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Raymond Floyd (Author)
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March 31, 1992
Tips on the Short Game from Golf Legend Ray Floyd

The short game is arguably the hardest part of golf. Hitting the ball off the tee is easy compared to the recovery shots and touch shots needed to get the ball onto the green and into the hole.

Ray Floyd is an acknowledged master of the short game, and he strongly credits his longtime success to his proficiency form 60 yards in.

In this profusely illustrated book, Floyd shares his personal theories on all facets of the short game: pitching, chipping, putting, and more. He describes what has worked for him and some of his colleagues and makes suggestions on how to vary shots depending on the reader's abilities and tendencies. He relates anecdotes of famous shots that have won for him, offers a wide range of practice exercises, and explains how the pros calmly handle unusual shots that leave duffers perplexed.

In all, this book will increase readers' golf smarts, bolster their confidence and lower their scores.



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While most of golfers love to hit the driving range and just grip it and rip it, the truth is golf is won and lost in the short game--the chips, pitches, and putts that mean the difference between good scores and psychiatrist's bills. Raymond Floyd's swing may be unorthodox, but his guilt is in the safecracker's touch he possesses around the green. While Floyd is primarily concerned with passing on quality short-game instruction, his chapter on "Golf and the Mind" is indispensable to anyone intent on taking the game seriously.

About the Author

Ray Floyd won his first tournament at age twenty in 1963 and has been winning ever since, including the 1969 PGA Championship, the 1976 Masters, the 1982 PGA Championship, and the 1986 U.S. Open at the age of forty-three. In all, he's won twenty-two tournaments and stands tenth-highest overall in career earnings. He will be joining the Senior PGA Tour in the fall of 1992.

Larry Dennis was a senior editor at Golf Digest for thirteen years. He has written six other major instruction books.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (March 31, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060922850
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060922856
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #390,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Mechanics and practice..., March 26, 2002
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This review is from: From 60 Yards In: How to Master Golf's Short Game (Paperback)
Floyd here talks mostly about the mechanics of his style of short game (chip like you putt, etc.) and instructs you to practice each shot thoroughly before attempting it on the course. This is all good information but you can find it basically anywhere. He doesn't really shed any new light on the short game here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lessons from the acknowledged master of the short game, December 8, 2011
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Lessons from the acknowledged master of the short game on pitching,chiping, putting, and more. Ray Floyd also suggests how to vary shots according to your ability too. Great anecdotes as well.
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4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple....squared, April 2, 2000
This review is from: From 60 Yards In: How to Master Golf's Short Game (Paperback)
Ray takes the mystery out of the part of the game that impacts your score the most.....the short game. You'll be quick to give up your old ways once you've read Ray's book. Cheaper than the best lesson I've ever had by $50 ! This is a no-riisk buy!
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A remarkable fellow, Raymond Floyd. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
normal pitch shot, putting grip, reverse overlap, good putter, explosion method, lob shot, align your body, grip pressure, sand wedge, practice bunker, trouble shots, sand shot, stance line, special shots, putting surface, tight lie, higher grass, explosion shot, putting stroke, pitch shots, target line, heel pad, sand play
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Jack Nicklaus, Ray Floyd, Senior Tour, Gary Player, Raymond Floyd, Doral-Eastern Open, Arnold Palmer, Bobby Locke, Sam Snead, Tom Watson
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