Andrew's Essential Guide to Beginners Golf is an impressive step-by-step guide on the basics of how to play golf, a few rules, course etiquette, what equipment to buy, and how to score. A beginner will very quickly learn how to get the ball moving forward to an adequate level of distance and accuracy, even if they've never held a golf club. Consistent golf is all about setting up correctly to hit the ball and understanding how the swing works. To simplify instructions, the book dispenses with jargon and uses illustrative drawings to show basic techniques to practice. The reader will learn how to hold a golf club, the correct posture, the half and full swing, basic rules and etiquette, how to score, the function of a handicap, and more.

Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible is the first book in a four-book series, The Dave Pelz Scoring Game Series. The next volume in the series will be Dave Pelz's Putting Bible. "He who rules the short game collects the gold." --Dave Pelz's Golden Rule of Golf Fed up with trying to imitate the pros, buying the latest expensive equipment, and seeing your handicap stay the same? The first book by bestselling author and internationally revered golf instructor Dave Pelz since Putt Like the Pros, his bestselling classic, Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible can show you the way to lower scores by improving your short game. The result of decades of scientific research studying thousands of golfers, Dave's philosophy is as simple as it is revolutionary and groundbreaking: Instead of practicing the wrong things the right way, or the right things the wrong way, Pelz shows you how to find your own personal weaknesses and how to improve them to efficiently lower your scores. Packed with all the knowledge, charts, and photos needed to learn from the master, Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible is the essential book for every golfer who's looking to improve his or her game. Dave's approach to golf is easy to understand: 80 percent of the strokes golfers lose to par are determined by their play within 100 yards of the green--the crucial scoring game. The most important and yet the least focused-on aspect of golf, your short game, can indeed make or break your entire game. And nobody teaches the short game like Dave Pelz. His renowned golf schools and clinics focus exclusively on putting and the short game, attracting top players like Tom Kite, Colin Montgomerie, two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen, reigning PGA champion Vijay Singh, Steve Elkington, Payne Stewart, Peter Jacobsen, and many LPGA players including Annika Sorenstam and Liselotte Neumann. The pros know, as you are about to learn, that while others teach golfers how to swing, Dave Pelz teaches golfers how to score . . . and win. A former physicist for NASA, Dave brings a scientific rigor to his research and instruction that has made him the top short-game expert in the world. Dave has observed and then taught thousands of golfers to improve their ability to score better. The years he has spent studying the short game, including chipping, lobs, pitches, distance wedges, and bunker play, have resulted in an unequaled expertise and a fascinating body of knowledge on golf, with the statistics and data to back it up. In this new book, Dave for the first time shares the understanding and techniques he has taught the pros, including a wide array of innovative tests and exercises for mastering those deceptive and high-pressure shots of the short game. Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible is an essential book for golfers of all levels. Covering everything golfers need to know to improve their short game, Dave's system can--and will--help you to consistently shoot lower scores.

Get On The Course And Give It A Swing! Afraid You'll Look Foolish on the Golf Course? Don't Know a Wood from an Iron? Want to Get In on One of the Fastest Growing Sports Around? Learn How to Golf and Impress Your Friends With Beginner’s Guide to Playing Golf! You don’t need to sit on the sidelines or find another excuse to get out of a golf invitation. A little practice certainly wouldn’t hurt before making your ‘debut’, however, you’ll see much faster progress after applying the advice and suggestions in the Beginner’s Guide to Playing Golf. Here’s a brief list of some of the ‘golden nuggets’ of knowledge you’ll find:?? ?* The Secrets to Playing Golf and What You Were Afraid to Ask Your Friends?? ?* Choosing the Proper Golf Club! From the first swing until the last, choosing the right club will greatly improve your game.?? ?* How To Achieve the Perfect Grip! Yes, it matters how you hold your club, and here’s what you need to know to do it right.?? ?* Proper Stance and Posture for Golfers! A proper swing requires a proper stance, if you don’t know how to stand then don’t expect too much from your clubs.?? ?* Proper Stance for Perfect Putts! Putting requires a different technique to get results. Don’t spend all afternoon at the same hole trying to make the putt!?? ?* Correcting Common Swing Mistakes! It’s easy to forget the principles behind great swings until you’ve made several frustrating shots - learn these tips and avoid common mistakes.?? ?* How and When to Use a Wood! Not always the easiest club to get comfortable with, learn how to make great shots with a Wood.?? ?* When and How to Use an Iron! There’s more than one in your golf bag, but when should you use them and how??? ?* How to Improve Your Contact! There’s nothing more embarrassing than missing the ball or having it dart to the side. Learn how to improve contact and get that ball moving in the right direction!?? ?* Overcoming Your Fears - The Mental Game of Golf! The secret that’s worth the price of the whole book – how to keep your head in the game and not let frustration get the better of you!?? ?* How To Keep Score In a Golf Game! Whether you’re playing alone or in a group, keeping accurate score will count (especially if your friends try to cheat!)?? ?* Tips for Uphill and Downhill Swings! Special instructions to help you make the best shots in any situation.?? ?* How to Get Out of the Bunker! Don’t want to sit in the Bunker all day? Try these tips and you won’t!?? ?* Handling the Rough! You’re bound to find yourself in the rough, especially when you’re just learning, here’s how to get out and keep the game going.

No more surprises. No more blow-ups. The ultimate golf primer with the proven basics you need to play the game the way it should be played. Whether you're new to the game, frustrated with your ability to score or simply in the market for a refresher on the tried-and-true mechanics that make hitting the ball fun and easy, GOLF Magazine's Big Book of Basics is all you need. Covering everything there is to know about your setup, swing, mental outlook and even how to be a better playing partner or more accomplished competitor, The Big Book of Basics leaves no lesson unturned, providing the knowledge you need to take your game to a whole new level or simply start out on the right foot. Written by GOLF Magazine's Top 100 Teachers in America-the most elite team of instruction experts in the nation-and presented using rich photography and step-by-step illustrations, The Big Book of Basics answers all of your golf questions by focusing on the base needs all golfers must own to hit straighter drives, better irons and putts that always find the bottom of the cup. In addition to improving any golfer's swing, it's designed as easy-to-understand primer for new players and high-handicaps. GOLF Magazine's Big Book of Basics offers Top 100 Teacher-approved ways to enjoy the game more and have a better golf experience by explaining key rules, codes of etiquette and equipment issues. Simple, quick and effective-getting back to basics with this book will be the best investment you make in your game.

Famous author Mark Twain once wrote, “Golf is a good walk wasted.” Many people feel this way. After all, what’s so fun and interesting about hitting a little white ball with a metal stick trying to get it in a little hole? However, the truth is there is fun to be had on the golf course as is evidenced by the millions of golf enthusiasts all over the world. One of the great things about golf is that it is more than a physical sport. Your mental state can play a huge part in your golf game. If you hit a bad shot, it can really affect your next stroke and so on and so forth. It’s important to realize that if golf were less challenging, it wouldn’t be nearly as much fun. I’m not a golf pro, but I do love the game of golf. I’ve always wanted to improve my golf game, so this book will help both you and me. I decided that researching what the pros have to say would be a great way to put their advice to good use. Compiling all of that information into this book would also be a great way to share that advice. Let’s look at different aspects of the game of golf and find some easy ways to improve our scores!

From 50 yards and in, no golfer in history has demonstrated more talent, flair, creativity and precision, or generated more raw excitement, than Phil Mickelson. His ability with the sand wedge and putter are legendary not only among fans but his peers as well, and it is his skill with those clubs that is primarily responsible for his winning 34 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including three major championships. In his first-ever instruction book, Mickelson explains in detail how to master every phase of the short game. Mickelson maintains that any golfer of average ability can become a deadly short-game player by approaching the subject with a blend of science (proper mechanics and setup) and art (imagination and feel). Mickelson does a fine job explaining both; combining the wisdom of his great teachers with his own fertile imagination, cultivated from 34 years of experimentation, trial and error. No golfer can afford to miss out on Mickelson′s secrets and tips.

This book covers a variety of situations that the golfer may encounter and unravels some of the intricacies of the rulebook.