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The Elements of Scoring Book

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 SilvermanRead More

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    If somehow I was given your physical (golf) game, and we had a match, I would beat you 99 times out of 100. Because I know how to play the game better than you do.

    For all the words written about the golf swing, the grip, the stance, the shaft angle, "the slot," and the follow-through, very little has been said about playing the game of golf itself. The object of the game isn't to have a pretty swing, or to hit the ball farther; it's to get the ball into the hole in the fewest strokes possible. All the rest is a means to that one vital end.

    Raymond Floyd has long been known as one of the great champions in the world of golf. Multiple major championship winner, past holder of the record for lowest score at the Masters for 72 holes, Floyd was known as an absolute killer in competition. Opponents came to recognize and fear "the stare," the look in his eyes that guaranteed he wouldn't be caught from behind because he wasn't going to be making any mistakes.

    In The Elements of Scoring, Floyd explains how learning to play the game -- regardless of your level of skill -- will guarantee you lower scores and more fun. On every level from pro to high-handicapper, golf is a game of mistakes; the secret to better golf lies in making fewer of them, or making sure the ones you make don't prove too costly. Floyd recommends two central principles -- play comfortable and avoid the big mistake -- and shows how those two simple ideas can lead the way to the golf game you've only dreamed of.

    Along the way, Floyd tells stories from his fabled career, and he shares the secrets he's learned in his four decades in professional golf:

  • the ten mistakes amateurs make that pros never do
  • why the 6-foot putt is the most important shot in golf
  • how to play to your strengths and hide your weaknesses
  • how to overcome first-tee jitters
  • when bogey is a good score, and how to say good-bye to doubles and triples forever

The Elements of Scoring crystallizes a lifetime of golfing knowledge into a compact, concise, compelling, and complete package. If you truly want to shoot the lowest scores you can, day in and day out, this is the only golf instruction book you'll ever need.

  • 0684840103
  • 9780684840109
  • Ray Floyd, Jaime Diaz
  • 4 May 1999
  • Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 176
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