scorep. 14
Keeping It in Perspectivep. 15
Why You Should Playp. 15
Golf Travelp. 17
Equipment
Clubsp. 28
Parts of a Golf Clubp. 31
Where and How to Buy Clubsp. 33
Balls and Teesp. 35
Carrying Your Clubs: Golf Bags and Cartsp. 36
Clothing, Shoes, and Glovep. 37
Other Essentials and Nice-to-Have Gadgetsp. 38
Getting Set: Your Grip and Stance
Grip the Clubp. 42
Find the Right Grip Pressurep. 44
Choose a Type of Gripp. 45
Position Your Handsp. 47
Assume Your Stancep. 49
Position the Ballp. 51
Align Your Shotp. 52
Square the Clubfacep. 54
The Iron Swing
The Swingp. 58
Stancep. 59
Practice Swingp. 61
Backswingp. 62
Downswingp. 67
Impactp. 68
Follow-Throughp. 70
Finishp. 71
Swing Pathp. 72
Driving
Tee It upp. 76
Make Your Swingp. 78
Select a Clubp. 83
Tee Shot Routinep. 84
Practice Drillsp. 86
Chipping and Pitching
What is Chipping?p. 90
Chipping Stancep. 91
Chipping Swingp. 92
Chipping from the Fairwayp. 93
Chipping from the Roughp. 94
What is Pitching?p. 95
Pitching Stancep. 96
Pitching Swingp. 100
Practice Drillsp. 102
Bunker Shots
Types of Bunkersp. 106
Hit Out of a Greenside Bunkerp. 108
Hit Out of a Fairway Bunkerp. 115
Bunker Liesp. 116
Practice Drillsp. 119
Putting
How to Puttp. 122
Grip the Putterp. 125
Take Your Stancep. 127
Make the Swingp. 132
Read the Greenp. 134
Control the Distancep. 135
Practice Drillsp. 138
At the Course
Check Inp. 142
Warm Upp. 143
Gear Upp. 148
Get Your Game Underwayp. 149
Review the Rulesp. 150
Keep Scorep. 157
Essential Golf Etiquettep. 160
Games You Can Playp. 164
Golf Outing Guidelinesp. 165
Troubleshooting and Tricky Shots
Fix a Slicep. 168
Fix a Hookp. 172
Avoid Hitting Fat Shotsp. 176
Avoid Hitting Thin or Toppingp. 178
Stop Hitting Pop-Upsp. 180
Stop Hitting Line Drivesp. 181
Know Your Divotsp. 182
Hit Out of a Divotp. 183
Hit from Up Against the Collarp. 184
Hit Out from Under a Treep. 185
Hit Out of Deep Roughp. 185
Hit Off a Sidehill Liep. 187
Hit Off a Downhill Liep. 190
Hit Off an Uphill Liep. 192
Improving Your Game
Taking Lessonsp. 196
Practicing with a Purposep. 199
PGA Sectionsp. 202
Glossaryp. 208
Swing Sequencesp. 220
Indexp. 230
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