Golf Handbook, Third Edition The Complete Guide to the Greatest Game

Name: Golf Handbook, Third Edition The Complete Guide to the Greatest Game
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ISBN: 9780307337146

ISBN-10: 0307337146

ISBN-13: 9780307337146

Edition: 3rd 2006

Authors: Vivien Saunders, Peter Alliss

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Play Like a Pro with The Golf Handbook Looking to increase your enjoyment of the sport, improve your technique, and, ultimately, take strokes off your scorecard? Comprehensive and easy-to-use, this fully redesigned and updated third edition of the classic manual "The Golf Handbook "offers essential tips and strategies, plus hundreds of new diagrams, full-color photographs, and features on modern golfing greats like Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, and Sergio Garcia. Because "The Golf Handbook" focuses on every aspect of the game--from how to grip the club to advanced strategy and shot making--this book is valuable for the beginning putter, the competitive low-handicap player, and golfers of…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/24/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Foreword: The Greatest Game



Introduction


The Greatest Game


The Game of Golf


Golfing Greats


The Golfer's Gear


Clubs Through the Centuries


Golf Balls Then and Now


Golf Clubs


Design of Clubs


Clubs to Suit You


Putters


The Golfer's Clothing


The Golfer's Kit


Learning to Play


Dynamics of Ball and Club


The Grip


The Stance


The Simple Swing


Lining up for Long Shots


The Backswing


The Throughswing


More about the Swing


The Short Irons


Long and Medium Irons


Fairway Woods


Driving


More about Driving


Driving Strategy


Short Putting


Aiming the Short Putts


The Short Putting Stroke


Short and Medium Putting


Long Putting


Reading Greens


Reading Greens for Short Putts


Practicing Short Putts


Practicing Long Putts


Chipping and Running


Long Pitching


Short Pitching


The Cut Shot


Bunker Shots


The Splash Shot


Direction in a Bunker


The Explosion Shot


Distance from a Bunker


Under the Bunker Face


Downhill Shots


Uphill Shots


Sidehill Lies


Banks and How to Negotiate Them


Punch Shots


Playing from the Rough


Bad Lies


Improving your Game


Expert Driving


Gambling and Strategy


More about Strategy


Par Threes


The Art of Recovery


Wind and Weather


Playing in the Wind


Judging Distance


Aiming


Finesse Shots


Positive Thinking


The Value of Routine


Lessons and Learning


Long Game Practice


Short Game Practice


Ball Control


Curing the Slice


The Beginner's Bad Shots


The Push and Hook


Hitting it Farther


Percentage Golf


Reading the Course


Exercises


Monitoring Improvements


Watching Professionals


Golf Courses and Design


Masters of Design


Classic Courses


Knowing Your Golf


Strokeplay


Matchplay


Cards and Handicaps


Competitions


Etiquette


Points from the Rules


Golfing Terms


Index


Acknowledgments