Golf For Dummies Author: McCord | Language: English | ISBN:
B004NY9AKK | Format: EPUB
Golf For Dummies Description
The fun and easy way to get a grip on golfGolf For Dummies, 4th Edition, gives you all the latest information on the game, including updated expert advice on everything from improving fundamentals to mastering the game's mental aspects. With advice from professional Gary McCord, this expert guide gives you easy to follow instructions for hitting the ball farther and straighter, and hints on how to shave strokes off your game.
- Updated instructions on grips, stances, and swings
- The most current stars and best courses
- New tips from top players on how to improve your game
- Details on the latest golf equipment and technology
Playing golf is fun-playing better is even more fun. With a little help from Golf For Dummies, 4th Edition, you'll have the time of your life whenever you hit the links.
- File Size: 13857 KB
- Print Length: 416 pages
- Publisher: For Dummies; 4 edition (February 8, 2011)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B004NY9AKK
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,680 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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I picked up this book because a friend of mine (a golf pro) has been nudging me to get out and play. Not having swung a golf club since I was in the Navy back in the `80's--and even then only hacking balls at the driving range--I figured it would be a good idea to gain a better understanding of the game so I don't look like a *complete* dummy out there. No doubt I'll feel lame playing alongside a pro anyway, but this book did a great job of orienting my mind for what to expect. The chapters are laid out nicely and are easy to follow. As someone who regularly keeps in shape I didn't have much use for the chapter on various stretching and exercises, but everything else was quite useful.
Especially useful: How to stand depending on what shot you're taking, the entire process of the swing spelled out, and etiquette on the course. I especially liked all the helpful photos, and McCord's friendly writing style made everything enjoyable along the way.
I can't speak for someone who's already an experienced golfer, but as a 100% novice, I'd certainly recommend this book to other novices who want to wrap their mind around the game before getting out on the course. It's full of great insights and advice, and there's not an ounce of "talking down" in the entire book. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and now I'm looking forward to getting on the course with my pro friend.
By Dan Bobinski
VINE VOICE
I am a golf novice in every possible way, but I find the game and the history of the game fascinating. My brother and several of my friends are avid golfers and I wanted to be less clueless when talk turned from the weather and work to sand-wedges and St. Andrews.
I've also enjoyed the previous "for dummies" books that I've read: they're entertaining reads in a style that doesn't take the subject too seriously while at the same time providing accurate information.
Gary McCord is an actual PGA golfer with one regular tour win and two senior tour wins under his belt, but it is probably as a commentator for CBS that he is most recognized.
Mr. McCord's style fits right in with the "for dummies" franchise as his work has the right combination of correct information mixed with irreverent humor. (He was famously forced off of the CBS team coverage for The Masters by the powers at Augusta National after the 1994 Masters when he said that the 17th green was as quick as if it had been "bikini-waxed" and that "body bags" were on the other side of the green if the players missed.)
The book gives information for beginning golfers and hackers alike. My best round *ever* was a 108, and I usually shoot over 120. I took the book's advice out on the driving range and where I previously only hit about 1 out of 10 shots anywhere near the distance or direction I intended - I was soon hitting about 60% of them astonishingly straight and with considerably more distance.
I look forward to putting Mr. McCord's lessons to use on the actual course.
Entertaining and chock full of advise and information - I don't hesitate to recommend this for everyone trying to learn more about the Royal and Ancient game.
By Mark J. Fowler
VINE VOICE
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