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Golf For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, 2011/02/18 - 400 ページ
Discover how to take strokes off your game by improving the technique of your swing with step-by-step photos and master the all- important putt to better your score.  Whether you’re new to golf or a long-time duffer, this easy-to-follow guide will get you into the swing of things by helping you to:
  • Master grip, stance, and swing
  • Fix common faults
  • Improve your putting
  • Know the score on rules and etiquette
  • Take advantage of high-tech equipment
  • Shape up with golf-specific exercises
  • Where to play in the UK and Europe
  • How to choose your golf balls and clubs
  • Getting and staying in golf shape
  • Getting the most from your lessons
  • Developing your own swing
  • Putting, chipping, and pitching
  • Special shots, conditions, and considerations
  

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Review: Golf for Dummies

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I am enjoying learning to play golf, but reading about golf and listening to people talk about golf puts me right to sleep. レビュー全文を読む

Review: Golf for Dummies

ユーザー レビュー  - Nicole - Goodreads

For a book that's supposed to be for beginners, this book really didn't fit the bill. It jumped around all over the place, didn't give many very helpful tips and got way into things you don't need to ... レビュー全文を読む

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Introduction
Why You Need This Book
How to Use This Book
How This Book Is Organised
Taking Your Game Public
Part I
Chapter 1
Goals of the Game
Sloping lies
Small graves and divots
Strong Winds Reported
Days When You Cant Find Dry Land
Rainy golf course conditions
Tips for wintertime golf
Time to thaw out and get to work
Making the most of sunny weather

A Typical Golf Course
Chapter 2
Searching for Better Equipment
The weapons
The Early British Tournaments and Champions
Twentieth Century Boys
Bobby Jones Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen
American legends
The Brit pack
Chapter 3
Golf Balls What to Choose?
How to Choose the Clubs in Your Bag
Try this club on for size
Made to measure
When You Know Your Game
When to Use Each Club
Keep Tinkering with Success
Clothing
Accessories
Chapter 4
Understanding Why New Golfers Often Give Up
Figuring Out the Five Essential Ingredients
Considering the Three Key Concepts
Physical training improves structure
Exercise programmes must be golfspecific and ideally customised
Sample Physical Tests and Corrective Exercises
The standing balance sway test
The seated trunk rotation test
The seated hip rotation test
Chapter 5
Finding Out What You Need to Work On
Getting the Most from Your Lessons
Overcome your doubts
Ask questions
Golf schools
Local clubs
Playing lessons
Other Sources of Information
Monthly magazine fixes
Golf online
Feel the rhythm
Instructional gizmos
Chapter 6
Public Courses
Private Clubs
Resort Courses
When Youre the Worst
Look for balls by yourself
Who Not to Play With
Part II
Chapter 7
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Factors of Flight
Getting the ball airborne
Creating the power
Building Your Swing
Completing your grip
The stance
Ball position
The bottom of the swing
The eyes have it
One hand away
Getting into the Swing of Things
The body
Unwinding
Looking the part
Putting everything together
Waggleswing trigger
Visualising shots
Roll the film take 83 action
Chapter 8
What Type of Golfer Are You?
Establishing Your Swing Plane
Mastering the checkpoints
At the top
Going Where Others Have Gone Before
Chapter 9
Putting Yourself About
Building Your Stroke
Putting posture
Letting the shape of your stroke dictate which putter you use
Getting up to speed
Reading the break
Going against the grain
Bobbing for plumbs
Short Putts
Long Putts
The Yips
The Art of Aiming the Ball
The eyes like lines
Instant preplay
Speed kills
Distance optics
Optics and reading greens
Points of the roll
Chapter 10
A Chip off the Old Block
Which club to use
The problem of lie
Make Your Pitch
Chapter 11
The Problem with Sand Play
To Be or Not to Be Handy from Sand
The Splash
Buried Alive
Part III
Chapter 12
Remember to Eat Your Roughage
Dancing with the Trees
Adjusting your heights
Thats you and the weather
Chapter 13
Skying Your Tee Shots Fountain Ball
Slicing and Hooking
Topping Shots
Duffing and Thinning Chip Shots
Cant Make a Putt?
The Push
Not Enough Distance
Too Low
Reverse Pivots
Sway off the Ball
Belly Button Twist
Your Swing Is Too Long
Part IV
Chapter 14
Creating a Positive Attitude
Warming Up for Success
Planning Your Game
Know that your driver isnt always best
Play three easy shots
Take advantage of your strengths and weaknesses
Overcoming the firsttee nerves
Playing Other Games
Keeping Score
Chapter 15
The Rules Today
Marking a scorecard
Finding a lost ball
Dropping the ball
Teeing up
Taking advice
What You Need to Know
The Handicap System
Getting your handicap
What your handicap means
How to Keep Score
Penalty Shots
Airball or missing the point
Unplayable lie
Lateral water hazard
Chapter 16
Giving putts
Picking Partners
Match Play Tactics
Playing with Your Boss
Get a caddie
Lose the mobile phone
Keep the advice to yourself
Part V
Chapter 17
If You Can Putt the Ball Do It
Take Some Golf Lessons
Chapter 18
Vaul Bay Isle of Tiree Argyll and Bute Scotland
Hilden Park Tonbridge Kent
Richmond Park Richmond London
Little Hay Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire
Chesterfield Municipal Chesterfield Derbyshire
Hereford Municipal Hereford Herefordshire
Chapter 19
Barseback Sweden
Poniente Mallorca Spain
San Roque Cadiz Spain
Caesar Park Penha Longa Lisbon Portugal
Crete Golf Club Crete Greece
The National Antalya Turkey
Chapter 20
Walter Hagen
Jack Nicklaus
Sam Snead
Chapter 21
Pat Bradley
Nancy Lopez
Michelle Wie
Chapter 22
Greg Norman 1996 Masters
Mark Calcavecchia 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island
Jeff Sluman 1987 Tournament Players Championship at Sawgrass
Hale Irwin 1983 British Open at Royal Birkdale
Billy Casper 1968 Bob Hope Desert Classic
Arnold Palmer 1966 US Open at the Olympic Club
Byron Nelson 1946 US Open at Canterbury
Roland Hancock 1928 US Open at Olympia Fields
Part VI
Appendix A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
M
N
P
Q
S
T
U
W
Appendix B
Golf Schools
SouthWest
North
Custom Fitting
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Gary McCord is a PGA Senior Tour champion and commentator for CBS Sports.

Alicia Harney is travel and lifestyle editor for IPC UK's Golf Monthly magazine.

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