Golf's Short Game For Dummies
Packed with fun drills and exercises

Chip, pitch, and putt your way to a better score

On average, 50 percent of your golf score is based on shots 50 yards or closer to the green. Packed with tips, techniques, drills, and exercises, this handy guide gives you the know-how you need to improve your short game — pitch and chip shots, bunker play, and putting — and dramatically lower your score.

Discover how to:

  • Improve your chip, pitch, and bunker shots
  • Fine-tune your putting
  • Select the right wedges and putter
  • Apply the techniques of top pros
  • Fix common problems
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Golf's Short Game For Dummies
Packed with fun drills and exercises

Chip, pitch, and putt your way to a better score

On average, 50 percent of your golf score is based on shots 50 yards or closer to the green. Packed with tips, techniques, drills, and exercises, this handy guide gives you the know-how you need to improve your short game — pitch and chip shots, bunker play, and putting — and dramatically lower your score.

Discover how to:

  • Improve your chip, pitch, and bunker shots
  • Fine-tune your putting
  • Select the right wedges and putter
  • Apply the techniques of top pros
  • Fix common problems
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Golf's Short Game For Dummies

Golf's Short Game For Dummies

Golf's Short Game For Dummies

Golf's Short Game For Dummies

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Packed with fun drills and exercises

Chip, pitch, and putt your way to a better score

On average, 50 percent of your golf score is based on shots 50 yards or closer to the green. Packed with tips, techniques, drills, and exercises, this handy guide gives you the know-how you need to improve your short game — pitch and chip shots, bunker play, and putting — and dramatically lower your score.

Discover how to:

  • Improve your chip, pitch, and bunker shots
  • Fine-tune your putting
  • Select the right wedges and putter
  • Apply the techniques of top pros
  • Fix common problems

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781118069929
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: 04/27/2011
Sold by: JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 975,556
File size: 12 MB
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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

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