This is a comprehensive guide to the game of golf for the intermediate golfer. Starting with the basics of the set-up and swing, it moves on to the mechanics of striking the ball and learning the arts of chipping and putting. Experts of Golf World magazine, John Jacobs, Ken Adwick, Ian Connelly, Alan Fine and Beverly Lewis, describe how to analyze your game, both out on the course and on the practice ground. For competition golfers, they provide some useful tips on developing matchplay tactics and how to think your way round a golf course.
Designed for the golf player who has mastered the first learning stages of golf, and who now wishes to gain a deeper insight and understanding of the fundamental techniques and swing theories in order to improve his or her game, this book features professional advice from the Golf World professional teaching panellists - Tim Barter, Jim Christine, Tommy Horton and John Stirling. This is complemented by photographic sequences that include swing sequences of the top players' specialist shots and a selected range of illustrations indicating the recommended techniques. Swing sequences of Faldo, Norman, Ballesteros and Strange are included in the celebrity line-up. All the instructional photography was shot on location.
Updated 1998 Edition -- All New Articles. Improve your career opportunities in the multi-faceted golf industry. These 38 articles are essential reading for anyone serious about either establishing or advancing their career in the golf industry. It covers a range of topics including: career opportunities in the field, salaries in selected parts of the industry, career development activities offered by associations, women combining golf with career advancement in other fields, self-development & self-promotion, job descriptions, & personnel problems. Other topics include: compensation packages for head professionals, the PGA Golf Professional Training Program, the Advanced Earned Income Tax Credit, turf careers, golf course mechanic, jobs in corporate-run facilities, PGA Master Professionals, how to find a new position, negotiation, facility staffing, setting goals, golf architecture careers, tipping policies, wage & hour terms, & women head professionals. This is a NGF InfoPac publication. InfoPacs are bound collections of full-text articles, compiled & copied from various golf industry magazines, newsletters, & journals.
The tests a golfer faces on the course are the direct result of the challenges originally faced by the golf course architect, whether they be complicated terrain, forces of nature, budget limitations, demanding developers, or the difficult task of balancing the practical scientific needs of a golf course with the architect’s creative instincts. Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects offers readers behind-the-scenes tales from America’s master architects themselves in their own words. Elite designers such as Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arthur Hills, Arnold Palmer, and others share their personal anecdotes related to the creation of some of the world’s most famous courses: from run-ins with snakes to bulldozers sinking in quicksand, to holes created by accident, such as the famed island green 17th at the TPC at Sawgrass. Published in collaboration with the prestigious American Society of Golf Course Architects, Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects includes more than 150 beautiful full-color photographs and dozens of drawings and course blueprints, making this a first of its kind insider’s look at golf course architecture sure to become a key addition to the libraries of all golfers with an appreciation for the courses they play.
While China is shaking the world in ever increasing ways, behind the scenes it is the Church that is moving China. And the Holy Spirit will not stop at China's borders. From the fires of persecution to the toughest frontiers of mission, the Chinese Church is rising up. Many Chinese Christians are convinced that they are set to become a powerful missionary force that will reach to the ends of the earth. Chinese believers know how to believe; they know how to pray; and they know how to remember and honor their spiritual heritage. These qualities are leading believers to engage directly with the rest of the world. The Coming Chinese Church tells stories of the Chinese revival previously unpublished in the West and offers prophetic insight into China's role in mission as it seeks to impact the world. Drawing heavily on testimonies and stories from within the Chinese Church, this luminous book deals with a number of major themes: confronting the challenges of secularism; anti-Christian sentiment; engaging with Islam; personal and corporate revival.
With clear, concise technique-teaching points accompanied by large, helpful photos, this manual makes an excellent instructional tool. From the basics of hitting each standard shot to proper selection of those shots on the course, this book covers everything from tee to green. 208 color illustrations.
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