Houdini Shots: The Ultimate Short-Game Survival Guide

Escape the most difficult short-game situations the same way Seve Ballesteros didIn this one-of-a-kind short-game primer, top golf instructor Martin Hall, host of GolfChannel's weekly TV show "School of Golf," teaches you how to conquer challenging short-game shots as played by one of the all-time Houdinis of the short game, Seve Ballesteros. By the time you're done with these lessons, you'll have a fresh arsenal of short-game shots at your command, including running the ball through a bunker and hitting a super-high, super-soft flop shot that lands on the green like a butterfly with sore feet. You'll uncover the secrets that made Ballesteros the most dominant and respected short-game player of his era--and put them to work to boost your own game."Inside you'll find: "Easy-to-follow techniques for improving your short game, with more than fifty shots inspired by five-time major winner Seve BallesterosValuable insights into the imagination and thought process of Ballesteros, one of golf's greatest shotmakersNever-before-published photos of Ballesteros at the peak of his career, demonstrating many of the shots in the bookCareful analysis of each shot, based on Hall's thirty-plus years as a golf-teaching professional and hundreds of hours observing Ballesteros hit short-game shots