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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 (), 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 and, 245 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 258

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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

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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 , 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

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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

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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

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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. See also specific clubs bunker shot from steep lie, distance with, 35 102–103 loft, 34 bunker shot from uphill lie, 98–100 Irwin, Hale (player) downhill, 83, 85, 98–100 Million-Dollar Shootout, 244 effect on pitch shot, 70 U.S. Open (1990), 241–242 pitching from a bare, tight lie, 78–79 pitching from deep grass, 79–82 pitching from uneven lie, 82–86 • J • side-hill, 82–83, 84 uphill, 85–86, 98–100 Jacklin, Tony (player), 221, 246 lip, bunker, 90, 102 Jingles (game), 197–199 lob wedge Jones, Bobby (player), 119 description, 38 Jones, Jr., Robert Tyre (player/ loft, 34, 38 course designer), 48, 255 for pitch shot, 79 loft • K • for chip shot, 55 description, 34–35 Kiawah Island Golf Resort (course) effect on ball travel, 35 description, 254–255 long putter, 43–45 Ryder Cup (1991), 245 LPGA Tour, 202, 222–223 Kite, Tom (player), 218 knock-down shot, 127–129 Knox, Kenny (player), 110 • M • Kuehne, Hank (player), 217 MacKenzie, Alister (course designer), 255 • L • make it or break it philosophy, 139–141 lag putting, 139, 141–142 mallet putters, 42–43 landing spot, chip shot, 57–58 Masters Langer, Bernhard (player), 115 location, 255–256 launch angle, 36 skip-shots, 162 lay of the land, 25 tournaments, 122, 218, 240–241 lead hand (non-dominant), as captain McCord, Gary (Golf For Dummies), 3 of the swing, 205–206, 228 McGee, Mike (player), 110 left-handed shot, 157–161 McGovern, Jim (player), 110 The Legend of Bagger Vance (film), 254 Mediate, Rocco (player), 44 legs Medinah Country Club, 241–242 still, 118–119 meditation, 147 warm-up exercise, 182, 183 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 263

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mental aspect blame, 172 • N • doubt, dispelling, 176–177 Nary, Bill (player), 110 fear, accepting, 173–174 National Golf Foundation, 10 heat of the moment, 172–174 New Course at St. Andrews, 132 ignoring results, 174 Nicklaus, Jack (player) over-analysis, 171–172 gloves and putting, 113 phrase, pacing swing with, 177 putter devotion, 48 of putting, 110–111 Ryder Cup, 246, 247 regrouping, 170–172 short game of, 224 self talk, 175–176 U.S. Open (1982), 244–245 tempo, regaining, 170–171 9-iron visualization, 174–175 for knock-down shot, 128 Mickelson, Phil (player) loft, 34 blade putter use, 41 for pitch shot, 36, 69, 72, 74 flop shot, 163 non-dominant hand, as leader of Masters (2004), 122 swing, 205–206 U.S. Open (1999), 248 Norman, Greg (player) Miller, Johnny (player) Augusta National Golf Club and, 255 putting by, 223–224 drives, 1, 2 yips, 146 Masters (1987), 240–241 Million-Dollar-Par-Three-Shootout PGA Championship (1986), location, 253 239–240 matches, 243–244 North, Andy (player), 110 miniature golf, 122 mirror, use in practice, 215–216 mistakes • O • avoiding common, 16–19 curve shots, 18 Oakmont (course), 223 decelerating club, 19 obstacles, assessment of, 23–24 expectations, unreasonable, 17 Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf lack of preparation, 16–17 Resort (course), 254–255 over-thinking, 18 Olazabal, Jose Maria (player), 246 playing without purpose, 16 Old Course at St. Andrews (course) technique fundamentals, ignoring, bunkers, 98 18–19 description, 250 too far from target line, 19 Road Hole, 154–155 wrong club, 17 O’Meara, Mark (player), 146 Mitchell, Ed (astronaut), 247 one-handed shots, 205 Mize, Larry (player), 240–241 1-iron, skill needed for, 35 moguls, green, 133 open stance moon, Shepard shot on, 247 bellied wedge, 156 Muirfield Village (course), 221 bunker shot, 91 music chip shot, 59 for playing in the subconscious, pitch and run shot, 130 206–207 pitch shot, 72 tempo, 207 over-analysis, 18, 145, 171–172 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 264

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strategy, 70–71 • P • swing, 71–75 pacing, your swing with a phrase, 177 trajectory, 77–78, 126 Pak, Se Ri (player), 202 from uneven lie, 82–86 Palmer, Arnold (player) from uphill lie, 85–86 on putting, 152 weight distribution, 74 Putt-Putt golf franchises, 122 Pitching for Dollars (game), 195–196 par-3 course, 252–253 pitching wedge Pate, Jerry (player), 251 backspin from, 37 Pavin, Corey (player), 110 description, 37 Pebble Beach Golf Links (course), loft, 34, 37, 74 244–245 for pitch shot, 69, 72, 74, 79 penalty stroke, 156, 158, 159 Player, Gary (player) PGA Championship, 220, 239–240 bunker shots of, 219 phrase, pacing swing with, 177 putter devotion, 48 pin, pulling, 134–135 players. See also specific players Pinehurst #2 at Pinehurst Resort learning from stars, 217–224 (course) watching on television, 232–233 description, 250–251 Players Championship, 251 U.S. Open (1999), 247–248 positive self talk, 175–176 pitch and run shot pot bunkers, 90, 98 aiming, 129–130 practice club choice, 130 bunker shot, 207–209 stance, 130 chalk line exercise, 209–210 swing, 130–131 clubface awareness, 40 pitch mark, 84 dowel drill, 212–213 pitch shot flop shot, 165 ball position, 72–73, 78 fun, 15–16 from bare, tight lie, 78–79 at home, 213–216 bunker shot compared, 92–93 importance of, 13–14 characteristics of, 68 like you play, 188–194 chip shot compared, 54, 67–68 making it a priority, 13–16 club preference, 69 mirror use in, 215–216 from deep grass, 79–82 organizing, 189 description, 11, 67 pitch and run shot, 131 distance, 72, 74–75 pitch shots, 69, 74–75 goals and expectations, 26, 69–70 plan development, 14–15 grip, 74, 79, 220 putting, 140–141, 148, 209–214 hazards, avoiding, 68 of Se Ri Pak, 202 holding the green with, 133 stretching exercise, 213–214 as long putt, 230 swings in bunkers, 88 one-handed practice, 205 Texas wedge, 132 over water hazards and bunkers, tough shots, 23 76–77 trench exercise, 210–212 practice, 69, 195–196 unconventional approaches, 161–162 repairing your mark, 84 variety, 191 from side-hill lie, 83, 85 visualization, 174–175 stance, 72–74 weighted club, 215 steps in hitting, 71 with wind, 190 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 265

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practice games as Texas wedge, 131–132 Bingo, Bango, Bongo, 197–199 traditional, 41–43 Eight in a Row, 200–201 variability in, 40–41 First to Make Five, 201–202 putting cups, electric, 231–232 Horse, 197 putting games, 197, 199–202 Jingles, 197–199 Putt-Putt Golf, 122 Pitching for Dollars, 195–196 putts and putting Snake, 199–200 by Ben Crenshaw, 222 practice, off-course best rounds ever, 110 chip into drapes, 234 from bunkers, 152–153 cleaning clubs, 236 on carpet, 231–232 hand-eye coordination with other chip shot choice instead of, 54–55 sports, 237 competitive advantage and, 107 holding your wedge, 233–234 conceding, 109 homework, 237 confidence, 138, 141 putt on carpet, 231–232 description, 12 review scorecards, 235–236 downhill, 143–144 strengthening exercises, 234–235 expectations, 175 visualize good shots, 235 followthrough, 120 watching television, 232–233 freezing head and eyes during, practice range 119–120, 146–147 balance improvement, 204–205 fundamentals, importance of, 18–19 music listening, 206–207 gimmies, 109, 200 one-handed shots, 205–206 goals and expectations, 26, 108–112 organizing practice on, 189–191 grip, 113–115 pre-round warm-up, 192–193 importance of skills, 106–107 precision by Johnny Miller, 223–224 needed for short game, 14 lag, 139, 141–142 of putting, 106 learning from, 140 Price, Nick (player), 207 legs, still, 118–119 punch shot, 127–129 lengthening backstroke, 139 putter long, 109–111 awareness, 212 make it or break it philosophy, belly, 45–46 139–141 blade, 41–42 maladies, 144–148 caring for, 48–50 margin of error, 106, 172 choosing, 46–47 marking on scorecard, 236 clean and dry, 49–50 mental aspects, 110–111 cover, 49 miniature golf, 122 damaged, 153–154 practice, 140–141, 148, 209–214 description, 41 prejudice, 105–106 devotion to, 48 pre-round warm-up, 192, 193–194 grip, 50 reading break of greens, 120–122 grounding, 111 speed, 118, 139–140, 142–143 handling with care, 49 stance, 112–113, 222 individual bag compartment for, 49 straight, 230 long, 43–45 strategies, 137–144 mallet, 42–43 style, 138–142 off-green use, 131–132 swing, 116–120 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 266

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putts and putting (continued) Sandler, Adam (actor), 174 target line, 112–113, 115–116 Sarazen, Gene (player) two-footers, 109 career, 39 variables, 111 grand slam, 219 wrists, stiff, 119 sand wedge invention, 39, 149 yips, 144–148, 223–224 scorecard Purtzer, Tom (player), 153 marking, 236 reviewing, 235–236 scoring distance, 11 • R • secrets of success ready golf, 199 clubface awareness, 227–228 relief, 45, 154 expectations, realistic, 229–230 Remember icon, 5 followthrough, 229 road, playing from, 154–155 lead hand as captain, 228 Rocca, Constantino (player), 242–243 roll the ball on the ground, 230 Rogers, Bill (player), 244 speed, maintaining constant, 228 roll, 230 straight putt, 230 Ross, Donald (course designer), subconscious playing, 227 143, 240, 250–251 swing along target line, 228 rotator cuffs, stretching, 182–183, 184 swing through the shot, 228–229 routine, pre-shot self talk, positive, 175–176 to turn mind off, 28 Senior Tour, and, 224 visualization of target line, 29 7-iron watching Tour players, 232 for backhand swing, 159 Royal Birkdale (course), 218 for chip shot, 36, 55, 56, 57 rubber band exercise, 213–214 loft, 34 rules, bunker, 88 opposite-handed, 161 Runyan, Paul (player), 62–63 for pitch and run shot, 130 Runyan shot, 63–66 for Runyan shot, 63, 65 Ryder Cup Shepard, Alan (astronaut), 247 history, 245 Shiels, Michael Patrick (author/golfer), matches, 218, 222, 245–247, 254–255 132, 136 Ryder, Samuel (creator of Ryder shoes, cleaning, 236 Cup), 245 short game statistical approach to, 10–11 swing options, 11–12 • S • short shots, greatest ever Alan Shepard on the moon, 247 sand save, 88. See also bunker; Bob Tway at 1986 PGA, 239–240 bunker shot Constantino Rocca at 1995 British sand, soft versus hard, 90 Open, 242–243 sand wedge at 1990 U.S. Open, 241–242 for bunker shot, 207–208 Justin Leonard in 1999 Ryder Cup, description, 37 245–246 invention of, 39, 149 in 1983 Ryder Cup, loft, 34, 37, 92 246–247 for pitch shot, 69, 72, 79 Larry Mize at 1987 Masters, 240–241 for Runyan shot, 65 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 267

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Lee Trevino at 2002 Million-Dollar Stadium Course, Tournament Players Par-Three-Shootout, 243–244 Club at Sawgrass (course), 251 Payne Stewart at 1999 U.S. Open, Stadler, Craig (player), 160 247–248 stance at 1982 U.S. Open, ball position, 31, 59, 60, 72–73 244–245 bunker shot, 91, 92–94 shot variables chip shot, 59–61 firmness of ground, 24 flop shot, 164–165 gross variations, 24 mirror examination of, 216 lay of the land, 25 open, 59, 72, 91, 130, 156 lie, 23 pitch and run shot, 130 obstacles, 23–24 pitch shot, 72–74 wind, 24 putting, 112–113, 222 shoulders Runyan shot, 63 position for bunker shot, 99–100 shoulder set, 61 position for chip shot, 61 watching Tour players, 232–233 stretching, 182–186 weight distribution, 59–60, 74 Singh, Vijay (player) statistics, 10 music use by, 206 steering, as cause of yips, 145 practice by, 188 Stewart, Payne (player), 247–248 putter preference, 45 stimpmeter, 143 6-iron, loft of, 34 Strategic Fox at Fox Hills Golf Club Skins Game, 223 (course), 253 skip-shots, 162 strategy slice chip shot, 56 effect of lie on, 70 defensive, 142 from side-hill lie, 83, 84 holding the green, 133 wind and, 190 low trajectory, 126–129 Smith, Rick (course architect), 253 pitch shot, 70–71 Smyers, Steve (course designer), 39 pitching and running, 126–129 Snake (game), 199–200 pre-round warm-up, 191–194 Sorenstam, Annika (player) pulling the pin, 134–135 finishing, 222–223 putting, 137–144 visualization, 235 Texas wedge use, 131–132 Southern Dunes Golf Club (course), 39 strengthening exercises, 234–235 speed stretching bunker shot swing, 96–97, 101 back, 183–187 chip shot swing, 62 legs, 182–183 consistent, 228 putting exercise, 213–214 putting, 118, 139–140, 142–143 upper arms and shoulders, 182–186 spike marks, on the green, 112 wrists and forearms, 187–188 spinning the club, 78 subconscious, playing in the sports, for hand-eye coordination, 237 description, 27–28 St. Andrews music use, 206–207 British Open (1995), 242–243 as secret to success, 227 New Course, 132 when putting, 118, 146, 147, 148 Old Course, 98, 154–155, 250 superstition, 48 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 268

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swing tension, 170–171 backhand, 159 Texas wedge, 131–132 bunker shot, 95–97, 100–101 3-iron, loft of, 34 chip shot, 59–62 Threetops Course at Treetops Resort clubface awareness during, 227–228 (course) distance from target line and, 29 description, 252–253 finishing, 233 Million-Dollar Par-Three-Shootout, flop shot, 165 243–244 followthrough, 97, 129, 223, 229 3-wood front hand leading, 30 chipping with, 150–152 head down myth, 177 loft, 34 lead hand as captain of, 205–206, 228 Tip icon, 5 one-handed, 205–206 Torrey Pines (course), 220 options, short game, 11–12 Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass pacing with a phrase, 177 (course), 251 pitch and run shot, 130–131 Trahan, Sam (player), 110 pitch shot, 71–75 trajectory practice in bunkers, 88 advantages of low, 126–129 punch shot, 128–129 altering pitch shot, 77–78 Runyan shot, 63–66 knock-down shot, 127–129 tempo, 207 pitch and run shot, 129 through the shot, 228–229 tree, ball against, 157–158 watching Tour players, 233 trench practice technique, 210–212 weight distribution and, 59–60 Trevino, Lee (player) chipping into drapes, 234 Million-Dollar Par-Three-Shootout, • T • 243–244 target, focus on, 27–28 short game of, 221 target line Tway, Bob (player), 239–240 bunker shot, 94–95, 152 2-iron, skill needed for, 35 chalk line practice, 209–210 chip shot, 59, 151, 230 • U • description, 12, 28–29 flop shot, 165 unconventional approaches mistakes, 19 bellying a wedge, 155–156 pitch and run shot, 129–130 chipping with 3-wood, 150–152 pitch shot, 70, 71, 72, 74, 82, 84 playing from cart path, 154–155 putt, 112–116, 139, 142, 154, 209–210 practicing, 161–162 standing too close to, 29 putting from bunkers, 152–153 swinging along, 228 putting without a putter, 153–154 visualizing, 29 water, playing from, 156–157 Technical Stuff icon, 5 wrong-sided attempts, 157–161 technique United States Golf Association (USGA), ignoring textbook, 18–19 44, 45 preferences, 18–19, 21 unplayable ball, 102, 158 tempo U.S. Open, 173, 223, 241–242, 244–245, music for developing, 207 247–248 regaining, 170–171 Utley, Stan (player), 110 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 269

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practice, 193 • V • for flop shot, 164 Valderrama, Club de Golf (course), 256 use as putter, 154 Van de Velde, Jean (player), 171 weight distribution Vardon Trophy, 221 chip shot, 59–60 variables pitch shot, 74 assessing the sand variables, 89–91 weight, donut, 215 putting, 111 weight shift, 60, 74, 95 short-game, 12–13 wind Venturi, Ken (player), 173 effect on pitch shot, 70, 72 visualization effect on putts, 111 of good shots, 235 playing ball low in, 126–127 pitch shot, 71 practicing with, 190 practicing, 174–175 variations, assessment of, 24 of target line, 29 Woods, Tiger (player) attire, 149 Club de Golf Valderrama and, 256 • W • drives, 1, 2 practice by, 161 Wadkins, Lanny (player) putter preference, 42 Ryder Cup (1983), 246–247 sand wedge, damaged, 153 swing speed, 207 wedge choice, 17 warming up World Golf Hall of Fame, 219, 222 back, 183–187 Wright, Mickey (player), 222 importance of, 181 wrists legs, 182, 183 firm when putting, 214 length of time, 192–194 in flop shot, 165 preround preparation, 191–194 in punch shot, 128 quick, 194 in putting, 119, 145 upper arms and shoulders, 182–186 strengthening, 215 wrists and forearms, 187–188 wrong-sided shots, 157–161 waste bunkers, 88 water hazard pitching over, 76–77 • Y • playing from, 156–157 Watson, Tom (player) yawn, 171 Ballybunion Old Course and, 252 yips, 144–148 U.S. Open (1982), 244–245 yips, 146 • Z • wedge. See also specific types bellying, 155 Zoeller, Fuzzy (player) carrying to develop feel for, 233–234 Ryder Cup, 218 flipping the blade, 160 tension relief, 177 loft, 34, 35, 36 Zokol, Richard (player), 206 29_569201 bindex.qxd 1/25/05 10:59 PM Page 270

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