Breaking 100, 90, 80: Taking Your Game to the Next Level with the Best Teachers in Golf (Hardcover)

by Golf Digest (Author) "Getting safely off the tee is a prerequisite to scoring well..." (more)
Key Phrases: preshot routine, clubhead speed, lob wedge, Randy Smith, Bob Rotella, Tiger Woods (more...)

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Product Description

Golf Digest is the most recognized name in the massive golf industry, read by more than six million people each month. The magazine's most popular section is “Breaking 100-90-80,” in which top-notch instructors teach recreational golfers of every level how to set scoring goals and overcome barriers. In a sport where 85 percent of golfers don't break 85, the section presents organizing strategies focused on breaking these scoring benchmarks and infusing one's personal game with meaningful victories.

This groundbreaking book draws on Golf Digest’s rich resources, offering specific instructions, illustrations, and tips that will provide readers with meaningful information for improving their game. Written by the most successful PGA instructors—legendary teachers like Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, and Jim McLean—BREAKING 100, 90, 80 will redefine the golf instructional book—this season, and for many more to come.

From the Inside Flap

Breaking 100, 90, 80 -- Take Your Game to the Next Level

Tee Shots: Hitting More Fairways

Accuracy: Dialing in Distance and Direction

Power: Hitting the Ball Farther

Fairway Shots: Advancing the Ball

Pitch Shots: Mastering the Mini-swing

Chip Shots: Getting It Close to the Hole

Putting: Developing Technique and Feel

Bunker Shots: Getting Out of the Sand

Trouble Shots: Getting the Ball Safely Back in Play

Fitness: Boosting Your Strength and Flexibility


All-star contributors:

Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, Jim McLean, Judy Rankin, Ernie Els, Scott Davenport, Justin Leonard, Nick Price, Hank Haney, Jane Crafter, Chuck Cook, Dr. Bob Rotella, Randy Smith, Jack Lumpkin, Rick Smith, and many more.

From the editors of Golf Digest, the premiere name in golf instruction, this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated book features the teachings of the world?s greatest coaches and players, as they demonstrate how to conquer the three most sought-after scoring goals in the game.

Renowned for insightful, cutting-edge instruction by experts such as Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, and Jim McLean, and playing greats such as Ernie Els, Nick Price, and Judy Rankin, Golf Digest has helped golfers of all abilities achieve scoring breakthroughs with its most popular section, ?Breaking 100, 90, 80.?  Now, for the first time, Golf Digest assembles these simple and effective tips to help you reach your golfing goals.

In chapters ranging from ?Power: Hitting the Ball Farther? to ?Chip Shots: Getting It Close to the Hole? to ?Trouble Shots: Getting the Ball Safely Back in Play,? Breaking 100, 90, 80 expertly explains how you can conquer each scoring barrier.  Interspersed with valuable lessons are colorful sidebars offering additional tips, special sections such as ?My First Time,? precise photos and illustrations, and easy-to-follow descriptions from the top teachers and players themselves.

Breaking 100, 90, 80 is a complete game-improvement resource, presented by the world?s golf authority, and one of the rare books that demonstrates exactly how to take your game to the next level-?no matter what kind of player you are.

BIO

GOLF DIGEST  is the most successful golf magazine in the industry, with more than six million readers each month. Instruction Editor Scott Smith, who edited Breaking 100, 90, 80, has been with the magazine for eight years and works regularly with the game?s top instructors.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday (April 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385511906
• ISBN-13: 978-0385511902
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #171,148 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!, April 27, 2004

By A Customer

As a golfer, I often struggle to break 100 and have read a lot of golf books, but this new one from Golf Digest is the best of all...whether you can grab 10 min before your next round or have a rainy afternoon to devour the entire thing...the tips are well organized, simple to understand, and easy to use...shot 93 after sunday's rain!

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good tips on breaking 90 maybe, November 19, 2004

By	David (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

This book is good for beginners. Although some of the instruction is complex and too much at times, it can show the beginning golfer how to play better golf. However, I found the following really great for showing one how to actually be a zero handicap golfer or better. This book is called:
The Ultimate Golf Instruction Guide: Key Techniques for Becoming a Zero Handicap Golfer or Better by Patrick Leonardi
isbn 1933023090
With the help of Leonardi's book I now can shoot in the mid-seventies. Soon I will be able to break par. Leonardi shows how golf is really not that hard and can be mastered with his excellent and easy to learn techniques.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mmmhh.... good, January 30, 2007

By	Alonso Maisterrena (México, D.F. Mexico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is more a series of tips that a book that guides you through a complete "system" or "way of playing". Don't get me wrong, it contains a lot of useful tips, but they don't seem to be arranged into a logic secuence.

I find it useful if you already know what are the flaws in your game, and could provide you with some interensting exercices for improving.

Overall a fairly good book, but not the best out there...