KISS Guide to Playing Golf (Keep It Simple Series) [Paperback]

Steve Duno (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

The Keep It Simple Series -- the greatest guides ever! Lift your game out of the bunker with the KISS Guide to Golf. This book is your ultimate source for mastering the finer pints of the swing, putt, chip, and pitch. You'll get the inside scoop on avoiding common mistakes and moving your game forward. Plus, you'll learn how to play your long game with precision and use your sort game to get out of trouble. Not only will KISS Guide to Golf help you achieve the subtle arts of escaping from a bunker and stroking into the wind, but you will also discover how to work the course and develop successful strategies for challenging situations. Improve your game and win matches with the clear advice and simple descriptive icons found in this source of great information. The Keep It Simple Series is the new standard in how-to books! Written by leading experts, each book includes full-color photographs and illustrations throughout, making these the first and only truly accessible guides for beginners. The KISS format is designed to help readers build confidence from the start, and learn gradually and thoroughly to the very last page. Much more than introductions to various subjects, these inspiring and innovative books are the ones that readers can trust!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The K-I-S-S of the title is built on four letters every golfer can benefit from. They form the acronym for Keep It Simple, Stupid, and if there's any game that suffers from overcomplication, overthinking, and the overall instructional overload that brings on paralysis by analysis, it's golf. The KISS Guide delivers on its titular promise. Its easygoing attitude, straightforward text, and crisp photography combine to keep a complex and tradition-rich game clear enough for a beginner to understand, while offering much to more seasoned duffers. Before it begins to provide the kind of basic instruction that'll get novices up and running, it breezes through some of the important history, rules, and etiquette that every golfer needs to know. Then, the deeper into the book you get, the deeper into the game it goes--with tips, strategies, drills, and solid advice on equipment and lessons. Like a good shot, this is an eye-catching instructional with distance and accuracy, and what golfer doesn't pray daily for just a little more of both? --Jeff Silverman

About the Author

In addition to writing the KISS Guide to Playing Golf, Steve Duno co-wrote Caddie Sense (St. Martin's Press) in partnership with Michael Carrick, longtime caddie and friend of legendary golfer Tom Kite. Steve has also published six books on pet care and numerous works of fiction, which have won him appearances on television and radio. Formerly a teacher in both New York City and Los Angeles, as well as a longtime golfer and animal behaviorist, Steve currently lives in Seattle with his lovable 11-year-old Rottweiler mix, Louie. Colin Montgomerie has been the top golfer in Europe for the past seven years, winning 22 events overall. He has long been ranked among the top two or three players in the world. "Monty" has performed more consistently than any other player on the world stage, and finishes in the money in most tournaments, including the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship. He is particularly known for his dazzling Ryder Cup play.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; 1st edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789459787
• ISBN-13: 978-0789459787
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #598,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #99 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Coaching > Golf

More About the Author

Author and pet behaviorist Steve Duno has trained thousands of dogs, cats and their owners. His eighteen pet care books address a wide variety of topics, including breed-specific behavior, environmental enrichment, basic obedience training, behavior modification and nutrition. His new book, Last Dog On The Hill, tells the story of Lou, a legendary dog and his greatest student. A former school teacher, Steve lives in Seattle with his family, his ditzy shepherd mix Flavio, and Rico, his mixed-breed tornado.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep up with your boyfriend/husband with this book!, February 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: KISS Guide to Playing Golf (Keep It Simple Series) (Paperback)

I was tired of being left behind while my boyfriend hit the green with his buddies, so I picked up the KISS Guide to Golf and learned to play! The author, Steve Duno, did a terrific job of guiding me through the basic rules and postures of the game in a step-by-step format that was really easy -- I learned more in these 400 pages than I have in years of hanging around experienced golfers! Thanks!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Steve Duno's Guide to Playing Golf, November 17, 2000

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Jack Baldwin (Yuba City, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KISS Guide to Playing Golf (Keep It Simple Series) (Paperback)

Purchased this book approximately five (5) weeks ago. My scoring WAS in the low 90's and is NOW in the mid 80's. Taking 6-7 strokes off my game contributed to by this book? Let me put it this way: It took 15 years to take 10 strokes off previous to reading it along with endless tapes and subscriptions to magazines. This book is not only simple and down to earth in it's examples, but down right whimsical. Thanks to Duno and his fine and fun book, I have the fire back.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most practical guide to Golf, May 6, 2005

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E. Rudite "Love 2 read" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KISS Guide to Playing Golf (Keep It Simple Series) (Paperback)

This book is a gem. It is organized in a very practical fashion that allows you to focus on each aspect of the game. The range of topics is wide, going from the elements of the swing, the different shots, and all the way to strategy and conditioning for Golf. The book is written with practical summaries that allow you to keep key points in the foreground and get ready to play.

If you only buy one "how to" golf book, this should be the one.