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Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible :
Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score
As the reigning rabbi on the mysteries
of golf from 100 yards in, Pelz has earned the right to anoint his expansive
instruction on the short game a "Bible." A scientist by training, he's
analyzed the macros and dissected the micros to come up with a gospel
for pros (Lee Janzen, Vijay Singh, and Anika Sorenstam, to name a few
disciples) and weekend hackers alike. Pelz fills his scripture with photos,
illustrations, charts, and plenty of sage advice on pitching, chipping,
sandplay, putting, equipment, execution, mechanics, technique, practice,
attitude, lots of questions, and plenty of answers. Much of the
Short Game Bible is pretty sophisticated stuff aimed toward
better players--or, at least, players who take their golf seriously. But
its basics are appropriate to any skill level of the game: Accurately
assess your own weaknesses, and then go about improving them systematically
with the author's carefully researched and tested plan. It seems so obvious,
but the truth is, most golfers either beat balls on the range in search
of distance or slave over eight-foot putts on the practice green; they
fail to pay enough attention to the shots in between. Pelz does the math
for you here; his figures add up, so that yours can go down -- the golfing
equivalent of forgiving sins and absolving trespasses.
 
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 Smart
Golf : Wisdom and Strategies from the 'Thinking Man's Golfer'
He was never considered to be the best
driver, chipper, or putter on the PGA Tour, but Hale Irwin did manage
to do one thing consistently win. His 20 PGA Tour victories, including
three U.S. Open victories, place him fifth on the all-time list. Today,
he is the most formidable player on the Senior PGA Tour.
In Smart
Golf, Irwin shares the secrets he used to forge a reputation
as the thinking man's golfer smart game management and smart course management.
Focusing less on mechanics and more on practical and tactical strategies,
Irwin shows you how to steer your game and handle the course to arrive
at a better score. Smart
Golf is a practical, easy-to-follow guide for golfers frustrated
with complex swing diagrams and cryptic putting physics. Although the
fundamentals of golf are addressed, Smart
Golf is not overburdened with mechanics. Instead, it focuses
on practical and tactical strategies to help golfers at any level get
the most out of their game.
"Every golfer, regardless of age, skill, or physique, has a brain so every
golfer should know how to use it. I've learned the hard way that playing
smart and getting the most out of my game was the only way to succeed.
Put another way, there are a lot of ways to play golf. You just have to
find the one that's right for you.
"To that end,
Smart Golf differs from other golf books. It won't just show
you an ideal swing and then tell you that's how you should be swinging.
Instead, it will focus on getting the most out of the game you already
have. And as everything we discuss will be firmly rooted in logic, a smarter
game will be something you can hold on to, unlike so many swing changes
that golfers make."
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 Steve
Elkington's Five Fundamentals of Golf
If you've watched PGA champion Steve Elkington
play golf, you know what the perfect swing looks like in action: an elegant,
apparently effortless stroke with stunningly accurate force. Now in this
instructive book, Elkington shares the techniques and strategies behind
that trademark swing, which his colleagues have named Best on Tour five
years running. The secret is mastering the Five
Fundamentals -- the grip, the setup, the backswing, the downswing,
and tempo.
"My aim is to provide a benchmark, a basis on which any player can build
his own, authentic swing," Elkington writes. "I won't discuss faults or
fixes. Golf is a series of linked fundamentals; let's eliminate your faults
from the moment you pick up the club."
Applying the "flicker" or "flip book" technique in swing sequences with
the driver, six-iron, and sand wedge, Five
Fundamentals shows the rhythm and balance of Elkington's motion
better than any still photograph could convey. Combining these swing sequences
with lively text, breezy personal anecdotes, and special sections addressed
to the advanced player, Elkington takes you step-by-step through the five
fundamentals, providing a program to improve your game notably.
Practical, straightforward, and specific, Five
Fundamentals uncovers profound and often unexpected insights
from the owner of the best swing in golf. It's destined to become a fundamental
part of every golfer's library.
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 Swing
Like a Pro :
The Breakthrough Method of Perfecting Your Golf Swing
Swing Like a Pro ushers in a new era of
sports instruction that combines the traits of every golfer's unique,
individual swing with the subtle, techniques all great golfers have in
common. Featuring CompuSport's computer-generated "Pro," who shoots a
50 every time, Swing
Like a Pro embodies the best tactics known to golfers today.
Readers match the Pro's scientifically proven tips with their own movements
to create a swing mirroring golf's most talented players. Topics include:
- The Pro Setup, with the secrets of body balance and club alignment
- The backswing's seven essential elements, with drills for improvement
- The downswing for distance and accuracy, and how you can have both
- Timing and tempo, when the Pro puts it all together
Swing
Like a Pro's dynamic 3-D images far surpass traditional sports
photography, making this an unrivaled approach to golf instruction and proving
there is such a thing as a perfect swing.
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 The
Elements of Scoring : A Master's Guide to the Art of Scoring Your Best When
You're Not Playing Your Best
Playing golf isn't hard; it's playing it
well when you're not on your game that's difficult, and few have ever mastered
that skill better than former Masters, U.S. Open, and PGA champion Raymond
Floyd. One of the fiercest competitors on the fairways, he's as tough with
his mind as he is with his clubs; Elements
is his primer on how to think like a golfer. More so than any
swing tip or technical adjustment, his advice on how to live with bad shots
has the potential to lower scores dramatically. Floyd sets up various adverse
situations and suggests ways to play through them, but his most important
bits of wisdom are more generic than specific: learn what mistakes you can
afford to make, and always have a dependable "safety shot" at your disposal
when all else seems lost. Golf is less a game of perfection than one of
survival and recovery. Floyd's Elements,
then, is a comprehensive guide to posting scores you can be proud of on
those rough days.
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 The
Only Golf Lesson You'll Ever Need : Easy Solutions to Problem Golf Swings
The daring claim of the title is a lot to
live up to, and Haney works hard to meet the challenge by focusing on the
most essential part of the game--the swing. The book's 10 chapters are divided
into three sections: "Understanding Your Swing," "Fixing Your Swing," and
"Using Your Swing." Throughout, the secret at the core of his teaching should
inspire in most golfers a sigh of relief: it's not how good the swing looks
that matters, it's how well that swing strikes the ball. Through clear text
and photo aids, Haney helps you understand the basic requirements of each
shot well enough to fix mechanical problems without winding up in traction.
He certainly helped Mark O'Meara, raising him from near oblivion to 1998
champion in both The Masters and the British Open.
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