Ebook: Great golf: game changing tips from history's top golfers

Providing a complete library of golf instruction in one volume, this compilation features a variety of valuable lessons drawn from the most famous, popular, and trailblazing golf books as well as classic and contemporary magazines. Going beyond the standard instructional manual, this is the only golfing reference that presents its information in the original words of the great champions, instructors, and authorsboth male and femalewhile also covering every aspect of the game, integrating its history and the parallel development of its multibillion-dollar instruction industry. Featured instructors and players include Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, Joyce Wethered, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Jack Nicklaus, Harvey Pennick, Chi Chi Rodriquez, Ernie Els, Tiger Woods, Nancy Lopez, Dave Pelz, and Vivien Saunders. Showcasing each lesson with feature boxes that condense essential instruction into handy bullet points, this volumes photographs clearly illustrate the best techniques while countless sidebars, quotes, and tips ensure it is destined to become a classic guide for a timeless sport.;The trip: art is in the eye of the beholder -- The setup: the starting blocks of golf -- The pre-shot routine: like clockwork -- Swing therapy: from gadflys and gardeners to gurus -- Swing components: the devil is in the details -- The backswing: winding up the spring -- The through-swing: the moment of truth -- Chipping and pitching: ground and air assault -- Sand play: toiling through the bunkers of repentance -- Putting: the game within the game -- Faults and cures: prescriptions for the ailing swing -- Trouble shots: how to get out of jail -- Advanced techniques: master class for the precocious golfer.