Step-by-step Golf Techniques

Derek Lawrenson is the golfing correspondent for the Daily Mail and contributes regularly to leading golf magazine Golf Monthly. He has received numerous awards for his work including Sports Writer of the Year. A former county player and one-handicap golfer, he gained notoriety in 1999 by winning a 180,000 pound Lamborghini Diablo after hitting a hole in one during a pro-am tournament.

Introduction; Why Golf? History; The Golfing Revolution; Recent History; Worldwide Game; Benefits of Golf; Where to Play; Municipal Golf; Private Clubs; Golf Clubs; History and memorabilia; Variety; Best Buys; Golf Balls; Golf Accessories; Clothing, shoes and rainwear; Bags, tees and markers; Gloves, trolleys and headcovers; The Swing; Intro; Grip; Stance; Backswing; Hitting area; Woods and Irons; One to four woods; Five to nine woods; Long irons; The Tees; Different Tees; Playing from the tee; Playing smart & Fairway woods; Using an Iron; The Fairway; Fairway Wood or Iron? Uphill/Downhill lie; Ball Below/above the feet; Divot; The Clubs; 7-iron to wedge; Wedge; Putting - the black art; 7 to 9 irons - technique; 7 to 9 irons - when to use and how far to hit; 7 to 9 irons - playing from a divot/heavy rough/flying lie; Pitching; General technique; Pitching over a bunker; Bermuda rough; Pitching from a divot/bare lie; The shank; The flop shot; Practice tips; Chipping; General technique; Pitching v Chipping; Buried lie; Behind bunker/fringe of green; Which club to chip with? Alternatives; Practice tips; Bunkers; Different types of bunkers and sand General technique; Uphill/downhill bunkers; Fried egg/footprint lies; Wet sand; Putting; Choosing a putter; General technique; Putting grips; Reading greens; The putter - your flexible friend; Alternative putting; The yips; Troubleshooting; The Myths of Golf; The Mental Game; The Rough; Trees; Hazards; Fairway Bunker; Off a path; Water; Out of Bounds; Deliberate Slice/Fade; Deliberate hook/pull; Restricted backswing; Restricted follow-through; Practice; Where to practice; Essential practice drills; Good Warm up exercises; Distance Judgement; Using Yardage charts and sprinklers; Using Your eyes; Rules, Etiquette and Scoring; Rules: history and background; The basic rules; Essential etiquette; Slow play; Scoring: Foursomes, fourball, handicap etc; Scoring: Par, bogey, eagle, etc; Glossary; Index