 COVER PHOTOGRAPH: SCHNEIDER-SCHWINKS, BRUCE SCHNEIDER
ARE YOU A MIDDLE- OR UPPER-HANDICAPPER? Do you envy the abilities of the low handicapper in your group when you watch that player hit straight tee shots, irons close to the hole, and good short game shots? Richardson’s message is, you can get there, too. The main difference between you and a low handicapper is not eye–hand coordination, not “golf talent,” not even necessarily how much time you spend practicing. The key is in small adjustments to body alignment and muscle relaxation that put the swing of the good golfer onto the proper swing path, versus the lack of them that puts your swing onto the wrong path. Over time, the Skill Builders in this book will help you get the proper relaxation of critical muscles during the motion of your swing, get you closer and closer to the ideal anatomical position for ball striking, get you onto a more effective swing plane, and decisively improve your shots.
WANT BETTER SCORES? Everybody does. Don’t waste your time trying to “hit the long ball” or trying to “hit the flop shot,” or in trying “a new secret for this weekend,” when you should give your attention and effort to things that will really produce for you.
TRYING TO GET RID OF A SLICE? This is the most common problem in golf, but the reason for it is a misaligned address, and tension in the wrong muscles of the body during the swing. Once those problems are corrected, the plane of the swing changes, from a slicing plane to a square-striking plane, and the shots will change, from slices to straight shots. All of the fullswing drills in this book help bring on this change. You won’t swing harder. But you will hit the ball farther by getting more “wood on the ball” and hitting it straighter. Do you complain that you “can’t get around on it,” and you leave the ball to the right? Posture and alignment drills will put you in a better position, the “windshield wiper” Skill Builder will help you get the proper rotation of the club, so “getting around on it” will be natural and effortless. It takes time. It’s a gradual process. But this book gives you the tools to get there. |
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Better Golf
A Skill Building Approach
Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor
Julius Richardson
with
Mark Gearen
Foreword by Bob Toski
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Better Golf: A Skill Building Approach presents the teachings of Julius Richardson The first African American professional inducted into Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers in America.
In 1999 he was voted Teacher of the Century by the United States Golf Teacher’s Federation. He teaches in Chicago and in Universal City, TX. Freelance writer Mark Gearen specializes in developing instructional material with top teaching pros. His writing has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Golf Magazine, USGA Golf Journal, and Golf’s Majors Magazine. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
What People Are Saying About Better Golf: A Skill Building Approach
“Julius Richardson is one of the game's top teachers because he understands very clearly how people learn best. He is a genius at helping golfers break down the swing's component parts and then putting them together in easy to follow steps. He is not afraid to teach the game in his own unique style. It is a systematic process that other golf professionals would benefit from adopting. If you follow Richardson's skill building formula, you'll be well on your way to lower scores.”
—Lorin Anderson, Managing Editor, Golf Magazine
“To watch Julius in action is to watch a well choreographed professional at work. He smoothly glides about his student, offering thoughtful, well polished nuggets of wisdom. His eye and uncanny understanding of the golf swing, and willingness to still keep learning truly have him in an elevated league of his own.”
—Geoff Bryant, President, United States Golf Teachers Federation
“Bobby Jones produced his finest golf if he entertained no swing thoughts during his motion. The rest of us play our best golf too, when we don't try to think our way through the swing. My good friend, and golf's great friend Julius Richardson, has a brilliant and simple approach to teaching— solid fundamentals allow the mind to focus exclusively on the target—and target orientation leads to lower scores and maximum joy. Freedom of action is hidden behind your long check list of do's and dont's. Julius Richardson will help you discover it's never ending pleasure.”
—Peter S. Kessler, Senior Writer, Golf Magazine |
