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29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 257 Index anxiety • Numerics • as cause of yips, 145 1-iron, skill needed for, 35 ridding, 171 2-iron, skill needed for, 35 approach shots 3-iron, loft of, 34 description, 11 3-wood precision needed for, 14 chipping with, 150–152 architects, golf course, 98. See also loft, 34 specific architects 4-iron arms, stretching upper, 182–186 for chip shot, 61 The Art of Putting (Ben Crenshaw), 222 loft, 34 Augusta National Golf Club (course) 5-iron, loft of, 34 description, 255–256 5-wood, loft of, 34 Masters, 222, 240–241 6-iron, loft of, 34 skip-shots, 162 7-iron Austin, Woody (player), 153 for backhand swing, 159 for chip shot, 36, 55, 56, 57 • B • loft, 34 opposite-handed, 161 back for pitch and run shot, 130 strain, 43 for Runyan shot, 63, 65 stretching, 183–187 8-iron backhand swing, 159 for chip shot, 36, 55, 56 backspin loft, 34 cause of, 37 for pitch shot, 72 flop shot, 163–164 9-iron pitch shot, 73, 76 for knock-down shot, 128 with pitching wedge, 37 loft, 34 backswing. See also swing for pitch shot, 36, 69, 72, 74 length and speed for bunker shot, 96 shape for bunker shot, 96 bag, putter placement in, 49 • A • balance, improving, 204–205 aiming COPYRIGHTEDball position MATERIAL borrow and, 230 for bunker shot, 93, 99–100 bunker shot, 94–95 for chip shot, 59, 60 chip shot, 57–58 for flop shot, 165 mistakes in, 18 for pitch shot, 72–73, 78 pitch and run shot, 129 for punch shot, 128 putts, 115–116, 230 for Runyan shot, 63 alignment, as cause of yips, 145, 147 standardizing, 31 Anderson, Sparky (baseball Ballesteros, Seve (player) manager), 48 feel of, 218–219 ankles, stretching, 182 Masters (1987), 240 Ryder Cup and, 245 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 258 258 Golf’s Short Game For Dummies Ballybunion Old Course (course), 252 sand variables, 89–91 belly putter, 45–46 stance, 91, 92–94 bellying the wedge, 155–156 from steep lie, 102–103 Beman, Deane (PGA Tour swing, 95–97, 100–101 commissioner), 251 from uphill lie, 98–100 biceps, stretching, 185–186 Bingo, Bango, Bongo (game), 197–199 blade putter, 41–42 • C • blame, 172 Caddyshack (film), 235 borrow, 230 Canizares, Jose Maria (player), bounce, 37, 155 246–247 break, green The Canyons (course), 220 reading, 120–122 carpet putting, 231–232 speed and, 142–144 cart path, playing from, 154–155 breathing, 171 Casper, Billy (player), 119 British Open Championship chalk line, 209–210 Gene Sarazen and, 39 chip shot at St. Andrews, 242–243, 250 aiming, 57–58 tournaments, 171, 218, 220–221, ball position, 59, 60 242–243 characteristics of, 54 bump and run shot, 129–131 choosing over a putt, 54–55 bunker club choice for, 55 course architects and, 98 description, 11, 54 origin of, 98 into drapes, 234 pitching over, 76–77 expectations, 176 practice, 153 goals and expectations, 26, 56 size and shape, 89–90 grip, 61, 220 waste, 88 as long putt, 230 bunker board, 208 marking on scorecard, 236 bunker shot one-handed practice, 205 aiming, 94–95 pitch shot compared, 54, 67–68 ball position, 93, 99–100 practice, 191 club choice, 92 pre-round warm-up, 192 clubface, 92, 99, 101 Runyan shot, 62–66 description, 11 shoulder position, 61 distance, 97 speed, 62 explosion shot, 89 stance, 59–61 followthrough, 97 steps in hitting, 56–57 from fried egg lie, 100–101 strategy, 56 of Gary Player, 219 swing, 59–62 goals and expectations, 26, 87–88 with 3-wood, 150–152 grip, 92 trajectory, 126 lie, 90–91 weight distribution, 59–60 marking on scorecard, 236 chipper (club), 61 pitch shot compared, 92–93 choking down practice, 191, 207–209 physics of, 127–128 putting, 152–153 for putting with driver, 154 rules, 88 successful short execution, 128–129 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 259 Index 259 chorus line finish, 97 Oakmont, 223 “claw” grip, 115 Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf cleaning Resort, 254–255 putters, 49–50 Old Course at St. Andrews, tips, 236 98, 154–155, 250 Club de Golf Valderrama (course), 256 Pebble Beach Golf Links, 244–245 clubface Pinehurst #2 at Pinehurst Resort, awareness, 215–216, 227–228 247–248, 250–251 for bunker shot, 92, 99, 101 Royal Birkdale, 218 for pitch shot, 78 Southern Dunes Golf Club, 39 in putting, 116–117 Stadium Course, Tournament for flop shot, 164 Players Club at Sawgrass, 251 clubs. See also specific types Strategic Fox at Fox Hills Golf average yardage of, 34–35 Club, 253 deciding which to use, 39–40 Threetops at Treetops Resort, irons, 36 243–244, 252–253 loft of, 34 cover, putter, 49 maximum number allowed, 34 Crenshaw, Ben (player) opposite-handed, 161 The Art of Putting, 222 for pitch shot, 69 Ben Hogan and, 15 putters, 40–50 A Feel for the Game, 222 shot trajectory and, 25 putting of, 222 wedges, 36–39 Ryder Cup and, 222, 245–246 collar, green, 134 on Seve Ballesteros, 218 conceding putts, 109 Crooked Stick (course), 220 confidence curve shot, 18 building, 16–17, 23, 28 in bunker play, 207, 219 lack of, 146 • D • practice and, 16–17, 28, 193 Daly, John (player) putting and, 46–47, 138 British Open (1995), 242–243 reasonable expectations and, 28 drives, 220 The Country Club in Brookline, MA short game of, 220–221 (course), 222, 245–246 deceleration courses bunker shot, 97 Augusta National Golf Club, death by, 19, 97, 228 162, 222, 240–241, 255–256 punch shot, 129 Ballybunion Old Course, 252 putts, 117, 119, 144 The Canyons, 220 water shot, 157 Club de Golf Valderrama, 256 difficult shot, 22–23 The Country Club in Brookline, MA, DiMarco, Chris (player), 122 222, 245–246 divot repair tool, 84 Crooked Stick, 220 Donald, Mike (player), 242 Emerald Dunes Golf Club, 136 donut weight, 215 Indian Creek Country Club, 254 doubt, dispelling, 176–177 Inverness Club, 239–240 dowel drill, for putting, 212–213 Muirfield Village, 221 draw, effect of lie on, 70 New Course at St. Andrews, 132 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 260 260 Golf’s Short Game For Dummies driver A Feel for the Game (Ben frequency of use, 10, 11 Crenshaw), 222 loft, 34 feet, position of, 204–205. See also putting with, 154 stance drives First to Make Five (game), 201–202 flop shot compared, 163 5-iron, loft of, 34 relative importance of, 1–2, 10, 14 5-wood, loft of, 34 Dye, Pete (course architect), flagstick, pulling, 134–135 155, 251, 255 flange, 37, 155 flipping the blade, 160 flop shot • E • backspin, 163–164 easy shot, 22 ball position, 165 Edwards, Bruce (caddie), 245 choosing to hit, 164 Eight in a Row (game), 200–201 deciding against using, 165–167 8-iron description, 12, 163–164 for chip shot, 36, 55, 56 downsides of use, 166 loft, 34 fundamentals of hitting, 164–165 for pitch shot, 72 lob wedge and, 38 electric putting cups, 231–232 options instead of, 166–167 Els, Ernie (player), 150 practice, 165 Emerald Dunes Golf Club stance, 164–165 (course), 136 swing, 165 exercises, strengthening, 234–235 Floyd, Raymond (player), 254 expectations Flynn, William (course architect), 254 bunker shot, 88 followthrough chip shot, 56, 176 bunker shot, 97 distance from pin and, 27 flop shot, 165 flop shot, 166–167 holding finish, 223 of Lee Trevino, 221 importance of, 229 pitch shot, 69–70 punch shot, 129 putting, 109–112, 175 putt, 120 realistic, 26, 229–230 footprints, on greens, 112 unreasonable, 17 forearm, strengthening exercise, 215 explosion shot, 89 Forrest, Steve (golfer), 132 four-ball, 246 4-iron • F • for chip shot, 61 loft, 34 fade, 190 foursomes, 246 Faxon, Brad (player), 148 Fox Hills Golf Club (course), 253 fear, accepting, 173–174 fried egg lie, 100–101 feel fringe, 134 carrying wedge to develop, 233–234 fundamentals importance of, 30 ignoring, 18–19 for putt, 113 preferences compared, 18–19, 21 Seve Ballesteros and, 218–219 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 261 Index 261 grip • G • for backhand swing, 159 games bunker shot, 92 Eight in a Row, 200–201 chip shot, 61, 220 First to Make Five, 201–202 choking down, 127–129 Horse, 197 cleaning, 236 Jingles, 197–199 pitch shot, 74, 79, 220 Pitching for Dollars, 195–196 pressure, 30 Snake, 199–200 putt, 50, 113–115 gap wedge watching Tour players, 232–233 description, 38 ground, firmness of, 24 loft, 34, 38 grounding your club, 88, 111 gimmies, 109, 200 ginger ale, for swollen hands, 31 • H • GIR (greens in regulation), 53 gloves, 113 hamstring, stretching, 182, 183 goals hand-eye coordination, developing bunker shot, 88 with other sports, 237 chip shot, 56 hands pitch shot, 69 effect on pitch shot, 77–78 putting, 108 front hand leading swing, 30 short-game, 26–27 grip pressure, 30 The Golf Channel, 39 position for flop shot, 165 Golf For Dummies (Gary McCord), 3 release of, 204 grand slam, 219, 224 soft, 220 grass swelling, reducing, 31 growth effect on putts, 111–112 Happy Gilmore (film), 174 length near greens, 55 hazard. See also bunker shot pitching from deep, 79–82 pitching over, 76–77 sand compared, 97 playing from water hazard, 156–157 variation, assessment of, 24 Hazard icon, 5 greens Hearn, Ray (course architect), 253 breaks, 120–122, 142–144 height of shot, 77–78 condition effect on putts, 111–112 Heintz, Bob (player), 108 crowned, 133, 143 Hoch, Scott (player), 48, 255 hard, 133 Hogan, Ben (player) holding, 133 Ben Crenshaw and, 15 missing, 24 chip shots, 61 pitch mark, 84 practice, 15, 107, 195 practice, 141, 147–148, 192, putting, 107 193–194 secret of, 31 practicing around, 191 shoe spikes, 236 pulling the pin, 134–135 holding the green, 133 speed, 143–144 Horse (game), 197 greens in regulation (GIR), 53 hosel, 41, 215 Huston, John (player), 108 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 262 262 Golf’s Short Game For Dummies Leonard, Justin (player), 222, 246 • I • lie icons, used in book, 5 assessment of, 23 indent, pitch mark, 84 in bunker, 90–91, 98–103 Indian Creek Country Club bunker shot from downhill lie, (course), 254 98–100 inside the leather (putt), 200 bunker shot from fried egg lie, Inverness Club (course), 239–240 100–101 irons.