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Preface | |
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Fundamentals-Equipment | |
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Introduction | |
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Play the Ideal Ball for You | |
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Fit Your Grips to Your Shot Pattern | |
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Find the Right Driver | |
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Make a Friend of Your Sand Wedge | |
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Start Youngsters with the Correct Clubs | |
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Take Good Care of Your Tools | |
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Fundamentals-Before You Swing | |
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Introduction | |
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Prepare Your Body Before You Begin | |
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Stay with Fundamentals Regardless of Height | |
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Make Your Grip Harmonize Your Hands | |
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Find the Link that Works Best for You | |
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Always Follow this Set-up Procedure | |
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Keep a Steady Head | |
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... But Position Your Head Naturally | |
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Tilt the Triangle for Correct Shoulder Slant | |
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Check and Recheck Your Alignment | |
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Let Buttons Guide Your Shoulder Alignment | |
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Line 'Em Up to Keep Your Hands Leading | |
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Relax Shoulders to Ease Elbows | |
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Set Up "At Ease" for Free Arm Swing | |
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Fundamentals-The Full Swing | |
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Introduction | |
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Take a Lesson Before Restarting the Game | |
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Always Play to Your Strengths | |
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Forget Trying to Hit Dead Straight Shots | |
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Know Your Impact Goal | |
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Work with Motion Over Mechanics | |
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First, "See" All Your Shots | |
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Find Your Best Starting Move | |
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Start Back Ridiculously Slowly | |
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Paint a Picture for Perfect Tempo | |
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Smooth Your Takeaway with this Drill | |
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Waltz Your Way to a Better Swing | |
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Visualize Razor Blade Wall for Inside Path | |
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Swing Within Your Feet | |
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Set Your Back Knee Like a Sprinter's | |
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Use Arm Pictures for a Two-Sided Swing | |
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Let the Elbow Go | |
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Shove Your Butt Out for a Better Turn | |
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Think Right Side for Correct Hip Action | |
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Don't Force Your Torso Turn | |
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... But Extend Those Arms Fully | |
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Build Maximum Spring into Your Swing | |
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Make a Smooth Transition | |
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Move Body Around--Not Forward--at Impact | |
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Pull the Clubhead Through | |
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Restore the Radius for Proper "Release" | |
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Think "Toe" for a Controlled Fade | |
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Sweep Long-Irons with Your Driver Swing | |
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Always "Feel" that Clubhead | |
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Pay Attention to Your Follow-Through | |
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Understand the "Release" | |
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Live with Shorter But Not with Faster | |
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Encourage Your Kids to "Whale" It | |
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Try My Lifelong Full-Swing Basics | |
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Power | |
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Introduction | |
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Get Your Tee Height Right | |
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Look to Your Feet to Plug Power Leak | |
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Open Your Back Foot for More Windup | |
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Adjust Your Left Foot for Stronger Uncoil | |
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Make Your Arc Wide, Wide, Wide | |
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Wedge a Ball to Coil Your Spring Tighter | |
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Anchor Yourself | |
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Drive the Ball Forward, Not Down | |
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Strike Squarely for Maximizing Distance | |
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Swing Through, Not To, the Ball | |
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Hit Hard with the Clubhead | |
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Faults and Fixes | |
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Introduction | |
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Think "Deep" to Fight "Steep" | |
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Use Mind-Pictures to Cultivate Draw | |
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Lighten Grip Pressure to Cure a Slice | |
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Use Clubface Images to Help "Work" Shots | |
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Fix the "Fats" | |
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For a Steady Head, Imagine a Wheel | |
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Move the Ball Back to Beat Pulling | |
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Diagnose with Divots and Ball Flight | |
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Stop Being a "Loser" | |
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Beware of "Flash Speed" | |
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When a Problem Arises, Get to Its Root | |
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The Short Game and Special Shots | |
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Introduction | |
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Choose the Correct Chip | |
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Think of Limber Shaft for Chipping Consistency | |
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Use Your Left Arm to Firm Up Your Pitching | |
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"Toss a Softball" to Beat Scooping Motion | |
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Try the Pitch-and-Run | |
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Work "Right Palm Under" for Soft Lobs | |
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Try This Figure-Eight Technique | |
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In Bunkers, Change Set-up, Use Normal Swing | |
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Visualize Removing a Rectangle of Sand | |
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Pitch from the Rough with Your Right Hand | |
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Learn the Late Riser | |
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Try the Woodcutter Shot | |
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Skip It Up There | |
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Get Down Low | |
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Use Same Technique for All Loose Materials | |
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Accept Your Punishment to Avoid Disaster | |
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Putting | |
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Introduction | |
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Weigh Your Choice of Putters | |
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Work Hardest on Speed | |
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See Distances in Increments | |
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Aim for a Six-Foot Circle | |
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Try "Spot" Putting on Shorties | |
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"Unweight" Your Putter for Smooth Takeaway | |
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Match Heel and Toe for Squarest Stroking | |
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Improve Balance to Stop Body Movement | |
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Pretend Your Puttershaft Is Glass | |
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Putt Like a Piston | |
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Stroke Slightly Upward on Bumpy Greens | |
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Quit the "Flick" to Beat the Yips | |
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Beware of Over-Practicing Putting | |
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Try My Putting "Musts" | |
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The Mind Game | |
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Introduction | |
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Know Your Yardages | |
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Make First-Tee Nerves Work for You | |
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Prepare for Longer Courses | |
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Don't Swing "Easy" | |
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Club Yourself for Safety First | |
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Use a "Funnel" to Beat Severe Cross-Slopes | |
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Handle Doglegs with Your Head | |
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Experiment with Clubbing Up | |
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Beware of Over-Aggression | |
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Learn All You Can about Backspin | |
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Pick Your Spot on the Tees | |
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Go For It When Conditions Are Favorable | |
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Make Your Mind Minimize Tension | |
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Listen Carefully to Sound Advice | |
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Find Balance Between Focused and Friendly | |
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For Better Players | |
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Some Extra Advice for Better Players (and those who'd like to be) | |