Five Fundamentals: Steve Elkington Reveals the Secrets of the Best Swing in Golf - Rilegato

Elkington, Steve; Sampson, Curt

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ISBN 10: 0345421523 ISBN 13: 9780345421524

Casa editrice: Ballantine Books, 1998

Riassunto

A champion golfer shares the secrets of an effective golf game in an instructional handbook that introduces the five fundamental princples of his effortless swing--the grip, the setup, the backswing, the downswing, and the tempo.

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L'autore

Steve Elkington has won the best and biggest tournaments in golf: the NCAA (twice, with the University of Houston); the Tournament of Champions (twice); the Players Championship (again, twice); and the PGA Championship. In 1995 he won the Vardon Trophy for lowest stroke average on the Tour, averaging 69.62 for the entire year.

Coauthor Curt Sampson, himself a former club and touring professional, has written five other books, including Hogan and The Masters.

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tched PGA champion Steve Elkington play golf, you know what the perfect swing looks like in action: an elegant, apparently effortless stroke with stunningly accurate force. Now in this instructive book, Elkington shares the techniques and strategies behind that trademark swing, which his colleagues have named Best on Tour five years running. The secret is mastering the Five Fundamentals--the grip, the setup, the backswing, the downswing, and tempo.

"My aim is to provide a benchmark, a basis on which any player can build his own, authentic swing," Elkington writes. "I won't discuss faults or fixes. Golf is a series of linked fundamentals; let's eliminate your faults from the moment you pick up the club."

Applying the "flicker" or "flip book" technique in swing sequences with the driver, six-iron, and sand wedge, Five Fundamentals shows the rhythm and balance of Elkington's motion better than any still photograph could convey. Combining t

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• Editore: Ballantine Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0345421523
• ISBN 13: 9780345421524
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 174