Golf For Dummies

by Gary McCord, Alicia Harney (Adapted by), Alice Cooper (Foreword by)

Overview

The best-selling guide to golf is now even better

An entertaining and informative guide to the game of golf

Whether you're new to golf or a long-time novice, this best-selling UK guide is guaranteed to get you into the swing of things. Now updated with new step-by-step photos, new coverage of exercise and equipment, new tips for women, seniors, and lefties, and fun facts about golf history, it's all you need to take strokes off your game.

Discover how to

• Master grip, stance, and swing
• Fix common faults
• Improve your putting
• Know the score on rules and etiquette
• Shape up with golf-specific exercises
• Play the best UK and European Golf courses

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119996415
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	02/18/2011
Series:	For Dummies Books
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	37 MB
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About the Author

Gary McCord is a PGA Champions Tour player and celebrity golf instructor. He's best known for the knowledgeable perspective, refreshing humor, and irreverent wit he has shown as a golf commentator for CBS for nearly 25 years.

Table of Contents

Foreword.

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started – No, You Can’t Hit the Ball Yet.

Chapter 1: What Is Golf?

Chapter 2: The Fore! Fathers of Golf.

Chapter 3: The Gear of Golf.

Chapter 4: Getting and Staying in Golf Shape.

Chapter 5: Should I Get a Formal Education?

Chapter 6: Where to Play and Who to Play With.

Part II: You Ain’t Got a Thing If You Ain’t Got That Swing.

Chapter 7: Getting into the Swing of Things.

Chapter 8: Developing Your Own Swing.

Chapter 9: Putting: The Art of Rolling the Ball.

Chapter 10: Chipping and Pitching.

Chapter 11: It’s Your Sandbox: Sand Play.

Part III: Special Shots, Conditions, and Considerations.

Chapter 12: How Tough It Is: The Weird and Wonderful Shots.

Chapter 13: Common Faults and How to Fix Them.

Part IV: Taking Your Game Public.

Chapter 14: Ready, Set, Play!

Chapter 15: Rules, Etiquette, and Scoring.

Chapter 16: Gamesmanship or Good Tactics?

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Timeless Golf Tips.

Chapter 18: Alicia’s Ten Excellent Courses for Beginners.

Chapter 19: Alicia’s Ten Favourite European Courses.

Chapter 20: Gary’s Top Ten Favourite Male Players.

Chapter 21: Gary and Alicia’s Top Ten Favourite Female Players.

Chapter 22: The (More Than) Ten Most Horrendous Golf Disasters.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Golfspeak.

Appendix B: Golf Organisations.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

If you’ve ever wanted an answer to a golf question but didn’t want to sound stupid then this easy-to-read book is definitely for you…” (Women & Golf, 1^st January 2006)

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