Teach Yourself Golf

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Skills and techniques of Golf: i. Grip. ii. Balance and stance. iii. Driving. iv. Fairway woods. v. Irons. vi. Swing. vii. Shots. viii. Hooking and slicing. ix. Uphill and downhill lies. 3. Fitness plan for golfers. 4. Rules of golf. 5. Inland Golf. 6. Seaside Golf. 7. Caddies. 

"Golf is a world famous game which is being played in different countries of the world. The beauty of golf is its variety. Unlike other field games, there is no uniformity in the surroundings of the game, no one golf course is like any other. Golf is one of the few sports that allows a handicapping system among participants. Handicapping is a means of equalizing competition among golfers of differing abilities. The player with lower average score is required to give strokes to the higher average golfer.

Teach Yourself Golf is a painstaking effort by the author in the field of sports and physical education. By going through this book, any aspirant learner may definitely understand and develop his/her golf skills. It includes all the essentials ingredients of Golf viz., skills and techniques, and rules and regulations along with relevant illustrations for better understand.

The present book will be useful for the new aspirants learners, prospective coaches, teachers and students of sports sciences etc." (jacket)