The Art of the Short Game: Tour-Tested Secrets for Getting Up and Down
"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. Review Review About the Author First Time Tried Yes, its horribly good! Below StandardProduct Details
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Stan’s help with my short game was the difference between playing some nice golf and winning again on the PGA Tour and winning majors on the Champions Tour. -- Peter Jacobsen, seven-time PGA Tour winner, and winner of the 2004 Senior U.S. Open 2005 Senior Players Championship
Stan’s help with my short game was the difference between playing some nice golf and winning again on the PGA Tour and winning majors on the Champions Tour. (Peter Jacobsen, seven-time PGA Tour winner, and winner of the 2004 Senior U.S. Open 2005 Senior Players Championship)
Stan Utley has been a professional golfer on the PGATour for nearly two decades, earning more than one million dollars in prize money. He has set records for fewest putts in a PGA round, and has coached many fellow pros, including Peter Jacobsen, Jay Haas, and Darren Clarke. His first book, The Art of Putting, was published by Gotham Books in June 2006 and had a third printing after just two months on sale. H is also a Golf Digest professional advisor and host of the Web site stanutleygolf.com.Customer Reviews
I have been using the Stack and Tilt swing method for about two years and just discovered this book on my Kindle. After reading the first 4 chapters I played a round and discovered this short game method is a perfect fit to the S & T. My first swing attempt was a 20-yard pitch from a tight fairway with my sand wedge (which I never would have used before) and the result was a shot that checked slightly and stopped six inches from the cup for a saved par 5. Playing that day in a 20-25 mph Arizona wind I had plenty of sand opportunities. One was a sandy save and the rest were all within ten feet of the hole. I am delighted with the results learned from this book.
While the book may not be a literary gem, the language is easy flowing descriptive and even without photos in sequence is very understandable.
I agree with most of the negative comments in the 1 and 2 star reviews. The book suffers from poor editing, has alot of filler, and is boring. However, I didn't by the book to be entertained. I bought it to stop flying the ball over the green or slapping it off to the right, adding many strokes to my score. After 3 weeks of practicing the techniques in this book, my chips and pitches go where I want them to about 95% of the time. On that remaining 5%, I know exactly what I did wrong. I no longer care if I'm in sand. 10 yards or 50 yards, I'm getting up and down. Now I have the confidence to work on getting within 3 feet of the hole consistently. The book delivered on all of its promises. Read it.
I was very much disappointed with this book. I thought it would have been the 'end-all' to learning the short game but instead I thought I was reading a novel.
There are points being made as to how to carry out the short game strokes and how to develop the strategies to deal with the workings of the short game but these points seem to be lost in all the words that are presented throughout this short book.
I had hoped for more specific detail on the fine points of carrying out the short strokes rather than reading lengthy stories about obscure items that while they did involve golf, they could have been left for a story book somewhere else.
Again - I would not recommend this book for anyone trying to learn pitching and chipping. But if you are bored and have nothing else to do, and you are really not interested in learning how to use pitching and chipping strokes, than this book would be good to fill in ones moments of boredom ..
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