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    The RuthlessGolf.com Tee-to-Green Pack
    The RuthlessGolf.com Tee-to-Green Pack
    The RuthlessGolf.com Tee-to-Green Pack
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    The RuthlessGolf.com Tee-to-Green Pack

    By Mike Southern

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    When Mike Southern first developed the RuthlessGolf.com Quick Guides, his goal was to provide short, complete lessons on a single subject that anyone could afford. And his readers responded, usually buying more than one of the titles with each purchase.

    Now, based on his readers' feedback, he has created "packs" that combine two complementary Quick Guides, based on some of the most frequently-purchased combos, at an even greater savings over the individual book prices.

    The Tee-to-Green Pack begins with his ever-popular "Stop Coming Over-the-Top," his simple approach to building a predictable swing. Based on feedback he received from readers he has helped through RuthlessGolf.com, the method has proven its effectiveness over and over.

    Paired with it is "Accurate Iron Play," which will teach you the basics of hitting approach shots with every iron in your bag. You'll also learn the basics of hitting your wedges close, as well as how to control the distance and trajectory of your shots.

    The Tee-to-Green Pack will teach you the mechanics of shotmaking, so you can hit every club in your bag... and know that you'll be able to find those shots in playable positions on the course!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDefiant Publishing LLC
    Release dateApr 4, 2017
    ISBN9781370223008
    The RuthlessGolf.com Tee-to-Green Pack
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    Mike Southern

    Mike Southern learned the basics of golf from Carl Rabito, the PGA Professional who coached LPGA major winner Jeong Jang to her 2005 Women's British Open win. He's played in a few local professional tournaments and written numerous instructional articles for Golfsmith.com. He currently writes the long-running "Ruthless Golf" blog, which is aimed at helping weekend players improve their game without overtaxing the rest of their lives.

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      The RuthlessGolf.com Tee-to-Green Pack - Mike Southern

      THE RUTHLESSGOLF.COM

      TEE-TO-GREEN PACK

      containing the following Quick Guides:

      Stop Coming Over-the-Top

      Accurate Iron Play

      by Mike Southern

      Smashwords Edition

      THE RUTHLESSGOLF.COM TEE-TO-GREEN PACK

      This collection ©2017 Mike Southern

      Contains the following previously published books:

      Stop Coming Over-the-Top: a RuthlessGolf.com Quick Guide

      ©2012 Mike Southern

      Accurate Iron Play: a RuthlessGolf.com Quick Guide

      ©2012 Mike Southern

      Cover design by Mike Southern

      Book design by Mike Southern

      All rights reserved.

      Some of the material in these Quick Guides originally appeared in slightly different forms in the RuthlessGolf.com blog.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Published by Smashwords for

      Defiant Publishing LLC

      Table of Contents

      Cover

      Title Page

      Copyright

      Ruthless Golf links

      Table of Contents

      STOP COMING OVER-THE-TOP

      Introduction

      The Woodsman Who Wanted to Golf: An Instructional Folktale

      Why Your Golf Swing Seems to Defy All Logic

      The First Essential of a Good Golf Swing

      A Quick Word about Gripping the Club

      Understanding Planes and Loops

      The Much-Maligned One-Piece Takeaway

      The Feel Drills

      Equal and Opposite Reactions

      Seeing the Big Picture

      The Right-Handed Sequence

      The Left-Handed Sequence

      Summary

      ACCURATE IRON PLAY

      Introduction

      The Basics of Hitting an Iron Solidly

      How Club Choice Affects Backspin

      Factors That Affect Club Choice

      Making a Choice

      And Now, the Techniques

      The Deadhanded Approach Shot

      Step 1: Deadhand It with a Putting Grip

      Step 2: Deadhand It with Your Normal Grip

      Step 3: Deadhand It with an Iron

      Swinging with Your Chest

      Judging the Length of Your Shots

      Hitting It High and Low

      Hitting It Low

      Hitting It High

      Summary

      Ruthless Golf Links

      The Ruthless Golf blog

      Follow me on Twitter

      Ruthless Golf on Facebook

      There are SIX RuthlessGolf.com Quick Guides in all:

      1) More Golf Swing Speed: Increase your clubhead speed and make your swing more consistent

      2) Accurate Iron Play: Improve your short game by learning the basics of direction and distance control with your irons

      3) Stop Coming Over-the-Top: Not just for over-the-toppers! Learn the basics of a fundamentally solid modern swing

      4) HIT IT HARD: Use a progressive series of swing drills to improve coordination when swinging hard

      5) The Putt Whisperer: Build a new putting stroke based on feel from scratch

      6) Think Like a Golfer: Learn what it really means to believe in yourself and perform under pressure—an easy primer on sports psychology

      And if you enjoy these books, don’t forget to check out Ruthless Putting, the original book on turning your existing putting stroke into a scoring machine!

      All available in paperback and various ebook formats.

      Mike's Author Page on Smashwords

      STOP COMING OVER-THE-TOP

      Introduction

      Whether you struggle with the swing flaw commonly called coming over-the-top or not, this Quick Guide will probably help your game.

      I know that's a pretty bold statement. But the vast majority of swing faults in any weekend player's swing can be traced back to an incorrect takeaway. That's also the number one cause of an over-the-top swing. An incorrect takeaway starts a chain reaction of errors. If you don't start your swing correctly, you'll be forced to make corrections during your swing. And the more corrections you have to make, the more complicated and less consistent your swing gets.

      Isn't it much easier to just start your swing properly? Just as starting badly causes a series of bad movements, starting correctly makes it easier to make the correct movements throughout your swing.

      An incorrect takeaway also steals both yardage and accuracy from your shots. Contrary to popular belief, the backswing is an integral part of your downswing and the change of direction from backswing to downswing is governed by physical laws. Your downswing, unless you make those aforementioned 'in-swing corrections,' is a natural continuation of your backswing. Since the path of your downswing is largely determined by your backswing, and your backswing is more easily fixed, doesn't it make sense to start your swing from a solid foundation?

      In this Quick Guide you'll not only learn how to make a proper takeaway, you'll learn about the little things that can cause your swing to get off-track during your backswing—and how to avoid them. You'll learn what problems an improper takeaway can cause later in your swing, and how a proper takeaway can prevent them. You'll learn how to get from your takeaway to the top of your backswing, and how doing so correctly can affect both your distance and accuracy. You'll learn how a proper takeaway can simplify your swing so you don't need so much practice—or so many swing thoughts—to get good results with it.

      And I won't just take you to the top and leave you there. I'll show you how to get there so you can't help but start your downswing with your lower body! You'll also learn the simple secrets of how to get all that wrist cock from the top of your swing down to the impact zone.

      You won't find photographs in this book because I don't want you to copy the positions of my swing. Rather, I want you to understand (1) what changes during your swing and (2) when it changes during your swing. This knowledge is much more useful than trying to copy someone whose body may move differently from yours. Therefore I've included diagrams—some are nothing more than stick figures—that are simple enough for you to see the important things you should look for in your swing.

      While I've included both left- and right-handed diagrams where necessary, I've written only one text. Rather than right and left, I'll refer to lead and trailing. Your lead side is closest to the target, your trailing side is farthest away. (Which means that I could refer to you as a trailing-handed player. But I won't.)

      One last thing… I realize that many of you struggle to make a good turn. Some of what you read here will sound like it requires tremendous flexibility. (It doesn't, but it may sound like it.) Don't worry about it. You don't have to get everything perfect to get rid of an over-the-top swing. I'll make suggestions for positions that might give some of you trouble. (Trust me, at my age I have some stiff parts as well.)

      So let's get on with it and stop that over-the-top move that's been bothering you for so long. But first, let me tell you a little story…

      The Woodsman Who Wanted to Golf: An Instructional Folktale

      Once upon a time in a far-off land there lived a woodsman. This woodsman made his living by chopping firewood…

      (Look, I know many of you—ok, probably most of

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