
Understanding the Golf Swing
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- A Note to the Reader
- The Most Important Concept - The Swing
- Part I - Preparing to Swing: Grip, Stance, and Alignment
- Chapter 1 - The Grip
- Overlapping Grip
- Interlocking Grip
- Ten Finger Grip
- When is the 10 Finger Grip Recommended?
- Grip Pressure
- Pressure and Feel
- Improving Your Grip
- Gripping the Club Visually
- Summary
- Chapter 2 - The Address Position
- Finding Good Balance
- Width of Stance
- Types of Stances
- Weight Distribution and Posture
- Chapter 3 - Alignment
- Checking Alignment
- Methods for Taking Alignment
- Part II - Visualizing the Swing
- Chapter 4 - Analyzing the Swing
- Responsiveness of the Body to the Swing
- What To Do To Produce the Swing
- What Does a Golf Swing Look Like?
- Swinging the Club and Playing through: Application of the Proper Concept
- Part III - Cause and Effect and Corrections
- Chapter 5 - Common Problems
- Slicing
- Hooking
- Casting
- Topping the Ball
- Hitting the Ground behind the Ball
- Coming Over the Top
- Shanking
- Corrections for Incorrect Ball Flight
- Part IV - Special Shots
- Chapter 6 - Sand Play
- The Address Position for Greenside Bunker Shots
- The Address Position for Fairway Bunker Shots
- Greenside Bunker Shots
- Fairway Bunker Shots
- Chipping From Greenside Bunkers
- Exploded Chip Shots From Greenside Bunkers
- Bad Lies In Bunkers
- Very Deep Greenside Bunkers
- Greenside Bunker Lies on Hard Surface
- Sidehill Lies in Bunkers
- My Personal Opinion
- Chapter 7 - Pitching and Chipping
- Stance for the Short Game
- The Swing for the Chip Shots and Pitch Shots
- The Landing Spot
- Changing Ball Flight
- Ball Resting Against or Close to the High Cut
- Ball in Hole Near Green but Not in Its Own Pitch Mark
- The Gravity Shot
- Using the Putter for Approach Shots
- Getting the Ball to Stop Close to the Target
- Chapter 8 - Putting
- The Putting Grip
- Putting Stance and Address Position
- The Address
- The Putting Stroke
- Reading the Green
- Should You Concentrate on Making Putts?
- The Yips
- Chapter 9 - Playing the Unusual Shots
- Sidehill Lies
- Uphill Lie
- Downhill Lie
- Remembering Ball Direction from Non-level Lies
- If Low Shots Are Needed
- If Higher Shots Than Normal Are Necessary
- Intentional Hooks and Slices
- Playing Shots from the Rough
- Part V - Beyond the Swing
- Chapter 10 - Power
- Acceleration-How Is the Propelling Force Created?
- Speed
- Relationship between Strength and Speed
- Should the Backswing Be Made Faster If the Forward Swing Is Made Faster?
- A Final Word-Play to Your Own Potential
- Chapter 11 - The Mental Side
- Mental Attitudes
- Maintaining Purpose
- Mental Direction
- Chapter 12 - John Doe and His Game
- Mental Direction and the Mental Lapse
- Chapter 13 - Observation, Awareness, Feel, and Visualization
- Chapter 14 - Course Management
- An Example of Course Management
- Rain and Wet Greens
- Using Common Sense
- Summary
- Appendixes - 15 Ideas Detrimental to Building and Maintaining A Good Golf Swing
- Glossary of Terms
- Helpful Thoughts
- Historical Information
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