Golfs Short Game For Dummies

Packed with fun drills and exercises Chip, pitch, and putt your way to a better score On average, 50 percent of your golf score is based on shots 50 yards or closer to the green. Packed with tips, techniques, drills, and exercises, this handy guide gives you the know–how you need to improve your short game — pitch and chip shots, bunker play, and putting — and dramatically lower your score. Discover how to: Improve your chip, pitch, and bunker shots Fine–tune your putting Select the right wedges and putter Apply the techniques of top pros Fix common problems

Introduction. Part I: Walking the Short Game. Chapter 1: Sharpening Your Approach. Chapter 2: Discerning the Short Game Certainties. Chapter 3: Gearing Up for the Short Game. Part II: The Long and Short of It: Short Game Technique. Chapter 4: Chipping Off the Ol’ Block. Chapter 5: Pitch, Pitch, Pitch. Chapter 6: Climbing Bunker Hill. Chapter 7: Putting Your Best Foot Forward. Part III: Short Game Strategies. Chapter 8: Waging (and Wedging) a Ground Campaign. Chapter 9: Selecting Putting Strategies and Remedies. Chapter 10: Taking an Unconventional Approach. Chapter 11: Flipping to Flop. Chapter 12: Keeping Your Head in the Game. Part IV: Short Cuts to the Short Game. Chapter 13: Warming Up to the Short Game. Chapter 14: The Games People Play. Chapter 15: Tricks and Treats: Techniques and Tools to Improve Your Game. Chapter 16: Learning from the Stars. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 17: Ten Simple Secrets of Short–Shot Success. Chapter 18: Ten Ways You Can Practice Off the Course. Chapter 19: Ten of the Greatest Short Shots Ever. Chapter 20: Ten Great Short Game Golf Courses. Index.

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.