The Golf Delusion
eBook - ePub

The Golf Delusion

Why 9 Out of 10 Golfers Make the Same Mistakes

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eBook - ePub

The Golf Delusion

Why 9 Out of 10 Golfers Make the Same Mistakes

About this book

The Golf Delusion is a collection of stories, instruction and step-by-step photography designed to improve the swing of the amateur golfer. Each entry is a light-hearted but informative look at the golf swings of the famous – and sometimes not so famous – pupils of the Knightsbridge Golf School, founded by Leslie King, who pioneered a new approach to golf swing tuition in the 1950s. Over the past 60 years, the Knightsbridge Golf School has improved the swings of thousands of amateurs as well as leading golf pros and celebrities from Sean Connery to Christopher Lee, from Juli Inkster to Telly Savalas, from Anton Du Beke to Ant and Dec. Through reading about the travails of unusual golfers (from movie stars to Maharajahs), the amateur golfer can learn how to correct the mistakes made by 9 out of 10 golfers. Packed with instructional photography and stunning course shots throughout, The Golf Delusion is a must-have for golfers of any level.

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Information

Publisher
Elliott & Thompson
eBook ISBN
9781783960682
Year
2015

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword by Hugh Grant
  6. PART ONE THE GOLF DELUSION
  7. 1. Leslie King, the Knightsbridge Golf School and The Golf Delusion
  8. 2. Leslie King 1961
  9. 3. Hands of God
  10. 4. Some Notes on the grip
  11. 5. The two-handed baseball grip
  12. 6. The two-handed grip – A case history
  13. 7. Whichever grip you choose...
  14. 8. Worse before better?
  15. 9. A lesson at the School
  16. 10. Word of mouth
  17. 11. The address should anticipate movement
  18. 12. If only I could line up correctly
  19. 13. The inward flexing of the right knee
  20. 14. The dangers of the arched back
  21. 15. The arched back – A case history
  22. 16. Tom Weiskopf
  23. 17. How the video camera has made our work so much easier
  24. 18. Golfer’s back
  25. 19. The swing’s crucial DNA
  26. 20. By twisting or rolling the hands and wrists, 9 out of 10 golfers destroy the swing plane within the first few feet of the takeaway
  27. 21. 9 out of 10 golfers are hopelessly out of position at the top of the backswing
  28. 22. The most important thing is the golf swing – the master key to good golf
  29. 23. Moulding and shaping a backswing hand line
  30. 24. Magic move, tragic move
  31. 25. Acceptable hand and shaft angles
  32. 26. Flat or Upright?
  33. 27. Backswing body poise
  34. 28. Give it a Backhander!
  35. 29. Telly Savalas
  36. 30. Stuck
  37. 31. Moving the hands and arms inside keeps the clubhead outside
  38. 32. Sir Jackie Stewart
  39. 33. Beware of this advice!
  40. 34. Stop at the top
  41. PART TWO SEEING THE LIGHT
  42. 35. J H Taylor
  43. 36. Ben Hogan
  44. 37. Sir Michael Bonallack
  45. 38. The most important thing in the golf swing – a case history
  46. 39. Juli Inkster
  47. 40. The wrists are still rolling
  48. 41. This is not a wrist roll
  49. 42. Last chance saloon
  50. 43. Woods and irons – a comparison
  51. 44. 9 out of 10 golfers are static at impact
  52. 45. How to start the downswing
  53. 46. The reflex is the enemy of all golfers
  54. 47. The delivery
  55. 48. Making a delivery
  56. 49. Power source
  57. 50. Pre-square the blade
  58. 51. The impact bag
  59. 52. Sir Sean Connery and Ian Caldwell
  60. 53. Bob Toski
  61. 54. Brucie’s Bollinger elbow
  62. 55. Gary Player
  63. 56. 9 out of 10 golfers treat the follow through as an afterthought
  64. 57. Finishing school
  65. 58. An interesting comparison
  66. 59. A day in the life of Knightsbridge Golf School
  67. 60. Front end therapy will erase this shape forever
  68. 61. Don’t kid yourself, your swing is probably as bad as these!
  69. 62. There are many experts in golf, some even have a handicap
  70. 63. Our time on tour
  71. 64. Sandy and Seve
  72. 65. The beginner – a case history
  73. 66. The ball must be driven forwards
  74. 67. Connected
  75. 68. Golfer’s elbow
  76. 69. Head up!
  77. 70. More than one way to skin a cat
  78. 71. Gianfranco Zola
  79. PART THREE THE CONVERTED
  80. 72. You don’t have to be a sportsman
  81. 73. A tale of two golfers, part one
  82. 74. It’s impossible to learn golf outside
  83. 75. Why we do not give golf day clinics
  84. 76. Age at either extreme is no barrier
  85. 77. There are many experts in golf (some even know what they are talking about)
  86. 78. A pupil’s tale – Eve Branson
  87. 79. A tale of two golfers, part two
  88. 80. Sir Christopher Lee
  89. 81. Technology is all very well but...
  90. 82. The greatest game ever played
  91. 83. Lord Lucan
  92. 84. No match for the maharajah
  93. 85. Pitching
  94. 86. The bunker shot
  95. 87. Chipping
  96. 88. The topped, fluffed or shanked approach shot and the miserable yipped putt
  97. 89. Putting
  98. 90. Creating an end product
  99. 91. Girl power
  100. 92. Ant and Dec’s brilliant brainchild
  101. 93. The Dunhill Links Challenge
  102. 94. The mind
  103. 95. Practice makes perfect — or does it?
  104. 96. Playing with your pro
  105. 97. The golf delusion is alive and well
  106. 98. Why we have not franchised
  107. 99. More golf delusions
  108. 100. Vernon Kay
  109. 101. Leslie King 2009
  110. 102. Conclusion
  111. Acknowledgements