Develop a consistent swing and master every golf shot on your way to a lower handicap. Golf: Steps to Success provides detailed, progressive instruction with accompanying illustrations for every shot: putts, chip shots, and pitch shots as well as shots from the fairway, tee box, bunker, rough, and bad lies.
Practice and improve your shotmaking with 95 drills that feature a scoring system to gauge and accelerate your progress. After building a strong skill base, improve the mental side of your game by learning to select the right club, analyze ball flight, and manage your emotions to raise your level of play and enjoyment of the game.
This self-paced learning tool allows you to build a solid overall game and build on any initial golf lessons you may have had. As part of the popular Steps to Success Sports series—with more than 1.5 million copies sold—Golf: Steps to Success is the instructional guide you’ll find most valuable not only on the practice range and green but also on every hole you play.
About the Author
Paul Schempp is a professor of kinesiology at the University of Georgia, where he is the director of the sport instruction research laboratory. He is a scientific consultant for Golf Magazine, in which he assists in the selection of America’s Top 100 Golf Instructors. He also serves on the National Education Advisory Board for the Ladies’ Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and is a performance consultant for the Swedish Golf Federation.
Schempp holds an EdD in human movement studies from Boston University. A resident of Athens, Georgia, he enjoys spending his free time playing golf, fly fishing, and scuba diving.
Peter Mattsson is the head coach of the Swedish national men’s and women’s golf teams, coaching both amateur and professional players. He has coached Swedish teams and individual players at numerous European and World Amateur Championships at the World Cup and at professional events on the men’s and women’s tours. Mattsson holds a BEd in physical education and is currently enrolled in doctoral studies at the University of Orebro in Sweden. He has published a number of golf books in Swedish.
Table of Contents
Step 1. Putting the Ball Into the Hole Step 2. Setting Up for the Shot Step 3. Chipping to the Green Step 4. Pitching From Farther Away Step 5. Taking a Full Swing Step 6. Overcoming a Difficult Lie Step 7. Escaping From Bunkers Step 8. Hitting Shots From the Rough Step 9. Selecting the Right Club Step 10. Managing the Course Step 11. Maintaining Focus on the Course Step 12. Closing in on Par
Words of Praise
"Dr. Paul Schempp and Peter Mattsson are two of the most dynamic thinkers in golf instruction. In Golf: Steps to Success they do a wonderful job of explaining everything the novice needs to know to become more proficient while providing the experienced golfer with a roadmap to achieving excellence on the links. No matter what scores you currently shoot, Golf: Steps to Success will lower them.”
Lorin Anderson Managing Editor for Instruction, Golf Magazine
”Using Golf: Steps to Success will improve your golf game in an engaging way. It provides not only the knowledge and instruction you need to properly execute every type of swing but also the ability to handle the various challenges a golf course presents. The many drills will help you become a better player regardless of your previous experience with the game.”
Annika Sorenstam
"Golf: Steps to Success gives detailed yet easy-to-grasp instruction and illustrations that golfers of all levels can use to hone their game. With the included drills they will conquer the course with confidence."
