The Art of the Short Game: Tour-Tested Secrets for Getting Up and Down

Gotham Books, June 2007. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Very Good book in a Fine jacket. A few notes penciled in text. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 154 pages. 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. The hottest instructor in golf takes on old-school gurus with a far more accessible, intuitive, and innovative approach to those essential chip shots, pitches, and bunker rescues. 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.…