101 Essential Tips: Golf: Breaks Down the Subject into 101 Easy-to-Grasp Tips

by Marlena Spieler, Peter Ballingall

Overview

From choosing the right equipment to perfecting your swing, this useful and authoritative guide covers everything there is to know about golf. Every aspect of the game is covered, in 101 concise and clear units.
 
Advice ranges from details about every aspect of your game—grip, swing, visualizing the course, setting your feet in varied terrain—to broader subjects like proper clothing, scorekeeping, and course etiquette. You’ll learn to act like a pro as well as play like one.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756602222
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	04/26/2004
Series:	101 Essential Tips
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	4.88(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Peter Ballingall has been teaching golf for decades and is the founder of Peter Ballingall Golf Schools, an international franchise. It distills his extensive experience into a distinct set of accessible lessons, so you can spend less time reading and more time working on your game. The book itself is small and portable, so you can easily take it with you onto the course and refer to it whenever you need to.

Table of Contents

	Clothing & Equipment	8
	A sure footing	1
	Gloves for grip	2
	Golf mittens	3
	Rainwear	4
	Correct clothes	5
	Umbrella choice	6
	Wet weather care	7
	The small essentials	8
	Best beginner's set	9
	Cast or forged irons?	10
	Wooden or metal woods?	11
	Which shaft flex?	12
	Check that the clubs fit	13
	Putter preferences	14
	Sweet spot marker	15
	Which ball?	16
	Marking a ball	17
	Keeping grips clean	18
	Keeping grooves clean	19
	How to buy used clubs	20
	Selecting a bag	21
	Understanding Basic Grips	22
	The overlapping grip	22
	Interlocking method	23
	Two-handed (baseball) method	24
	Grip test	25
	Swing with Success	35
	The swing plane	42
	Relaxed & ready	43
	Spring loading	44
	Top of backswing	45
	Forward swing	46
	A balanced finish	47
	Which wedge?	48
	Pitch & spin	49
	Pitching a tee	50
	Brushing grass	51
	Wristband drill	52
	Perfecting your bunker escape	53
	Securing a firm base in sand	54
	Buried in sand	55
	Gliding a tee	56
	Don't use force in the bunker	57
	Keeping hips still	58
	Arching the wrists	59
	Hinging from the hips	60
	How to putt downhill	61
	Preparing to putt	62
	The putt swing path	63
	Dealing with putting distance	64
	Seeing the butt	65
	Finding a primary target	66
	Pacing it right	67
	Thinking triangles	68
	Control on the Course	48
	Maintaining your balance uphill	69
	Uphill recovery	70
	Downhill play	71
	Ball above stance	72
	Right of center	73
	Ball below stance	74
	Restricted swing	75
	Fading the ball	76
	Drawing the ball	77
	Varying the tee	78
	Driving in windy conditions	79
	In the rough	80
	Strengths & Weaknesses	55
	Strengthening your wrists	81
	Visualize success	82
	Act like a pro	83
	Memorize the swing's image	84
	Change-hands drill	85
	Upside-down umbrella	86
	Tire testing	87
	Swinging with no arms	88
	Shoulder & waist warmup	89
	Loosening the back	90
	Practice putting green	91
	Knowing your distance	92
	Remember your yardage	93
	Driving range	94
	Playing the Game	64
	Knowing the golf course	95
	Understanding your scorecard	96
	Playing by the rules	97
	Tending the flag correctly	98
	Essential etiquette	99
	Obtaining a handicap	100
	Working out your score	101
	Index	70
	Acknowledgments	72