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Golf's Short Game For Dummies

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Golfโ€™s Short Game For Dummies by Michael Patrick Shiels and Michael Kernicki is a practical guide that focuses on improving the short game in golf, covering techniques for pitching, chipping, putting, and bunker shots. It provides step-by-step instructions, tips, and insights for golfers of all levels to enhance their skills and reduce strokes on the green. Perfect for those looking to break down the complexities of the short game and elevate their overall golfing prowess.
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This book may appeal to you if you're looking to improve your golf game, specifically your chipping, pitching, and putting skills. Whether you're a beginner seeking to understand the basics or an experienced golfer aiming to refine your technique, this guide offers practical strategies and easy-to-follow instructions that could help take strokes off your game.

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About 70 percent of the shots in a round of golf are taken 75 yards from the pin or closer, making the short game the most significant factor in a golfer's score. This practical guide shows readers how to shave strokes off their game by improving their pitching, chipping, bunker play, and putting.

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Easy-to-grasp techniques for improving the short game.

About 70 percent of the shots in a round of golf are taken 75 yards from the pin or closer, making the short game the most significant factor in a golfer's score. This practical guide shows readers how to shave strokes off their game by improving their pitching, chipping, bunker play, and putting.

Golfers will find expert tips on choosing the right wedges, putters, and balls, as well as illustrated step-by-step instructions on swings used in short-game shots. They'll also find information on how to beat bunkers and other hazards and how to play various liesโ€”in deep rough, from the fairway, uphill, side-hill, and off bare ground.

There's also a section on stretches, exercises, and drills to improve techniques, as well as tips on reading greens for accurate putting.

Golf's Short Game For Dummies is co-authored by Michael Patrick Shiels, a member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He has written four books, and his articles and columns have appeared in worldwide magazines and newspapers.

Michael Kernicki, based in Miami Beach, FL, has been a PGA member for 27 years and is currently the Head Professional at the historic Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780764569203

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 February 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Michael Patrick Shiels writes frequently for golf magazines and is the official golf writer of the PGA of America's Michigan section.

Michael Kernicki is currently the Head Professional at the Indian Creek Country Club in Miami Beach.

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