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'How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time' by Tommy Armour - 1953
Tommy Armour was one of his era's finest golfers, winning the U.S. Open, the British Open, the PGA and a host of cash-prize tournaments. Pretty good for anybody, but particularly good for a guy who had been severely wounded and blinded in one eye in a World War I mustard gas attack. He taught students whose skills ranged across the board from duffer to champion. They included the rich and famous and winners of national championships, both amateur and professional. Over time, his reputation as a teacher grew greater than his reputation as a player. In 1953, he applied his brilliant mind to a little book he called 'How To Play Your Best Golf All The Time'. He insisted that it be simple in narrative and illustrated only with a few line drawings instead of the dozens of photographic sequences that had become the norm for golf texts of the day. This book provides timeless golf instruction on the following subjects: *How to learn your best golf *What can your best golf be? *Taking you to the lesson tee *How your clubs can help you *The grip holds your swing together *How to get ready to swing *Footwork, the foundation of best golf *The art of hitting with the hands *The waggle, preliminary swing in miniature *The pause that means good timing *Assembling your game in good order *Saving strokes with simple approach shots *The fascinating, frustrating philosophy of putting *The simple routine of an orderly golf shot These classic bits of advice are accompanied by over four dozen two-color illustrations.