The 3 Scoring Clubs: How to Raise the Level of Your Driving, Pitching, and Putting Games [Hardcover]

Jim McLean (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 19, 2005

One of Golf Digest’s top-ten teachers—and one of The Golf Channel’s star instructors—gives unique and invaluable advice on the three clubs that have the greatest impact on your score.

Although there are fourteen clubs in a golf bag, most of the game is decided by just three: the driver, the wedge, and the putter. In The 3 Scoring Clubs top PGA instructor Jim McLean gives you the tips and techniques to lower your score in a unique primer packed with more than 100 precision photos. Customizing his advice in each section for three skill levels—high handicaps, intermediate golfers, and scratch players—McLean tailors a set of lessons for golfers looking to elevate their game. Revealing the tips he’s given to top PGA, Champions Tour, and LPGA players—including Tom Kite, Gary Player, Len Mattiace, and Christie Kerr—and to amateur golfers, The 3 Scoring Clubs shows you how to add more power and accuracy to drives; hit pitches and chips stiff to the hole; how a foolproof pendulum putting motion can shave crucial strokes from your round; and much more!

U.S. News and World Report has rated the Jim McLean Golf Schools as the best in the nation, and McLean has been named the PGA Teacher of the Year. Now, with The 3 Scoring Clubs, everyone can enjoy his first-rate advice on golf’s primary clubs, distilled in an effective, easy-to-use format.

Editorial Reviews

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Not only is his information right on, but it is delivered with exceptional knowledge and enthusiasm. (Brad Faxon, two-time Ryder Cup player) [Jim McLean] knows the proper positions of the swing and can communicate ways to get there. (Len Mattiace, PGA Tour pro)

About the Author

Jim McLean is director of golf at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa, home of the legendary Blue Monster course; a regular contributor to Golf Digest; and a featured instructor on The Golf Channel’s popular show Trouble Shooters. He is the author of The Eight-Step Swing and Gotham’s Golf Digest’s Ultimate Drill Book (over 30,000 copies shipped). He operates seven world-class golf schools around the country.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Gotham (May 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592401171
• ISBN-13: 978-1592401178
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #535,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The real deal, February 24, 2006

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This review is from: The 3 Scoring Clubs: How to Raise the Level of Your Driving, Pitching, and Putting Games (Hardcover)

I ordered this book as an advance read to my attending the Jim McLean Golf School in La Quinta, CA. I've taken lessons from at least a half dozen pros and have read many golf books (Hogan, Leadbetter, Pelz, PGA Tour series, Zen, etc) and Jim McLean is the real deal. He has researched the various golf swings (driving, pitching, chipping, bunker, and putting) in depth and has a knack for breaking down the concepts in easy to understand and easy to execute drills. If you get a chance to attend the school, you will not be disappointed, however, armed with this book and a video camera (to check your technique), you would be well on your way to lower scores. Here's to hitting `em long, chipping `em close, and putting `em in!