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"The hottest instructor in golf" (Sports Illustrated) takes on old-school gurus with a far more accessible, intuitive, and innovative approach to those essential chip shots, pitches, and bunker rescues.
Veteran golfers know that the secret to a lower score is a solid short game, but mastering those small strokes can be maddening—even for the pros. One of golf's most revered instructors, Stan Utley now reveals the step-by-step tactics behind his revolutionary short-game techniques in The Art of the Short Game.
After introducing readers to his groundbreaking philosophy that explains why most players don't see all the shots available to them near the green, Utley moves on to shatter conventional wisdom about stance, grip, and ball position. From choosing the right clubs (including a checklist of must-haves that should always be in your bag) to spin reduction during chipping and fearless sand play, The Art of the Short Game demystifies the most aggravating shots on the links. Though Utley's primer features a full set of drills, accompanied by more than seventy-five photos, his approach is far removed from the monotonous, mechanical instruction of yesteryear.
Giving a time-tested secret weapon to every golfer at every level, Utley's short-game methods turn trouble shots into triumph.
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Short game help.......2007-09-01
This book will help any golfer. Itis the first time I've ever seen the mechanics of chipping and pitching all in one place
Just OK.......2007-08-31
Not very in depth. Pictures do not reveal the secrets of the short game. It is pretty much left to figure out on your own. But then again, that is pretty much what golf is all about.
If you're not getting up and down 50% of the time - read this!.......2007-08-31
Golf is difficult but does not require world class strength or skill to play well - especially around the green. While I do not agree with 100% of the theory presented in this book - I like a lot of it. For example - Stan advocates using only 1 club for most all shots around the green. There is no way I will give up my 8 iron bump and run shot when the situation presents itself! I have holed more of them than all other chips combined. We all have our own style, but if you are not getting up and down 50% of the time from around the green you really should read this book. There are techniques that even as a 10 year player of the game with a single digit handicap I had no clue on the correct methods. You will not be disappointed with this book.
The Art of the Short Game - Not Very Artful.......2007-08-27
With the author's recognized expertise in the short game area of golf, this book had a lot of potential to be very helpful. Unfortunately, it did not deliver. The book was poorly edited with pictures in the wrong chapters, subsequently not matching up with their descriptions or were out of sequence.
Though mildly entertaining, this book was supposed to be an instruction book but the information was vague and did not supply the information it said it would in the first chapter or so.
For a novice golfer the book could be hard to understand in parts. For an expert golfer looking for help with their short game or another technique to consider, the information was vague and not descriptive enough to really be of much help.
sound advice from a former tour player.......2007-08-06
Mr. Utley's insights are outstanding. His approach in the sand is extremely effective and has demystifed this part of my game.
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There's an old golf saying that you drive for show and putt for dough. Despite recent woes with the mallet, Tom Watson has been a master on and around the carpet throughout his esteemed career. In easy, conversational style, he fills this essential instructional volume with the basic techniques for pitching, putting, chipping, and sand play, all marvelously illustrated by Anthony Ravielli, then tackles the more challenging variations like high lobs, handling hardpan, and difficult lies. Watson also offers plenty of good advice for thinking about the short game and includes a series of practical drills to help golfers work at improving it.
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A guide to the most difficult and important shots in golf and how to score well from forty yards and in. 118,000 sold to date.
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An excellent book for improving your short game.......2006-03-09
Everyone should read this book if you want to improve your short game. Tom Watson nicely shares his short game tips in this book. I like this book and recommend it for people who wants to reduce his/her number of strokes.
Timeless.......2006-03-04
Tom Watson was the master of consistency and an absolute magician 100 yards in. Actually he would do well to re-read this tome, especially the putting section. It serves up the solution to his woes on the green. Hint - maintaining the wrist angle. However, even if he ignores his own advise, the rest of us can benefit from this terrific book.
ed ulon's review.......2005-10-12
I've read this book many times over, it is excellent. Tom's instruction is practical, easy to understand and with practice, will bring you to another level in chipping and pitching.
MASTERFUL!.......2004-02-29
Who can forget Watson's famous chip shot in the US Open at the 17th at Pebble Beach that is featured on the cover of this book? I remember watching that shot live on television. When he hit his ball into the twelve-inch-long rough the announcers promptly pronounced his chances of winning the US Open over and done. Gone! Instead the master of the short game told his caddy, Bruce Edwards, that he was going to put in in the hole, then holed the chip and went on to defeat Nicklaus for the title.
Whether it's putting, pitching, chipping or sand play Watson's much-copied masterpiece is the last word on the short game. Nevermind that this one was published a few years ago, the concepts here are as fresh and as pertinent as ever from the golfer who epitomized short game excellence.
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Solid Short Game Book.......2001-09-04
The best two things about this book are the illustrations and Watson's discussion on practice. The putting section is the weakest piece. Don't buy this book to help your putting. Buy Stockton's book or Todd Sones new book.
I get the feeling that a lot of this book was recycled from Golf Digest one and two page instructional articles. Nevertheless, the chipping, pitching, and sand play sections are quite good. I found the sand section very helpful.
A solid overview of the short game.
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You've got your health, a good job and a family you love. So why do you find yourself feeling down? Every woman experiences the fatigue, guilt, irritability, low self-esteem, and lack of energy commonly called "the blues." But as Dr. Braiker explains, you can change how you feel, and she provides you with the tools to overcome and manage blue moods. You will learn how to determine the cause of low moods, avoid bouts of the blues, regulate your worries and build your self-esteem. With her three-step Triple A program, Dr. Braiker reveals all the secrets of psychological fitness that have worked for hundreds of her patients, so women won't ever have to feel "down" again.
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Much good advice on contending with Depression .......2007-08-12
This is a very intelligently written guide on contending with Depression.It special focus on women in depression, and ways they can admit their depression to themselves, understand it and act upon it. Many of its tips are I believe extremely useful, for instance that of avoiding excessive rumination when one is depressed, and instead finding outlets in action. There is also clear analysis presented here of the way Depression is a disorder in thought, and recommendations on how the depressed person should begin to avoid the kinds of distortions common in depressed people. Among those distortations are undue generalization, selecting always the bad detail in a situation and focusing on that, imagining one can read the thoughts of others , and imagining them hostile when there is no real evidence for this.
The author is clearly a knowledgable professional with long experience in the field. I do have one problem with the book. It is perhaps too long, too detailed, too filled with information and questionnaires for most of those who are depressed to deal with. After all when a person is depressed their level of energy, including intellectual energy is lower, their ability to contend with outside things is less.
I believe a more condensed book, and one focusing on aspects of action, the practical steps to help take one out of Depression would be helpful for more people.
Nonetheless this work seems to me a fundamentally correct way of looking at the problem, a problem which in one way or another confronts most people at some time in their lives.
Very Helpful for Overcoming Depressions.......2003-05-08
I still have my 1990 copy of Braiker's "Getting Up When You're Feeling Down," and I will have to replace it. I've read it so many times that the spine is broken and the book is held together with tape. The book is very helpful for women who are dealing with depression. Whether you're suffering a garden variety "blue mood" from a bad month, or you've had several terrible years, this book gives a lot of simple psychological techniques for keeping your moods "up" and coping with depressions when they do occur. Even people taking medication for more serious depressions will benefit from the simple mental exercises she recommends for "halting" negative thoughts; the book provides valuable insights on women's thought patterns, and how we can stop depressions from worsening. I came to Amazon today to buy this book for a friend!
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Ken Ventuir's life and his longtime career in golf have been a tale of triumph in the face of adversity.
Growing up in San Francisco, he was drawn to the game for the solitude it offered, the best place for him to find himself - and his dreams. Though his often brilliant career was prematurely halted by injuries, he then emerged as the game's greatest ambassador throughout an unprecedented broadcasting career. Getting Up & Down is the story behind Venturi's captivating rise and fall - and rise again - to the top of the golf world and an inside look at the many different personalities within that world.
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Gripping story of heartbreak & triumph !!!.......2006-04-05
Too young to know Ken Venturi as anything but the voice of CBS golf, his story as a golfer is phenomomal. His heartbreaks in the game were many and tend to overshadow the triumphs but this a great story of the human spirit. Some of the most interesting parts of the book are the stories behind the 3 Masters defeats('56,'58 & '60) and the 1964 US Open victory. The "inside" the ropes stories about some of the "Gods" of golf will make most rethink the images that have been fed to us through the years. Don't get me wrong as you would expect, Venturi does it with class. The other thing that will surprise his fans from the broadcasting days is his behind the scenes intensity as a player and as the winning captain of the 2000 Presidents Cup team. I checked it out from my library but will be buying it because it is a story I want my sons to read some day. You will not be disappointed!
Story of a hard life, a good life.......2004-12-07
Ken Venturi as the voice of golf on CBS is one of the most popular sportscasters of his day. Now retired, he finally has a chance to say things that he couldn't say on the air or anywhere else. In this book he talks about his life as a golfer, his life as a sportscaster, and his life as a man.
He has not had a life that was all roses. Medical problems from carpal tunnel ended his professional golfing career after only 10 years of play. Other illnesses plagued he and his wife from back surgery to multiple bouts with cancer. He has not only survived these, but through it all has kept his sense of humor and overall happiness with the world.
As an accomplished communicator, Mr. Venturi has the ability to tell stories about golf, about himself that make very good reading.
A fair book from someone who's been there.......2004-09-09
Not only read Ken Venturi's book, but read the many different reviews here. To those who accuse Ken Venturi of sour grapes and whining about his close Masters losses, I say that every golf tournament has two stories to tell. Everyone loves a winner obviously, but the guy who tasted victory and had it snatched from his hands also has an interesting story to tell. If Greg Norman or Tom Weiscopf ever write their autobiography, or Sam Snead could tell his story of the '39 US Open, it too would strike some as just sour grapes. Doesn't make their stories any less valid. As for stories of gamesmanship, rule bending, and maybe even (borderline) cheating, why do so many golf fans show a willingness to believe it about some major champions (like Seve Ballesteros, Vijah Singh, Gary Player) but find it implausable when discussing someone like Arnold Palmer? Are they still so childlike in their awe of their golf hero that even firsthand reports are automatically dismissed? Reminds me of what Tommy Bolt always said about news stories of his club throwing. He said that Arnie threw as many clubs as he did, but the stories never stuck. Anyway, a good book, Ken. And I too miss your voice on TV, particularly at the Masters.
A Famous Golfer's Dual with Self.......2004-07-07
Come back --- underdog --- fighter --- champion --- commentator. These are words about Venturi, who it seems most of his life was always dualing with himself against others to show them what he was made of: toughness and talent that could and would succeed in winning.
He suffered through much: hand injuries, marriage trauma, etc. But the biggest hurdles were those letdowns, those meltdowns which occur in sports when one is so close to seizing the brass ring, only to have it slip out of grasp. As Venturi would describe, someone else always played phenonemenal to do just that. He would be a previous generation's Greg Norman.
Anyone who was so close and fondly associated with the likes of Nelson, Sarazen and Hogan, now this is a special person. Or for Vince Lombardi to admire the look in an competitor's eyes, this is a special golfer. One who endured severe heat and win his country's national golf championship in the doing, this is a special golfer.
This carried over in his broadcasting. Concise, poignant, to the point. Let the golf describe most of the action. I like millions admired and respected his great gifts for commenting, but never really knew about the stammering. Maybe the greatest hurdle of all. What courage he showed and can encourage all who have such to do the same. A man of principle.
Somehow as good as this read was with all the fascinating stories and incidents, I thought it was slightly "I oriented" too much. Thus, four not five.
A prima donna, but an interesting golf life.......2004-05-26
Venturi is a bit of a prima donna - you can't be on TV for 35 years without a touch of that - but at the same time he has lived a very interesting life in golf, and come across some very interesting people. I forgive him his brushes against Palmer and Player: I have no doubt that those people, while projecting saintly public images, are extremely fierce competitors willing to work everything possible in their favor, and I thank this book for having the nerve to reveal that side to me. In a similar but more positive way, I came away with a much more well-rounded sense of people like Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson.
Venturi's attitude about his own play and level is interesting: while he blames injury and circumstances for many losses and for not having achieved full potential, I think he minimizes the way many greats have overcome similar problems.
The main thing, though, is that I read this book because I sorely miss his voice - and attitude - on TV. He's been replaced by a generation of blabbermouths who, unlike Venturi, are unable to push their own considerable egos aside to comment on the sport itself. Johnny Miller is by far the worst offender, but they're all reasonably guilty. And if I see Peter Kostis "analyze" another errant swing I think I'll puke. I miss you, Mr. Venturi.
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Handy desk-reference offers over 750 witty quotations. A resource for writers, readers, speakers and anyone who likes to have a perfect line on hand, this marvelous and affirming book features humorous words from the famous and infamous including Charlie Chaplin, Dr. Seuss, Bill Cosby, John Cleese, George Burns, et al. Black and white drawings throughout.
Customer Reviews:
A great gift book!.......2006-06-13
Allen is both funny and kind, as all who hear him speak quickly learn. So it's no surprise that his selection of sayings and anecdotes reflect those virtues. This is a great gift book.
Did not live up to title.......2001-11-18
From the title, I thought this would be a book of humorous quotes. It had mostly quotes about humor, most of which may have been thought-provoking, but not that funny. Certainly nothing that would cheer me up when I am feeling down. I gave the book away and regretted buying it.
Light-hearted, upbeat quotes to cheer up a dull day!.......2001-11-10
More than 750 upbeat, humorous quotations.
Quotations on laughter, play, jokes, wit, frivolity, amusement and other topics will make you smile, giggle, or even laugh out loud--and if the quotes don't, the whimsical illustrations by Monica Sheehen will. But the quotes aren't just funny, they are intended to lift your spirits. Many make you think even while you are smiling.
If you need cheering up, or you're having a bad day, this is the book for you!
Cheers!.......2001-03-06
This little but mighty book is both a personal and a professional gift. One can turn to any page and find a quip for a little "pick me up." As a speaker and workshop presenter on the health benefits of humor, I find this book a valuable tool to emphasize ideas. For instance...."Humor is not a condiment. It's a main course. It's not a trinket; it's a gem. It doesn't need justification; it's essential." Gene Perret. The quotations are alphabetized by subject matter and that makes it easy to find sayings pertaining to a certain concept.
Supplement with The Complete Guide to the Book of Proverbs........2000-01-13
All the quotations are positive &/or humorous and useable for a family type audience. From George Burns there is "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." From Will Rogers comes "I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." If you collect positive quotes for personal use or public speaking another great resource is THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE BOOK OF PROVERBS by Cody Jones. It has a topical guide with 96 topics arranged alphabetically. Each topic is amplified by one or more verses from the book of Proverbs. There is also an in-depth commentary with many historical drawings that give you a sense of the culture of the time. In the back are 6 popular translations of Proverbs in parallel.
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Dare to Dream Again: Getting Back Up When Life Knocks You Down
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Short and simple: life hurts and it is hard to keep on going sometimes. Author Jeff Chacon shares God's encouragement throughout the entire book. Whether readers have lost a loved one, lost their faith, or whatever the situation, this book will be a healing balm to the reader's soul. Through scriptures, songs, poems, and stories, the reader will be helped to recover the quest that God has placed on their heart.
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Aphrodite's Secrets: Dressing Up for Getting Down and Other Ways to Unleash Your Inner Sex Goddess
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According to mythology, Aphrodite had a cestus - a magic belt that made her charms irresistible to any man, god or mortal. She would lend the belt to her friends if they needed a boost of extra magic to entice a beloved. Dressing up can help us get down and bring a little of Aphrodite's love magic to the bedroom.
In this clever and playfully sexy book, Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, shares her saucy secrets on how we can all awaken our inner love goddess:
* Decorate your panties to make a modern cestus
* Use rituals to heighten your own mood, excite a lover, or turn you both on
* Add a playful twist to intimate encounters with sensuous delights involving food, dance, and body paint
Entertaining, fun, and filled with practical suggestions for spicing up any woman's love life, this book is perfect for any day a woman wants to turn up the heat and be more confident and alluring.
Customer Reviews:
Loved It!.......2004-02-09
This book is perfectly playful and informative for women...and do I dare say men, too! I now have more ideas and strategies tucked into my magical cestus idea belt for cultivating the goddess Aphrodite. The ideas presented bring the mood of Valentine's day to ANY day.
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The best is yet to be! The children move out on their own. Retirement comes along. Suddenly life seems freer than it has since tender youth. The people featured in this booklet put that freedom to good use. They found they were able to take risks. They were adventurous. They had fun! In quieter moments, they rediscovered the beauty of a summer morning or the solace of companionship. They were free at last to make the most of this wonderful creation with wisdom, courage and selflessness, and in so doing they became a source of inspiration to us all.
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