There is no question that golf is a challenging game that draws players of all ages and abilities to beautiful courses around the world. For any golfer, learning occurs at a deliberate pace, just like their swing. With that in mind, seasoned golf professional and teacher, John Gerring, shares a collection of lessons and insights into the game that teach a simple way to play and achieve results.

Gerring—a PGA Hall of Fame member and master professional who has given thousands of lessons to beginners, advanced, and professional golfers—employs a unique style through personal reflections and anecdotes that lead golfers through his coaching experiences and game fundamentals while teaching straightforward methods to hit a golf ball, gracefully finish a swing, and accurately aim for a target. Through his lessons, golfers will also learn how to geometrically align their feet and shoulders, eliminate distractions, maintain the same style and swing for every shot, reduce the number of putts, fertilize strengths, and work toward goals in small, continuous bursts.

Simple Enough shares comprehensive golf lessons from a PGA professional that return to the basics and teach players of all levels that when it comes to the game of golf, one is never done learning.

Simple Enough

Insights and Lessons from a PGA Hall of Fame Member and Master Professional

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Contents

Preface, xiii, 
Here's to Wake Forest, xv, 
The Beginning, 1, 
A Personal Reflection, 1, 
Simple and Complex, 3, 
The Greatest Game, 4, 
Just the Facts, Please, 5, 
The Truth, 6, 
Playing Within Yourself, 7, 
Simple Versus High Tech, 8, 
Arnold Palmer, 9, 
Larry Nelson, 11, 
Betsy King, 13, 
Brooks Dendy, 14, 
A Bit of Clarity, 16, 
Brain Memory, 17, 
Fertilize Your Strengths, 18, 
Illustration: Vertical Lines are Important, 19, 
Illustration: Starting Position, 20, 
Fundamentals, 21, 
Three Favorite Golf Swings, 22, 
Build a Slingshot!, 23, 
Reality, 24, 
Shrink the Graph, 25, 
Illustration: The Swing, 26, 
The Set-Up, 27, 
The Right Picture, 28, 
"Shrink to Grow", 29, 
What's My Worst Mistake?, 30, 
The Grip, 31, 
Illustration: The Grip, 36, 
A Good Grip, 37, 
The Stance, 37, 
Shape of Your Swing, 38, 
A Late Wrist Cock, 39, 
The Two Tree Trunks, 40, 
Flat, 41, 
Illustration: Flat, 42, 
Illustration: Spine Angle, 43, 
Forward Swing, 44, 
Full Swing, 45, 
Full Swing – Simplify!, 50, 
Illustration: Full Swing, 52, 
A Superior Move, 53, 
Mistakes to Avoid on the Full Swing, 54, 
Impact Position, 55, 
Illustration: PERFECT IMPACT, 56, 
Illustration: Aiming, 57, 
Three Balls and a Hidden Target, 58, 
Making a Swing Change, 60, 
Clubhead Speed, 62, 
Stability Means Repeatability, 63, 
Pulling or Throwing?, 64, 
Right Knee Post, 65, 
A Big Help, 66, 
One Constant, 67, 
A Symphony of Alignment, 67, 
It's Posture, 68, 
Posture Again, 69, 
Distance, 70, 
A Bad Grip Position, 71, 
You and Your Coach, 71, 
Repetition, 72, 
Always the Same, 73, 
Simple Slice Cures, 73, 
The Straight Left Arm, 74, 
Illustration: The Finish, 76, 
Short Game, 77, 
Bunker Play, 79, 
Illustration: Bunker Play – Greenside, 82, 
Special Shots, 84, 
Putting, 84, 
A Discussion About Putting, 89, 
Producing a Score, 90, 
Your Game Plan, 94, 
Motion, 98, 
Illustration: Start, 99, 
Illustration: Forward Swing, 99, 
Distance Control, 100, 
From the Neck Up (And Between the Ears), 101, 
My Pet Peeve, 102, 
Better - Really?, 102, 
When Everything Goes Right!, 103, 
Scorecard, 104, 
How Do We Learn?, 105, 
How You Should Learn, 106, 
How to Learn, 107, 
More About Learning, 107, 
Compound Learning, 108, 
Failure, 109, 
I Like This, 109, 
Quitting, 110, 
Stick to the Routine, 110, 
Change, 111, 
The Draw Hook is King, 112, 
Changes are Difficult, 113, 
How to Handle Pressure, 114, 
Aging, 114, 
Alvin "Pap" Sutton, 115, 
Be True to Yourself, 116, 
Be Well Connected, 117, 
Boxing and Golf, 118, 
Competitiveness, 119, 
The Personality of a Winner, 120, 
A Consistent Routine, 120, 
Golf – It's Always In Season, 121, 
Artificial Help, 122, 
Short Thoughts, 123, 
Julius Boros, 123, 
Madman Hill is Crowded, 124, 
Nibbling, 125, 
Practicing, Where is My Target?, 126, 
What Golf Ball, 127, 
In Summary, 127, 
Final Reminders, 129, 
Simple Enough, 130,