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Cover: the rules of golf, 2008-09
The Rules of Golf, 2008-09
from the USGA

Knowing the Rules can help you save strokes.

Official rule book of the USGA. Includes all the rules, plus a section on etiquette, rules of amateur status and more. Pocket size.

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Cover: the majors
The Majors
by John Feinstein,
best-selling author and sportswriter,
NPR contributor

The four tournaments known as The Majors - the Masters, the US Open, the British Open, and the PGA Championship - are the absolute pinnacle of golf. Competitions played at a level of pressure guaranteed to give even the greatest golfers the shakes. In The Majors, Feinstein accompanies a dozen top golfers as they play these tournaments, revealing what it is that makes them so demanding and what it takes to win such exalted prizes. Follow stars such as Tiger Woods, Mark O'Meara, David Duval, and Vijay Singh as they play through the most pressure-filled moments of their careers!
1999. 464 pages. ISBN 0-316-27971-4.

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Cover: how to coach golf
How To Coach Golf
with Patrick Goss,
Men's Head Coach,
Northwestern University,
1997 National Collegiate Coach of the Year,
4-time Big Ten Coach of the Year

In this video, Patrick Goss reveals the coaching techniques that have made his Wildcat teams NCAA contenders. Learn how to prepare your team for competition, how to coach your team during the practice round, get the specifics on what to look for in your golfers during practice as they work on each phase of their game, discover his motivational techniques, and learn how to set-up and run qualifiers. Next, Goss shares his insights into the most commonly asked questions high school and junior golf coaches face, including: "How can I coach golf if I'm not a golf pro?", "How do I keep my reserve golfers motivated?", and "What do college coaches look for when recruiting golfers?" This tape will help you create an enthusiastic atmosphere around your team and help your athletes improve their golf!
1999. 47 minutes. ISBN 1-56404-182-4.

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Cover: coaches guide to golf practice
Coaches Guide To Golf Practice
with Gregg Grost,
Executive Director, Golf Coaches Association of America;
former Men's Head Coach, University of Oklahoma,
two-time GCAA Coach of the Year;
and Todd Selders, Head Coach Southern Methodist University;
former Men's Assistant Golf Coach, University of Oklahoma

Todd Selders, former Men's Assistant Golf Coach at Oklahoma, opens this video with a look at running a successful golf program. Selders was named 1996 High School Coach of the Year in Texas after his team finished runner-up in the Texas 5A state golf tournament. Presented are tips on keeping your athletes enthusiastic, developing a team notebook with rules, schedules, and phone numbers, a typical weekly schedule for golf practice, an off-season strength training program, and tips to improve your golfers in the off-season and pre-season. Next, Selders joins Gregg Grost for a look at various drills and games that can be incorporated into your practice sessions to work on ball striking, putting, chipping, and sand play. These drills will help your athletes develop correct wrist cock, stance, alignment, ball position, distance control for putting, short putts, buried lies in the sand, sand shots of varying length, and more. A great video to help organize your team and your program!
1999. 38 minutes. ISBN 1-56404-183-2.

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Cover: golf practice drills series
Golf Practice Drills Series
GLD-01444A: with Rick LaRose,
Director of Golf and Head Golf Coach,
University of Arizona,
only coach to win National Championships in both men s and women s golf

You don t have to be a PGA Pro to be an effective golf coach. Rick LaRose provides you with essential steps for building a competitive program including effective practice organization. LaRose highlights key statistics that are vital to your team s success and how these statistics relate to your practice routine. Taking these ideas to the course, LaRose demonstrates a six station short game routine to get the most from your practice time. He highlights additional stations such as mid-irons, long game, and putting that can easily be added to your practice plan.

36 minutes. 2001.

GLD-01444B: with Rick LaRose,
Director of Golf and Head Golf Coach,
University of Arizona,
only coach to win National Championships in both men s and women s golf

LaRose delivers 14 short game drills that will help you or your team tackle putting, pitching, and chipping. These drills will reinforce proper swing and putting principles, will help improve accuracy and distance control, and most importantly, will help golfers gain confidence. These drills can easily be incorporated into a team practice and translate easily to competition. LaRose also teaches simple full swing fundamentals that you can teach or learn regardless of your experience.

43 minutes. 2001.

GLD-01444C: with Jock Olson,
PGA Master Professional
and Rosemary Iverson,
PGA/LPGA Professional

Receive professional instruction on correcting the four most common miscues in golf: hitting a slice, hitting a hook, hitting behind the ball and topping the ball. Olson and Iverson first describe what causes these unfortunate results and then teach drills that will help you or your students fix the problem. 21 trouble-shooting drills focus on swing path, wrist roll, follow-through, weight transfer, posture, and arm motion. Olson and Iverson also include drills for improving your putting, chipping, and pitching. This video will help you become a better teacher or a better player!

60 minutes. 2001.

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