Golf For Dummies (Golf for Dummies)
The bestselling golf primer nearly 750,000 copies sold in previous editions now revised with 20 percent new and updated content There are 26.2 million golfers in the U.S., but despite the recent proliferation of high-performance balls, drivers, and putters, the average golf score remains at about 100, the same as it has for years. With his matchless teaching skills and great sense of humor, Gary McCord has helped countless new golfers and old duffers beat this trend and shave strokes off their games. Illustrated throughout with instructional photos, Golf For Dummies is packed with tips, tricks, and techniques to help people master golf basics, correct faults, and boost distance and accuracy. And now his bestselling guide is even better. McCord has thoroughly revised the book with new tips on how to adjust grips, stances, and swings as well as improved workouts to help players stay in shape for the game. There are new pointers from top players, expanded advice on the short game, an evaluation of the latest golf gear, a rundown of great new courses, an overview of today's best golf resources and Web sites, and an updated look at golf's greatest moments and players. For any player who wants a better score and more fun on the links, this guide can't be beat! Gary McCord (Scottsdale, AZ) is a CBS TV golf analyst, a PGA Senior Tour champion, a golf instructor to many celebrities, and a consultant to more than 20 players on the PGA Tour. He is also the cofounder of the Kostis/McCord Learning Center at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the star of the popular Golf For Dummies tutorial DVD.
When it comes to improving your golf game, everyone’s an expert, even other beginners who don’t play any better than you. Get help from real experts. Golf For Dummies, Third Edition, features easy-to-follow instructions for hitting the ball farther and straighter, and shaving strokes off your game. It gives you:
Playing golf is fun—playing better is even more fun. With a little help from Golf for Dummies, Third Edition, you’ll have the time of your life whenever you lace up your cleats.
If you don't know the difference between a lob wedge and a lemon wedge, check out Golf for Dummies, by CBS commentator Gary McCord, one of the game's most colorful--and knowledgeable--characters. It's a wonderful, often hilarious, never boring introduction to the game. Don't let the foreword by Kevin Costner or the afterword by Hootie and the Blowfish confuse the issue; this is a terrifically sound, easy-to-follow primer. McCord's potato-chip drill--yes, potato-chip drill--will revolutionize your swing, and your thinking, with overtones that could spill directly into off-the-course existence, as well.
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61 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 20, 2007 Type: User Review |
He fixed my full swing and that's a lot!
I've been at my golf swing for 15 years. Never got the downswing to precisely reproduce. After ignoring golf books for years I read this book. Why? I'm a big fan of the 'Dummies' series.
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 12, 2007 Type: User Review |
Not what I expected
I ordered this book thinking it was the full-size "Golf for Dummies" I saw at the book store. It isn't. It is a miniature book of about 15 pages with no pictures. The picture is deceptive.
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 1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
Save your money!
Like several other reviewers, I thought I was getting a regular book. What I got was a joke. The booklet is a complete waste of time. For example, the advice on grip says to hold the club in the left hand and then place right hand above it. Are...
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1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 19, 2007 Type: User Review |
Buyer Beware
Look carefully before you buy this book. I thought I was getting a regular dummies book....you know one that is a regular book size and has more than 100 pages. I just looked at the name and the picture and with my knowledge of the "Dummies"...
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1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 14, 2007 Type: User Review |
Good for the True Beginner
I bought this book after having one golf lesson and feeling like my swing was worse then when I first started! I knew nothing about golf or etiquette. This is a very inclusive book about how to dress, what club to use, and more. The pictures are...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 27, 2007 Type: User Review |
WTF...!?!
I would agree with the other CURRENT reviews of this product!!
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1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 15, 2007 Type: User Review |
confused
I thought I was buying one of the series of books for dummies. I want to learn to golf!!! What I got was an itsy bitsy little booklet, cards and a golf tool. I just wanted your basic GOLF FOR DUMMIES paper back book. No wonder it was sooooo cheap....
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1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 13, 2007 Type: User Review |
Two Stars and Two Words....Very Little
Maybe I just didn't look at the photo correctly or I must have missed the fine print that said this Golf for Dummies was a booklet and not a book. It was less than 4"x4" and I can't remember how few pages it had because I threw the $*#& thing...
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 11, 2007 Type: User Review |
Read the small print
I also missed the small print that this is a 2 INCH by 2INCH book (and I don't mean thick). The reviews telling of all the good information and long descriptions are posted under the wrong book. AMAZON NEEDS TO FIX THIS - It's close to deceptive...
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1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 20, 2007 Type: User Review |
What a joke!
It took me about 3 days to figure out the little box with the tiny book IS the book I bought! I thought it's a nice gift came with the item I payed...
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1.00/5 |
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