Home on the Range: The Complete Practice Guide for the Golf Range (Paperback)

by Doug S. McDonald (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
. . . a great read to motivate golfers. . .Home on the Range quickly may become the bible for golfers who recognize practice as the key to improvement. -- Golf Illustrated, April, 1998

. . . a useful winner. A well-organized book designed to be taken to a driving range for instant analysis and correction of a pattern of bad shots. -- The Seattle Times, August, 1996

. . .a run-of-the-range collection of tips, from the basics to solutions for specific problems. The book is well organized. . .the Faults and Fixes sections are personalized by McDonald's use of real people and their mistakes to demonstrate what's wrong and how to fix it. -- GOLF Magazine, January, 1998

. . .an insightful and generously illustrated discussion on self diagnosis, based on a sound understanding of the physics and biomechanics of the game. -- The Albuquerque Tribune, August, 1997

Doug McDonald's book ranks with the best. It's full of straightforward and practical advice. . . I really liked Doug's take-this-book-to-the-range approach. -- John Peoples, golf reporter (1988-1995), The Seattle Times

I'm very impressed. . . this is a great approach to instruction, and it should help the reader a great deal. -- Rick Fehr, PGA Tour, March, 1996

It is packed with information about life at the range: what to work on, how long and in what order to practice, warming up, what to wear, safety, and how to approach lessons. -- Golf Range Times Magazine, April, 1997

It is the most complete guide to golf on the market today. -- Inside Golf, July, 1997

Rather than make promises he couldn't back up or try to explain some convoluted theory about the game, McDonald has a novel approach. He simply tells you how to use the driving range, or how to practice. -- The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October, 1996

Product Description
Maximize your time and results at the driving range! This must-have practice guide gives you authoritative tips and techniques for improving your golf game. Without gimmicks and full of lucid examples and step-by-step instruction, Home on the Range skillfully leads you to the quickest, most meaningful improvement. Featuring many insights and options, Home on the Range includes: * Real-world cures to fix your swing while you're at the range. * Maximizing your practice time. * Proven tips for improving the individual components of your golf game. * Valuable techniques for the safe, efficient, and optimum use of golf range facilities. * Photos of normal, everyday golfers, just like you. * All parts of the game--full swing, putting, chipping, pitching, and bunker shots-in one volume.

Product Details

• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: Golf in the 80's (August 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962864293
• ISBN-13: 978-0962864292
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,448,380 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Starts right, and it goes further right? Try this book!, March 28, 2000

By A Customer

Frustrated at the range one day, a stranger gave me this book to look through. Simple illustrations of my shot shape had me trying quick fixes to cure what had been a consistent problem for me over the years. Wanting more, I purchased the book, and read further to understand what more I could about the causes of my specific swing fault. Armed with this new information, my range practice time is better spent, and I am becoming a better golfer. Now a 12, I look forward to playing in single digits soon. I strongly recommend this book to people who are truly interested in improving their game through quality practice.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best, February 25, 2000

By A Customer

This book has helped me tremendously (I'm a 12 handicap) and one of my friends borrowed it and was very impressed, and he's a 4. Just as the author says in the introduction, many of the concepts in this book have been written elsewhere-just like every other golf book I've read-but the way it's presented here is entirely unique. This book is unlike any other golf instruction book I've seen: among other things, it doesn't present one method, but instead includes many options to help us into the correct positions. Would you rather read a book that tries to get you to swing exactly like some superstar on TV, or this one that has different techniques (and they really work!) from many of the best golfers and teachers in the world, including in my opinion this author? This way you can try them all and find the best one suited for your body type, level of experience, learning style, etc.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, September 21, 1996

By A Customer

Finally, I now have a book to help me at the range--while I'm hitting the ball sideways. And Home on the Range covers much more, like buying clubs, how to get more power into my shots, practice strategies, how to make the most of lessons and teachers--all in a simple and straightforward way. Of the many instruction books I've read, this is the one that will have the most lasting effect on my game