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101 Drills to Improve Your Golf Game
Features drills for virtually every aspect of the game, from address position to back swing, weight shift, increased distance, ball control, club grip, and much more. Nearly 200 images and easy-to-follow instructions make these drills a snap to learn
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Another 101 Drills to Improve Your Golf Game
Golf professionals Glenn Berggoetz and Alan Moyer are back with another collection of easy-to-read and apply drills to help all golfers improve their games. The book contains two sections: Full-swing drills and short-game drills.
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CHI CHI'S GOLF GAMES YOU GOTTA PLAY by: CHI CHI RODRIGUEZ
From great golf games to invaluable tips from one of the greatest golfers ever, Chi Chi Rodriguez scores a hole in one in Chi Chi’s Golf Games You Gotta Play. Designed to break the monotony of “hit it, chase it, find it, count-‘em-up golf,” Golf Games You Gotta Play provides unique insights to improve your shotmaking abilities and bring a whole new level of enjoyment to every hole that you play—no matter what your handicap. Chi Chi is one of the most popular figures in sports. With 8 PGA wins and 22 Senior PGA titles, he’s a distinguished member of the Golf Hall of Fame. John Anderson is one of ESPN’s rising stars and a regular Sportscenter cohost. Together, in Golf Games You Gotta Play, the two combine their love for golf and singular sense of humor in a book that will help you develop your skills and possibly pad your pocket with friendly wager ideas. From the classics to Bus Driver, Tombstone, Blind Nine, and Rabbit, Chi Chi covers countless ways you can make each shot count, no matter what your handicap. You’ll find performance tips for stroke and match play and ways to add competitive situations to any playing combination from singles to foursomes. High-Low-Total, Best Ball/Aggregate— any way you add the scores, it all adds up to fun in this incredible book. Along with the fun, Chi Chi covers the essential skills of the game: posture, ball position, body alignment, and more. You won’t just learn the various grips for the club; you’ll know which golfer uses which style to drive the ball for the distance. Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods are just a few of the legends you’ll encounter on this inside look at the game. Chi Chi Rodriguez is synonymous with two things: good fun and great golf. And you’ll find both in this fun and fascinating book. With instructions for each game, an emphasis on improving skills, and the wit and wisdom of one of golf’s living legends, there’s simply no other conclusion—Golf Games You Gotta Play is a must-buy for any golfer.
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COACHING GOLF SUCCESSFULLY by: WILLIAM J. MADONNA
Coaching Golf Successfully is a standout resource for golf coaches and instructors. It’s specifically designed to help you build winning golf programs. You will learn how to conduct effective practice sessions, identify technical flaws more easily, and teach winning strategies. Included with the instruction are stories and examples of what has worked for other coaches across the country. Because of the highly technical nature of golf, great emphasis is put on teaching swing technique. The book covers subjects such as mastering contact, ball flight, and distance; focusing on the short game; improving scoring performance; and developing a pre-shot routine. Author Bill Madonna, who has been a PGA teaching professional for 30 years and has conducted more than 40,000 golf lessons, clearly understands the philosophy of coaching and communicating with students. He is also the founder and head of the National Association of Golf Coach Educators (NAGCE), the organization responsible for supplying general information, teaching materials, and certification for high school golf coaches. If you are involved in coaching or working with young golfers in any way, then this is the book for you. You will receive a greater understanding of teaching the fundamentals of golf, and you will also be able to organize better practices and manage your time and resources more effectively. The methods are so straightforward and practical that you will be able to apply them to your own team immediately.
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COMPLETE CONDITIONING FOR GOLF by: PETE DRAOVITCH
Grip it and rip it like never before! Now you can put more distance on your drives and long irons without investing in a new set of clubs. Complete Conditioning for Golf will help you develop the power, flexibility, and coordinated swing required to generate explosive force for maximum distance. And with greater muscle endurance, you`ll have better control over your shots right through the final hole. With added power, you`ll be able to use higher lofted clubs into each green, resulting in more accurate shots! Pete Draovitch, personal trainer and physical therapist to PGA Tour star Greg Norman, has teamed up with internationally acclaimed strength training specialist and golf conditioning researcher Wayne Westcott to develop the first truly comprehensive golf fitness manual. Complete Conditioning for Golf will have you turning on the ball with greater force than you`ve ever felt before. Draovitch and Westcott provide 105 exercises and drills to develop your strength, power, flexibility, and coordination, resulting in a swing that produces greater distance and control with each club. Also included is a special 15-minute workout developed specifically for busy people like you who want to maintain strength and flexibility for that next round of golf. More than 100 demonstration photos are included to ensure proper technique for the best possible results. The authors even include a nutrition chapter, making Complete Conditioning for Golf the only golf fitness book you need. Like other books in Human Kinetics` Complete Conditioning for Sports Series, this book presents a sport-specific training program proven to produce the highest level of performance and to help you prevent injuries. If you want only one training manual for your game, Complete Conditioning for Golf is the smart choice.
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EXERCISE GUIDE TO BETTER GOLF by: FRANK JOBE
Exercise Guide to Better Golf shows you how to perform the same muscle-strengthening and flexibility exercises top golfers on the PGA and Senior PGA tours use to get in shape and stay on top of their game. All of the exercises are easy to learn and have been designed specifically for golfers by Centinela Hospital Medical Center—official hospital of the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour. The book includes more than 70 photos of pros like Fred Couples, Gary Player, Payne Stewart, and Bernhard Langer demonstrating correct exercise technique. Featured are two easy-to-follow workout routines for stretching and strengthening, which you can either use as is or select individual exercises to design a program that fits your specific needs. Whether you`re a scratch golfer or a determined duffer, the exercises in this book can provide you with these benefits: • Greater flexibility and mobility in your swing • Improved muscle endurance for better performance on the back nine • Enhanced body tone and weight maintenance to help you feel better about yourself and your game • A better-conditioned body that is less prone to aches, pains, and injuries • An increased enjoyment of the game Exercise Guide to Better Golf also contains a chapter on exercises to use on the first tee with instructions for proper warming up before playing a round of golf. Plus, the book provides useful information on how to improve your cardiovascular endurance, helpful tips for reducing golf-related injuries, and basic guidelines for safeguarding your back. You`ll also appreciate the book`s handy, tear-out Exercise Reminder Cards, which summarize the exercises in each workout routine. You can tape the cards to your workout room wall and they`re great to take along with you when you travel. Take a lesson from some of golf`s most successful pros and get Exercise Guide to Better Golf. Get in shape so you can give golf your best shot every time you`re on the course.
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EXERCISES FOR ELITE GOLF PERFORMANCE by: KELLY BLACKBURN
It`s not a secret that the most vital piece of golf equipment is the human body, yet most golfers believe the best ways to lower scores are big-head drivers, premium golf spikes, and other top-of-the-line tools. It`s better physical conditioning that allows the pros to hit drives farther than ever, play 72-hole tournaments nearly every week, and rehabilitate even career-threatening injuries. These pros use the workouts prescribed by the fitness consultant and personal fitness trainer for players on both the PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour, Kelly Blackburn. In Exercises for Elite Golf Performance, Blackburn provides the same strength and flexibility program the pros use. Whether you`re a fitness professional, teaching professional, coach, or a golfer serious about improving your game, this book ensures you`re getting the top training program available. It includes 138 illustrated exercises and Blackburn`s "Fitness Analyzer," a series of tests golfers use to evaluate their beginning fitness level. By using Blackburn`s "Elite Golf Performance Program," your shoulders will be more flexible and will rotate for a fuller backswing, and your stronger hip muscles will help you by putting more power behind the ball without having to consciously swing harder. This will result in longer, more accurate shots that allow you to club down and essentially shorten any course. Don`t be fooled into thinking new equipment is the only key in turning your golf game around. Use the pros` workouts to get in shape now and see significant results on your scorecard for the rest of your life.
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FOCUSED FOR GOLF by: WAYNE GLAD
Playing good golf requires more than physical skills- it demands positive and strategic thinking. PGA golfer Chip Beck knows better than most the mental challenges of the game. As a former Ryder Cup player and one of the few players ever to shoot a 59 in a tour event (as he did in the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational) Beck has experienced what it`s like to be completely in the groove and confident. On the flip-side, Beck also knows the psychological fallout of failing to make the cut several weeks in a row. In Focused for Golf, Beck teams with sport psychologist Wayne Glad to provide practical advice and mental training exercises proven to work for players on the PGA and Nike tours. Sprinkled throughout the book are Beck`s and others` helpful insights and memorable experiences in dealing with the game`s psychological ups and downs. Profiles of fellow pros Hale Irwin, Mike Reid, Mark Calcavecchia, Lee Janzen, Bill Glasson, Fred Funk, Ben Crenshaw, Bruce Lietzke, Kenny Perry, and others highlight just how much of golf is a head game. You`ll learn how remarkably similar the pros` mental challenges are to your own, and how each one of them has used the Focused for Golf principles to overcome mentally challenging situations. Regardless of your handicap, Focused for Golf can help you remain confident, stay in control, thrive in competition, and keep your concentration on the course. How you think is often how you shoot. Play it smart-play better golf with the help of this comprehensive mental training manual.
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GOLF PAST 50 by: DAVID CHMIEL
Golf greats like Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, and Arnold Palmer provide a daily reminder—there is life after 50 on the golf course. In fact, these top pros and thousands of other 50-and-over players are finding that with the right preparation, the golden years can be some of the most successful and enjoyable they’ve ever had on the greens and fairways. Golf Past 50 offers practical advice and professional insights for those players who want to continue to enjoy golf and play it successfully throughout their lives. Written by two experts at Senior Golfer magazine, the book discusses golf fundamentals, fitness and flexibility, breakthroughs in equipment technology, and keeping the game fun. In Golf Past 50, readers will learn how to: • match equipment with their golf goals and playing style, • lower scores through proper course management, • develop a smoother putting stroke, • improve stroke consistency and accuracy, • overcome the yips (mental breakdowns during putting), and • take a fuller swing to get more distance out of shots. Featured in the book are dozens of lessons, tips, and drills from Senior Tour pros like Hale Irwin, Graham Marsh, Jim Colbert, Larry Nelson, and Bob Duval. Through anecdotes and step-by-step instruction, they cover everything from balance and backswing to driving strategy and putting. With Golf Past 50, players 50 and over can rest assured that their best golf lies ahead. Golf Past 50 is part of the Ageless Athlete Series published by Human Kinetics, designed to help readers stay active and feel younger every day.
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GOLF: STEPS TO SUCCESS by: SCHEMPP, MATTSSON
Develop a consistent swing and master every golf shot on your way to a lower handicap. Golf: Steps to Success provides detailed, progressive instruction with accompanying illustrations for every shot: putts, chip shots, and pitch shots as well as shots from the fairway, tee box, bunker, rough, and bad lies. Practice and improve your shotmaking with 95 drills that feature a scoring system to gauge and accelerate your progress. After building a strong skill base, improve the mental side of your game by learning to select the right club, analyze ball flight, and manage your emotions to raise your level of play and enjoyment of the game. This self-paced learning tool allows you to build a solid overall game and build on any initial golf lessons you may have had. As part of the popular Steps to Success Sports series—with more than 1.5 million copies sold—Golf: Steps to Success is the instructional guide you’ll find most valuable not only on the practice range and green but also on every hole you play.
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Golfing in the Zone: The Long Game
Covers the major aspects of golf's long game, including basic swing mechanics, grip, stance and address, posture, alignment and pre-shot routine, ball position, extension, the mental game, and more. Special section for women golfers.
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Golfing in the Zone: The Short Game
Examines each of the three key aspects of golf's short game (putting, chipping, and bunker play). Includes mechanics, drills, equipment, fundamentals, and mental tips for each key area. The book includes dozens of helpful photographs.
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