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Easy-to-grasp techniques for improving the short game
About 70 percent of the shots in a round of golf are taken 75 yards from the pin or closer, making the short game the most significant factor in a golfer's score. This practical guide shows readers how to shave strokes off their game by improving their pitching, chipping, bunker play, and putting. Golfers will find expert tips on choosing the right wedges, putters, and balls, as well as illustrated step-by-step instructions on swings used in short-game shots. They'll also find information on how to beat bunkers and other hazards and how to play various lies-in deep rough, from the fairway, uphill, side-hill, and off bare ground. There's also a section on stretches, exercises, and drills to improve techniques, as well as tips on reading greens for accurate putting.
Michael Patrick Sheils (Birmingham, MI) is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He has written four books, and his articles and columns have appeared in worldwide magazines and newspapers. Michael Kernicki (Miami Beach, FL) has been a PGA member for 27 years and is currently the Head Professional at the historic Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach.
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Packed with fun drills and exercises
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Easy-to-grasp techniques for improving the short game
About 70 percent of the shots in a round of golf are taken 75 yards from the pin or closer, making the short game the most significant factor in a golfer's score. This practical guide shows readers how to shave strokes off their game by improving their pitching, chipping, bunker play, and putting. Golfers will find expert tips on choosing the right wedges, putters, and balls, as well as illustrated step-by-step instructions on swings used in short-game shots. They'll also find information on how to beat bunkers and other hazards and how to play various lies-in deep rough, from the fairway, uphill, side-hill, and off bare ground. There's also a section on stretches, exercises, and drills to improve techniques, as well as tips on reading greens for accurate putting.
Michael Patrick Sheils (Birmingham, MI) is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He has written four books, and his articles and columns have appeared in worldwide magazines and newspapers. Michael Kernicki (Miami Beach, FL) has been a PGA member for 27 years and is currently the Head Professional at the historic Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach.
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Packed with fun drills and exercises
Chip, pitch, and putt your way to a better score
On average, 50 percent of your golf score is based on shots 50 yards or closer to the green. Packed with tips, techniques, drills, and exercises, this handy guide gives you the know-how you need to improve your short game — pitch and chip shots, bunker play, and putting — and dramatically lower your score.
Discover how to:
- Improve your chip, pitch, and bunker shots
- Fine-tune your putting
- Select the right wedges and putter
- Apply the techniques of top pros
- Fix common problems
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Golf is a journey with no final destination - a series of trips up and down hills - but if you play long enough, you'll come to enjoy the ride. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flop shot, belly putter, mallet putter, shortest club, long putter, pitch shot, target line, short game, bunker shots, club lightly, lofted club, blade putter, lob wedge, lag putt, chip shot, putting grips, more loft, great putter, punch shot, pitching wedge, good putter, putting stroke, one putt, sand wedge, wrists firm Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Open, Tiger Woods, Ryder Cup, Jack Nicklaus, Old Course, Augusta National, Ben Crenshaw, Ben Hogan, John Daly, Lee Trevino, Phil Mickelson, Annika Sorenstam, Indian Creek, Seve Ballesteros, United States, Limbering Up Before You Play, Tom Watson, Treetops Resort, Vijay Singh, Fred Couples, Fuzzy Zoeller, Gene Sarazen, Hale Irwin, Raymond Floyd, Valley of Sin New!
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Golf is a journey with no final destination - a series of trips up and down hills - but if you play long enough, you'll come to enjoy the ride. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flop shot, belly putter, mallet putter, shortest club, long putter, pitch shot, target line, short game, bunker shots, club lightly, lofted club, blade putter, lob wedge, lag putt, chip shot, putting grips, more loft, great putter, punch shot, pitching wedge, good putter, putting stroke, one putt, sand wedge, wrists firm Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Open, Tiger Woods, Ryder Cup, Jack Nicklaus, Old Course, Augusta National, Ben Crenshaw, Ben Hogan, John Daly, Lee Trevino, Phil Mickelson, Annika Sorenstam, Indian Creek, Seve Ballesteros, United States, Limbering Up Before You Play, Tom Watson, Treetops Resort, Vijay Singh, Fred Couples, Fuzzy Zoeller, Gene Sarazen, Hale Irwin, Raymond Floyd, Valley of Sin New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- "Fall In" by Joseph N. Wright on page 222
- Golf For Dummies by Gary McCord in Front Matter
- Miami Beach (FL) (Scenes of America) by Patricia Kennedy in Front Matter
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