The Short Game Magic of Tiger Woods : An Analysis of Tiger Woods' Pitching, Chipping, Sand Play, and Putting Techniques

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Sure, it's the 300-plus-yard explosions that draw oohs and ahhs and envy from the gallery, but it's the soft touch around the putting surface that saves strokes and wins tournaments. When Woods is on, his short game is as good as it gets--accurate, deft, creative, even, as the title of Andrisani's analysis implies, magical; when he's not, he's just another grinder down the pack regardless of his awesome power and potential. Andrisani, collaborator on fine instructionals with Fred Couples and Butch Harmon, casts his seasoned eye on Woods's marvelous facility around the green in a slim volume packed with useful information, examination, technique, and drills. In clear, simple prose with accompanying pictures, he uses Woods as the model for pitching, chipping, sandplay, and putting-- starting with his preshot routines (reading lies, selecting clubs, and visualizing shots), and continuing with Woods's address of the ball and follow through. By deconstructing Tiger's technique, he aims to help you construct one that works for yourself. "There is no doubt that Tiger is a genius," Andrisani observes, "but he wasn't born a superb short game player. He built this talent through hard, imaginative practice." Andrisani's target--well hit--offers a foundation for going out and building your own.


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Tiger Woods' superb short game--imaginative, versatile, and based on rock-solid technical skills--has helped propel this exceptional young golfer to superstardom. In The Short Game Magic of Tiger Woods, John Andrisani, author of The Tiger Woods Way: An Analysis of Tiger Woods' Power-Swing Technique, shares his discovery of the secrets of Tiger's creative and winning short game to help golfers of all levels learn to lower their scores and improve their games.
        
Drawing from his independent study and analysis of Tiger Woods' game as well as from the insight of top teachers--including Claude "Butch" Harmon, Jr., Tiger's coach--and top pros such as Greg Norman, John Andrisani offers detailed, easy-to-follow instructions on the four elements of Tiger's outstanding short game:Pitching Magic
Hitting on-target wedge shots and being imaginative are hallmarks of Tiger's flair for pitching.Chipping Magic
Reading the lie correctly, knowing when to give the ball more air time than ground time, or vice versa, and alternating between a wristless and a wristy stroke are tactics used by Tiger for hitting the ball close to the cup.Sand Play Magic
Knowing the right path to swing the club and how far to hit behind the ball are critical links to playing
both basic and more sophisticated sand shots like Tiger.Putting Magic
Learning to emulate Tiger's pure pendulum stroke will help you sink more long, short, and curling putts.Complete with full-color photographs of Tiger in action and detailed illustrations showing the key elements of his short game, along with commentaries by top professional golfers and instructors, The Short Game Magic of Tiger Woods will teach you how to play like a champion.


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Tiger Woods' superb short game--imaginative, versatile, and based on rock-solid technical skills--has helped propel this exceptional young golfer to superstardom. In The Short Game Magic of Tiger Woods, John Andrisani, author of The Tiger Woods Way: An Analysis of Tiger Woods' Power-Swing Technique, shares his discovery of the secrets of Tiger's creative and winning short game to help golfers of all levels learn to lower their scores and improve their games.
        
Drawing from his independent study and analysis of Tiger Woods' game as well as from the insight of top teachers--including Claude "Butch" Harmon, Jr., Tiger's coach--and top pros such as Greg Norman, John Andrisani offers detailed, easy-to-follow instructions on the four elements of Tiger's outstanding short game:

Pitching Magic
Hitting on-target wedge shots and being imaginative are hallmarks of Tiger's flair for pitching.

Chipping Magic
Reading the lie correctly, knowing when to give the ball more air time than ground time, or vice versa, and alternating between a wristless and a wristy stroke are tactics used by Tiger for hitting the ball close to the cup.    

Sand Play Magic
Knowing the right path to swing the club and how far to hit behind the ball are critical links to playing
both basic and more sophisticated sand shots like Tiger.

Putting Magic
Learning to emulate Tiger's pure pendulum stroke will help you sink more long, short, and curling putts.

Complete with full-color photographs of Tiger in action and detailed illustrations showing the key elements of his short game, along with commentaries by top professional golfers and instructors, The Short Game Magic of Tiger Woods will teach you how to play like a champion.


About the Author
John Andrisani is a consulting editor at GOLF Magazine. A former golf instructor, he has coauthored several books with the game's greatest players and major championship winners, including Sandy Lyle, Seve Ballesteros, Fred Couples, and John Daly. He has also written numerous books with the world's top instructors, most notably The Four Cornerstones of Winning Golf with Claude "Butch" Harmon, Jr. He resides in Orlando, Florida.


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In The Short Game Magic of Tiger Woods, John Andrisani will examine and teach you Tiger's techniques for mastering the short game, from pitching and sand play to chipping and putting. GOLF Magazine's John Andrisani reveals, through his analysis, the fundamentals of Tiger's short game technique in easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. He shows you how Tiger changes his grip, stance, aim, alignment, and swing techniques to hit a variety of creative shots - everything from the forward pitch to the three-wood chip. These tips will help you improve your short game and save par like a PGA master.


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