| The
Bluffer's Guide to Golf |
| By
Peter Gammond |
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| Extracts
from the book | |
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| Club(s) |
| No
professional or golf shop proprietor would agree, but all that is needed to play
a good round of golf is a putter, a sand-wedge, a 5-iron and a ball. Most amateurs
would play a better round with just a 5-iron than they do with all the clubs in
the world. |
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| Courting
disaster |
| Never
be foolish enough to play with someone who is a lot better than you are, even
on a friendly basis. In tennis, or some game where it is a matter of being in
direct opposition, playing somebody better can often lift your game, even in defeat.
But in golf, where it is all up to you, it is courting disaster. The more you
try to match their long hits, the shorter and more desperately wayward yours become.
If you are the worst player in a foursome you can become a manic depressive in
no time at all. |
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| Putting
off |
| It
is the better golfer who so often gets in a tangle with his putting, adopting
all sorts of strange crouches and getting all twisted up like that chap from Notre
Dame. The incurable twitch is awful to see. The poor fellow draws the putter back
smoothly enough but as it goes toward the ball the head stops in the middle of
the stroke or twists to one side. Overcome by the thought that he is going to
miss the hole, he does. |
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| A
matter of inches |
| On
the green manoeuvres are minimal. You are, of course, allowed to pick up the ball
to clean it and a few inches may be gained this way. Always put the marker down
in front of the ball but replace the ball in front of the marker. Even most professionals
do this as the action is not usually closely watched. |
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| Reviews |
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| The
Bluffer's Guides take subjects in a light-hearted vein and give enough information
and jargon for the reader to hold his own among experts. |
| The
Daily Express |
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| Most
golf games are won in the retelling at the nineteenth hole. The Bluffer's Guide
to Golf is that extra club you need to make your expertise win the day. |
| A
reader from Surrey, England |
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| Table
of Contents | |
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Clobber
Clothes
Clubs
Balls Playing
the Game
The Hole-in-One
Putting
Par or Scratch Score
Rules
Cheating
Handicaps Golf
Courses
An Interlude Golf
Players
Golfing Types
Alf
Professionals Clubs
The Match
Societies Golf
Humour Golf
Literature A
Purple Patch Glossary
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Fortune
Telling
