The Women's Guide to Golf A Handbook for Beginners

by Stenzel, Kellie

• ISBN13: 9780312280680
• ISBN10: 0312280688
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-25
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

Throughout her teaching career, Kellie Stenzel has been continually asked to recommend a beginning golf instruction book for her female students to read. She researched the market and found nothing suitable-most books are too technical for the beginner and assume that the reader already has some familiarity with the game. This became the inspiration for The Women's Guide to Golf, a well-crafted and easy-to-understand golf instructional for women who are new to the game. Each section of the book provides a complete explanation of the skills needed to play golf. Ideas are presented in a clear and simple manner-golf lingo is translated into every-day English whenever possible so the reader can easily understand. Since students must have an idea of what they are trying to accomplish before they can learn, Kellie Stenzel starts at the very beginning and gives detailed explanations of basic concepts. For example, she explains what a putter looks like, what a putting green looks like, and what the goal of putting is, before teaching the reader how to putt. In addition, since women's learning style is very different from men's, this book also addresses specific women's issues, such as posture and lack of distance. This book includes a thorough explanation of the game easy-to-understand instructions suggestions on how to avoid embarrassment as a beginner simple ways to remember what you've read great anecdotes from the author's experiences as a golfer and a teacher over 75 black-and-white photos The Women's Guide to Golf is one of the most accessible and comprehensive golf instructionals ever written for women-it is the perfect book for any woman who wants to learn the game.

Author Biography

Kellie Stenzel is a PGA class A teaching professional who teaches at the Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, New York, and at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. She is a contributing writer for Golf for Women magazine and is the author of The Women’s Guide to Consistent Golf.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
PART I: INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE	1	(8)
Introduction	3	(3)
Purpose	6	(3)
PART II: LESSONS	9	(196)
The Golf Course	11	(2)
The Golf Hole	13	(4)
The Goal of the Game	17	(2)
The Equipment and the Yardage Chart	19	(6)
Holding the Club	25	(7)
Setup	32	(7)
Aim and Alignment	39	(3)
The Waggle	42	(3)
Pre-Shot Routine	45	(4)
Putting	49	(12)
How Do I Get This Little Ball into the Air?	61	(3)
The Short Game---Chipping and Pitching	64	(16)
The Full Swing	80	(10)
What'd I Do Wrong, Coach?	90	(15)
Home on the Range	105	(5)
The Hazards of Amateur Advice---The Prince Charming Syndrome	110	(4)
Playing a Round of Golf, Plus Etiquette	114	(20)
Bunkers: Green Side, Fairway, and Buried Lies	134	(8)
Irregular Lies	142	(6)
Bad Lies	148	(3)
How to Choose an Instructor	151	(3)
Taking Lessons---How to Get the Most for Your Time and Effort	154	(3)
The Rules You Need to Know	157	(7)
Club Fitting---How Do You Know What Club's Right for You?	164	(4)
Golf's Bottom Line---Cutting Costs	168	(5)
My Favorite Training Aids	173	(6)
How to Play Faster	179	(4)
Playing in Ladie's Day	183	(3)
Are Women People in the World of Golf?	186	(5)
Watching Golf on Television	191	(6)
Playing Pregnant---To Swing or Not to Swing?	197	(2)
What Is a Handicap, and How Do I Get One?	199	(6)
PART III: CONCLUSION	205	(4)
PART IV: GLOSSARY	209

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