num_pages: 88
description: Smash &amp; carve is a beautifully designed, well written book focusing on contact and direction! The sole purpose of the swing motion is to develop and perfect, to some degree, these two principle areas in your game. Even a good looking golf swing will be ineffective without a sound understanding of solid contact and predictable direction. Solid contact is based on 'divots' (the location of the divot and how it happens). Predictable direction is based on 'shaping the shot' (draw, hook, fade, slice) All golfers want to be pure ball-strikers and shot-makers, they just need to be shown. This book will show you how! Smash &amp; Carve is very unique for a variety of reasons, first of all the instruction will constantly lean toward the performance related movements in the golf swing, or the attack of the ball. These movements are; the downswing, impact, and follow through. Of course the set-up and backswing are discussed, but only with contact and direction in mind. If there is a problem in golf it would be the constant emphasis on swing fundamentals without much, if any, emphasis on ball-striking fundamentals. Most instructors seem to think that if the swing looks good, it will perform. This is not the case! Any player that hopes to continuously improve at golf must always be focusing on swing fundamentals in conjunction with ball-striking fundamentals. This book wants you to focus on ball-to-swing-learning, in other words always be aware of what you are trying to do with the ball, then use the appropriate swing fundamentals to build. Smash &amp; Carve Golf is 88 pages of to-the-point information (no wasted words). The beach has an ocean and beach theme through-out with a high percentage of the 135 photos and creative design taking place at Locarno beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The book is highlighted by lesson 3-direction, with a large tower (water depth indicator) in the low-tide as the target (no balls were left in the ocean). Right-to-left and left-to-right shots are shown, with curved graphic lines showing the flight of the ball, along with easy to follow instruction. The beautiful back-drop scenery is brought to life with high quality black and white photos through-out, with the inside front and back cover, in color with fold out flaps. The special design of this book coupled with the fun, easy to understand instruction, makes this a must-have for any caliber golfer.
language: English
title: Smash and Carve Golf: The Art of Ball Striking
titlecomplete: Smash and Carve Golf: The Art of Ball Striking
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Scott Minni