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by Raymond Floyd, Fred Couples (Contributor: Jaime Diaz) (Introduction: Arnold Palmer)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (2000-04-27)
ISBN: 0684864029
EAN: 9780684864020
Dewy Decimal #: 796.352
Paperback: 176 pages
Edition: 1st Fireside Ed
SKU: 110608018
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...minor wear on cover
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Product Description
Say Good-Bye to Doubles and Triples Forever Every aspect of golf, from the swing to the follow-through, is a means to one deceptively simple end: to get the ball into the hole in the fewest strokes possible. The Elements of Scoring explains how paying attention to the way you play -- regardless of your level of skill -- will guarantee you fewer strokes, a better overall game, and at the end of the day, more fun. With a practical and encouraging touch, Raymond Floyd shares his vision of what makes a scorer and shows how you can become this most dangerous of opponents. Discover the ten mistakes amateurs make that pros never do Learn why the 6-foot putt is the most important shot in golf Play to your strengths and hide your weaknesses Banish first-tee jitters and focus on the rest of your game Know when bogey can be a good score Golf is a game of mistakes: The secret to better golf lies in making fewer of them and making sure the ones you do make don?t prove too costly. With Raymond Floyd as your teacher, you are sure to shoot the lowest scores you can, day in and day out, playing the game like a true scorer.
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Amazon.com Review
Playing golf isn't hard; it's playing it well when you're not on your game that's difficult, and few have ever mastered that skill better than former Masters, U.S. Open, and PGA champion Raymond Floyd. One of the fiercest competitors on the fairways, he's as tough with his mind as he is with his clubs; Elements is his primer on how to think like a golfer. More so than any swing tip or technical adjustment, his advice on how to live with bad shots has the potential to lower scores dramatically. Floyd sets up various adverse situations and suggests ways to play through them, but his most important bits of wisdom are more generic than specific: learn what mistakes you can afford to make, and always have a dependable "safety shot" at your disposal when all else seems lost. Golf is less a game of perfection than one of survival and recovery. Floyd's Elements, then, is a comprehensive guide to posting scores you can be proud of on those rough days. --Jeff Silverman
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Customer Reviews
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Not so good
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-12-21
This is really a superficial look at course management (stay within yourself, have fun, etc. Much better is Tommy Armour's A Round of Golf with Tommy Armour. And its much cheaper, too!
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This'll get ya thinking!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-12-03
Yes, don't just concentrate on swing thoughts and mechanics. Think about what you've got to do to SCORE on the golf course.
An easy to read, thought provoking, yet very comprehensive book, to guide you through all physical and mental conditions experienced out on the course.
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Play within yourself!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-15
Simply Impactful. This was an easy read, direct and too the point and fundamentally changed my game of golf and reset my thinking in other areas of life as well. Know yourself, know the shots you are capable of making, know the odds and take your shots when the odds are in your favor. A recipe for scoring well and winning on and off the course.
An excellent read on the mental, mathematical game of golf!
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A very good read
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-05-03
Common sense approach to golf. Very well written. Play shots your comfortable hitting that you have practiced, recommended.
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Good Stuff
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-11-25
Course Management - master it, and you become one a scoring machne; this book shows you the way.
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