Table of Contents

Foreword by Jack Nicklaus ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 Martin's 7 Maxims of the Short Game 9 2 How to Cash in Your Chips 27 3 Pitching from 50 Yards and In 47 4 Great Sand Escapes 73 5 Long, Short, and Breaking Putts 101 6 Various Other Houdini-Like Escapes 121 7 Short-Game Skills and Practice Drills 145 Afterword 167 Index 171

About the Author

MARTIN HALL, a former member of the European PGA Tour, is one of Golf Digest 's 50 Best Teachers in America, currently #7. He has also appeared on Golf Magazine' s Top 100 Teachers list since its inception in 1996. The host of GolfChannel's weekly instructional show School of Golf , Martin has won numerous awards for his teaching, including the 2008 PGA National Teacher of the Year Award. He is the Director of Instruction for Ibis Golf & Country Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. DAVE ALLEN has spent more than a dozen years as an instruction writer/editor for Golf Magazine , Golf for Women magazine, and GolfChannel.com. He has cowritten several golf books, including Play Golf the Pebble Beach Way and Golf Annika's Way.