52 Amazingly Simple Secrets for Better Golf [Hardcover]

Rick Graves (Author), Bill Mangum (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

Rick Graves takes 50 years of teaching, playing, and studying the game of golf and condenses his tips, research, and strategies into 52 amazingly simple truths about golf.

Against the scenic backdrop of William Mangum’s magnificent paintings of well–known golf courses, readers will score golf technique secrets. Practice tips on full swings, chipping, pitching, sand play, and putting will immediately help a player on the course or driving range.

Golf enthusiasts, beginner to pro, will want to hit the course, book in bag, as soon as they get this book. But if they can’t, the art will make them feel like they are already there.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736916350
• ISBN-13: 978-0736916356
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,222,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wisdom and value in this book!, April 19, 2006

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 52 Amazingly Simple Secrets for Better Golf (Hardcover)

If you're looking for simple ways to lower your golf score--this book is for you. Some of the tips are mental, some relate to course management, and others help you find a repeatable swing that will work for you.

Best of all most of the tips are explained in just a couple of easy-to-remember sentences. Just the first two tips are worth the price of the book. The first explains how important the first shot of a round is--and what you can do to set yourself up for an enjoyable round. The second explains the ideal ratio of practice range to putting and chipping green practice--and why adhering to that ratio will significantly lower your scores. (You really didn't think I get the whole tip away, did you? Buy the book--it's worth it!)

Woven throughout the book is Grave's simple philosophy that golf is a game, meant to be played and enjoyed--and that it's a wonderful metaphor for life. I agree with him on both counts.

As you read the book you'll find the value of playing nine holes a month with just a three iron, a seven iron, a sand wedge, and a putter. He'll also explain why your first practice putt should be only one foot long, and why it's important to have your favorite hole, the hole you always play best, firmly in your mind.

You could read just one tip a week and put it into practice for the next year, but you'll probably want to skim through the entire book in an hour or less, transfer the three of four best for you at the moment to index cards and take them to the course with you.

Armchair Interviews says: For the high medium or low handicapper there's wisdom and value in this book for you.