TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION – 5

1 – EQUIPMENT – 6
CAUSE AND EFFECT 6 – GOLF BALLS 6 – CLUB FITTING 7
GRIP SIZE 7 – LENGTH AND LIE ANGLE 8
LOFT AND FACE ANGLE 9 – SHAFT FLEX 9
SWINGWEIGHT AND TOTAL WEIGHT 10 – CLUBHEAD FORM 11

2 – GRIP AND SETUP – 11
GRIP 11 – POSTURE 12 – BALL POSITION 13
DISTANCE FROM YOUR BALL 14 – STANCE 15

3 – CLUBHEAD PATH, CLUBFACE ANGLE,
AND SWING PLANE – 15
CLUBHEAD PATH AND CLUBFACE ANGLE 16
SWING PLANE 18

4 – WATCH THE IMPACT – 19

5 – THE GOLF SWING – 20
INSTINCTS 20 – THE MASTER SWING KEY 21
LEAD HAND ROTATION 24 – TIMING, RHYTHM, AND TEMPO 24 EXTENSION 26 – WEIGHT SHIFT 27 – SWING THOUGHTS 28
STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY 28 – FROM START TO FINISH 28 LEARNING IT 30 – FAULTS AND OLD HABITS 32 – RELEASE AND IMPACT DRILL 33 – MAKING IT AUTOMATIC 34 – VARIATIONS 35

6 – BAD LIES – 36
UPHILL 36 – DOWNHILL 36 – BALL ABOVE YOUR FEET 36
BALL BELOW YOUR FEET 37 – BALL IN ROUGH 37
BALL IN TREES 37 – BALL IN FAIRWAY BUNKER 37

7 – THE SHORT GAME – 38
LESS THAN FULL SWINGS 38 – LESS THAN WAIST HIGH 39
PICK YOUR SPOT 40 – GREENSIDE SAND SHOTS 40 – PUTTING 42

8 – OTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – 43

REMINDER LISTS – 45, 47