Improve your golf swing in a day? Easy.
Playing golf is fun--but there's a reason why it's known asthe most maddening (if not wondrous) game of all. The intricaciesof perfecting your golf swing can "tee off" even the most patientgolfer, but that's where this handy little guide comes in.
Improving Your Golf Swing In A Day For Dummies is packedwith tips on improving grip and posture, the essentials of a goodswing, and the mechanics of putting. Plus, you'll get expert adviceand tips for correcting problems with your own form and swing.
* The art of perfecting your golf grip and posture
* The essentials of refining your swing motion
* Adjusting your mechanics for various distances and putting
* Concise coverage of common swing faults and easy fixes
* Online component takes you beyond the book with bonus contentand features
Get set to impress your friends with a perfect swing in notime!
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Gary McCord (Scottsdale, Arizona) is a PGA Champions Tour player and a golf instructor to many celebrities. He's best known for his 24 years of experience providing color commentary for CBS. Fans and critics alike praise him for his knowledgeable perspective, refreshing humor, and sometimes irreverent wit towards a game that is known for taking itself too seriously. In 1999, Gary McCord joined the Champions Tour and took it by storm. He won the first and last events of the year - the Toshiba Senior Classic and Ingersoll-Rand Senior Tour Championship. Over the past few years Gary has continued his excellent play, proving himself to be an extremely talented golfer. Gary has also established himself as a talented author. Non-golfers might recognize McCord for his appearance in the Kevin Costner movie,
Tin Cup, in which Gary played himself and served as a technical director.
Introduction 1
What You Can Do In A Day 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 2
Chapter 1: The Basics of the Swing and the Stance 3
Understanding Swing Basics 4
Starting with Your Hands 4
Getting a grip 5
Completing the grip 9
Positioning Your Body 10
Aiming 10
Nailing down the stance 11
Considering knee flex 12
Deciding on ball position 13
Maximizing the bottom of the swing 14
Keeping your eyes on the ball 16
Observing the one-hand-away rule 17
Chapter 2: Unleashing Your Swing 19
Making Miniswings: Hands and Arms 19
Turning Your Torso 20
Unwinding 22
Getting Yourself Together 23
Finding your rhythm 23
Visualizing shots 24
Watching a near-perfect swing: Hey, that's me! 25
Time to Refine: Establishing Your Swing Plane 25
Mastering checkpoints 26
Taking it from the top 28
Chapter 3: Chipping and Pitching: Short-Game Secrets31
Making Your Pitch 31
Setting Up a Solid Chip 35
Pick your spot 35
Choose the right club 36
Lies and secrets: Consider your ball placement 37
Chip away! 37
Chapter 4: Putting: The Game Within the Game 41
You Gotta Be You: Throwing Mechanics out the Window 42
Building Your Putting Stroke 42
The putting grip 43
The conventional grip 43
Left hand low 45
Putting posture: Stand and deliver 46
Toeing the line 48
Standing just right 48
Matching your putt to your full swing 50
Getting up to speed 51
Chapter 5: Solving Common Faults with Easy Fixes 53
For Better Golf, Use Your Head 54
Fixing Common Swing Faults 54
Slicing and hooking 54
Hitting from the top 57
The reverse pivot 60
Swaying off the ball 60
The belly-button twist 61
A swing that's too short 62
A swing that's too long 62
Chapter 6: Where to Go from Here 63
Taking Your First Steps 63
Visiting dummies.com 64
