Saving Par

Todd Sones was ranked one of the top 100 PGA teachers in the United States by Golf Magazine, and his noted clients include PGA Tour players Scott McCarron and Robert Gamez. He operates the Todd Sones Impact Golf Centre in Vernon Hills, Illinois, and is director of instruction at Ironwood Country Club in Indian Wells, California. What are your options when you encounter a fluffy lie in the rough near the green? How do you execute a super lob to a tight pin on an elevated green? What should you do when you're facing the perils of hitting through, under, or over trees; swinging with little or no back swing; taking opposite-hand shots; or hitting blind? You play like a champ. With the right frame of mind, and the right technique, a delicate pitche over a bunker can become as routine as a 3-foot putt. The key is preparation. SAVING PAR gives you the skills you need to hit the 40 most difficult and demanding shots in golf. As author and PGA pro Todd Sones says, "In everyone of us there exists the capacity to respond with strokes of genius." It's time to find yours.