Golf For Dummies, UK 2nd Edition; About the Authors; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What You're Not to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organised; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Welcome to a Great Game; Chapter 1: Why Play Golf?; How It All Began: Discovering Golf's Origins; Examining Why Golf Is Unique; Breaking Down a Typical Course; Playing a Smart Game; Becoming a 'Real' Golfer; Living the Golf Life; Chapter 2: Choosing Your Weapons Wisely.How Much Will This Cost Me?Golf Balls: The Dimple Derby; Knowing What Clubs to Put in Your Bag; Choosing Your Clubs When You Know Your Game; Deciding When to Use Each Club; Debating Tradition versus Technology: High-Tech Tweaks; Clothes: How to Dress Like a Pro; Accessories: The Goods to Get; Chapter 3: Taking Golf Lessons (and Other Sources of Help); Pre Pro: Keeping Tabs on Your Game before Lessons; Deciding Where to Go for Lessons; Getting the Most from Your Lessons; Finding Other Ways to Get Help; Chapter 4: Getting in Golf Shape; Why So Many New Golfers Give Up.Five Essential Elements for SuccessThe Keys to Golf Fitness; Tests and Exercises to Improve Your Golf Fitness; Core Exercises for More Power and Less Pain; Chapter 5: Where to Play and How to Fit In; Exploring Your Golf-Course Options; Getting a Deal on Memberships or Green Fees; Fitting In on the Course; When You're the Worst in Your Group; When You're Not the Worst; Avoiding Playing with a Jerk (and Coping if It Happens Anyway); Part II: You Ain't Got a Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing; Chapter 6: Getting into the Swing of Things; Understanding Swing Basics; Examining Different Strokes.Flight School: Getting the Ball in the AirBuilding Your Swing; Unleashing Your Swing; Chapter 7: Improve Your Move: Refining Your Swing; What Type of Golfer Are You?; Establishing Your Swing Plane; Boldly Going Where Others Have Gone Before: Mirroring Great Swings; Chapter 8: Chipping and Pitching: Short-Game Secrets; Golf's Ups and Downs: Exploring the Short Game; Making Your Pitch; Chips Ahoy! Setting Up a Solid Chip; Chapter 9: Putting: The Game within the Game; Putting Yourself About; Preparing for Putting's Mind Games; The Most Important Club in the Bag: Examining Putters.Building Your Putting StrokeLong Putts: Lags; Short Putts: Knee-Knockers; Shh! Nobody Mentions the Yips; Side-saddling Up: Face-on Putting; The Art of Aiming; Chapter 10: Bunker Play: It's Easy (Really!); Don't Call 'Em Traps! Avoiding Trouble in Bunkers; The Trouble with Sand; Gotta Bounce: Exploring How a Club's Bounce Affects Sand Shots; Throwing Sand: Hitting Effective Bunker Shots; Buried Alive! Extracting a Plugged Ball; Part III: Common Faults and Easy Fixes; Chapter 11: Did I Do That? Solving Common Problems; For Better Golf, Use Your Head; Considering Common Swing Faults.