Golf's Short Game For Dummies

by Michael Patrick Shiels, Michael Kernicki

Overview

Easy-to-grasp techniques for improving the short game
About 70 percent of the shots in a round of golf are taken 75 yards from the pin or closer, making the short game the most significant factor in a golfer's score. This practical guide shows readers how to shave strokes off their game by improving their pitching, chipping, bunker play, and putting. Golfers will find expert tips on choosing the right wedges, putters, and balls, as well as illustrated step-by-step instructions on swings used in short-game shots. They'll also find information on how to beat bunkers and other hazards and how to play various lies-in deep rough, from the fairway, uphill, side-hill, and off bare ground. There's also a section on stretches, exercises, and drills to improve techniques, as well as tips on reading greens for accurate putting.
Michael Patrick Sheils (Birmingham, MI) is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He has written four books, and his articles and columns have appeared in worldwide magazines and newspapers. Michael Kernicki (Miami Beach, FL) has been a PGA member for 27 years and is currently the Head Professional at the historic Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764569203
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/04/2005
Series:	For Dummies Books
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	794,066
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Michael Patrick Shiels writes frequently for golf magazines and is the official golf writer of the PGA of America's Michigan section.

Michael Kernicki is currently the Head Professional at the Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Walking the Short Game 7

Chapter 1: Sharpening Your Approach 9

Chapter 2: Discerning the Short Game Certainties 21

Chapter 3: Gearing Up for the Short Game 33

Part II: The Long and Short of It: Short Game Technique 51

Chapter 4: Chipping Off the Ol’ Block 53

Chapter 5: Pitch, Pitch, Pitch 67

Chapter 6: Climbing Bunker Hill 87

Chapter 7: Putting Your Best Foot Forward 105

Part III: Short Game Strategies 123

Chapter 8: Waging (and Wedging) a Ground Campaign 125

Chapter 9: Selecting Putting Strategies and Remedies 137

Chapter 10: Taking an Unconventional Approach 149

Chapter 11: Flipping to Flop 163

Chapter 12: Keeping Your Head in the Game 169

Part IV: Short Cuts to the Short Game 179

Chapter 13: Warming Up to the Short Game 181

Chapter 14: The Games People Play 195

Chapter 15: Tricks and Treats: Techniques and Tools to Improve Your Game 203

Chapter 16: Learning from the Stars 217

Part V: The Part of Tens 225

Chapter 17: Ten Simple Secrets of Short-Shot Success 227

Chapter 18: Ten Ways You Can Practice Off the Course 231

Chapter 19: Ten of the Greatest Short Shots Ever 239

Chapter 20: Ten Great Short Game Golf Courses 249

Index 257