Golf Handbook for Women: The Complete Guide to Improving Your Game [Paperback]

Vivien Saunders (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2000

The Golf Handbook for Women takes you through every aspect of golf, whether you are just starting out or want to raise your game to a new level. Movements and shots are carefully detailed, using photographs and illustrations, with helpful suggestions on how to ensure you'll hit your best shot every time.

In  The Golf Handbook for Women, you'll find information on:
Choosing and using equipment that's right for you
Developing good habits from the start
Knowing which shot to play in various situations
Judging distance and aiming well
Reading greens
Correcting common mistakes
Getting out of trouble shots
Conquering fears and being positive
Finding strategies for strokeplay and matchplay
Deciding what to do--and not do--on a course
Enjoying the game to the fullest!

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The Golf Handbook for Women takes you through every aspect of golf, whether you are just starting out or want to raise your game to a new level. Movements and shots are carefully detailed, using photographs and illustrations, with helpful suggestions on how to ensure you'll hit your best shot every time.

InThe Golf Handbook for Women, you'll find information on:
Choosing and using equipment that's right for you
Developing good habits from the start
Knowing which shot to play in various situations
Judging distance and aiming well
Reading greens
Correcting common mistakes
Getting out of trouble shots
Conquering fears and being positive
Finding strategies for strokeplay and matchplay
Deciding what to do--and not do--on a course
Enjoying the game to the fullest!

About the Author

Vivien Saunders was the first European woman to qualify for the U.S. Tour and was British Ladies Open Champion in 1977. An authority on golf in general and on women's golf in particular, she owns two golf courses and is renowned for her teaching methods. She has written ten books, including The Golf Handbook, which has been translated into twelve languages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (May 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609805118
• ISBN-13: 978-0609805114
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.6 x 8.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Miscellaneous > Women in Sports

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well organized, October 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Golf Handbook for Women: The Complete Guide to Improving Your Game (Paperback)

This book does have a nice presentation and is well organized. It is directed toward the beginning female golfer and makes for easy reading. That is the positive news. The negative is that the teaching theory is outdated. Like so many golf books for women it's swing theory - which there is very little of - is rather outdated. Unfortunately most women's golf books are not up to par on simple concepts, such as the source of power, the hand release etc. I have read only two books written by a female golf professional that were outstanding books for men or women. I will not mention these books because I do not believe it fair to push other books in a review. However, they are out there and available for good theoretical and instructional reading The bottom line, if you are a beginner this book is well organized but if you want substance you would be better fit to go elsewhere.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best overall for beginners to novice, July 8, 2003

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"books-lover" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Golf Handbook for Women: The Complete Guide to Improving Your Game (Paperback)

I was looking for a good book for my wife who just started taking up golf. Went to local bookshop to compare all the popular women golf books ie. Cindy Reid's Ultimate Guide, Golf is a Woman's Game, A Woman's Guide to Better Golf, The Women's Guide to Golf, and by an easy decision this was the book to get. Well illustrated, well laid-out, clear, to-the-point, and comprehensive. You won't be dissapointed.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Golf Handbook for Women, June 18, 2000

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"karikari" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Golf Handbook for Women: The Complete Guide to Improving Your Game (Paperback)

This book gave me an excellent guide to start golf by providing detailed illustrations for each step, such as grib. Those illustrations help beginners to understand basic golf skills easily. Along with my golf lessons, this book gave me helpful tips to correct my mistakes. However, this illustration-oriented instruction may make advanced golfers feel lack of information for their levels. Anyhow, as a beginner, I loved this book, Golf Handbook for Women!