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Todd Sones (Author)
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April 21, 2005
Drop strokes from your golf game with these proven techniques for confronting and solving tricky lies, deep rough, sand bunkers, and other devilishly challenging shots that can make the bogeys mount.

What are your options when you encounter a fluffy lie in the rough near the green? How do you execute a super lob to a tight pin on an elevated green? What should you do when you're facing the perils of hitting through, under, or over trees; swinging with little or no backswing; taking opposite-hand shots; or hitting blind?

You play like a champ. With the right frame of mind, and the right technique, a delicate pitch over a bunker can become as routine as a 3-foot putt. The key is preparation. Saving Par gives you the skills you need to hit the 40 most difficult and demanding shots in golf. As author and PGA pro Todd Sones says, "In every one of us there exists the capacity to respond with strokes of genius." It's time to find yours.


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TODD SONES was ranked one of the top 100 PGA teachers in the United States by Golf Magazine, and his noted clients include PGA Tour players Scott McCarron and Robert Gamez. He operates the Todd Sones Impact Golf Center in Vernon Hills, Illinois, and is director of instruction at Ironwood Country Club in Indian Wells, California.

JOHN MONTELEONE has collaborated on two previous golf books, with T. J. Tomasi, Ph.D., on The Little Book of Putting and with David Glenz on Lowdown from the Lesson Tee. He is the author of several books, among them What Makes a Boomerang Come Back and The Louisville Slugger Ultimate Book of Hitting. He lives in New Jersey.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Rodale Books (April 21, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1594862362
  • ISBN-13: 978-1594862366
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,262,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How to save your golf game...Really!, January 3, 2007
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This review is from: Saving Par: How to Hit the 40 Toughest Shots in Golf (Paperback)
If we all had a perfect game, there would be no need for this book. Unless you score a 54 for 18 holes or hit every shot in the fairway on a flat lie, then this book will help you. We all hit bad shots and this book will help you recover and save some strokes in the process.

This book covers the most important and challenging shots in golf. From every type of lie and situation, each section outlines a historical scenario in PGA history followed by the appropriate set up to carry out the shot. A summary box including the high points of the techniques, including pitfalls, are included at the end of the chapter.

Illustrations are sharp and clear. The style of writing is concise.

This is one of the best books on "Trouble shots" in golf. It will definitely take some strokes off of your game, as it did mine.

I highly recommend this book.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and easy to follow, July 12, 2007
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I purchased this book just before a golf vacation and made good use of many of it's sections. For someone like myself who's read way too many golf books, some of this is a repeat, but it's clarity and correctness make it a perfect reference book. I keep mine close at hand at home...and use it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars saving par how to hit the 40 toughest shots in golf, October 24, 2007
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the book is very well laid out. It has simple to follow advice of how to get the best shot from a huge variation of lies, pictures also help you visulise the shot. I took it to Potrugal & it works. This should be read then practised. good luck
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I AGREE WITH JOHNNY MILLERit's a huge mistake if you don't first assess the lie of your ball. Read the first page
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Pre-swing Thoughts, Arnold Palmer, British Open, Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Heavy Rough Just, Ball Above Feet, Bunker Slope, Less-Than-Full Wedge Shot, Nearly Under the Lip, Opposite-Hand Shot, Uphill Pitch, Women's Open
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