The Women's Guide to Golf: A Handbook for Beginners

by Kellie Stenzel

The Women's Guide to Golf is one of the most accessible and comprehensive golf instructionals ever written for women--it is the perfect book for any woman who wants to learn the game.

Throughout her teaching career, Kellie Stenzel has been continually asked to recommend a beginning golf instruction book for her female students to read. She researched the market and found nothing suitable--most books are too technical for the beginner and assume that the reader already has some familiarity with the game. This became the inspiration for The Women's Guide to Golf , a well-crafted and easy-to-understand golf instructional for women who are new to the game.

Each section of the book provides a complete explanation of the skills needed to play golf. Ideas are presented in a clear and simple manner--golf lingo is translated into every-day English whenever possible so the reader can easily understand.

Since students must have an idea of what they are trying to accomplish before they can learn, Kellie Stenzel starts at the very beginning and gives detailed explanations of basic concepts. For example, she explains what a putter looks like, what a putting green looks like, and what the goal of putting is, before teaching the reader how to putt. In addition, since women's learning style is very different from men's, this book also addresses specific women's issues, such as posture and lack of distance.

This book includes

- a thorough explanation of the game
- easy-to-understand instructions
- suggestions on how to avoid embarrassment as a beginner
- simple ways to remember what you've read
- great anecdotes from the author's experiences as a golfer and a teacher
- over 75 black-and-white photos

Genres: Nonfiction

228 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2000

Reviews

[Theresa Connors · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concise overview/reference to get a new player started and to consult between lessons. Good explanation of rules and scoring for the beginner without getting too bogged down.

[Marjorie Cavalier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful. Yesterday was my first time on a course (9-hole, par 3) and I wasn't too embarrassed.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great primer book for golf. Each section of the book provides a complete explanation of the skills needed to play golf. Ideas are presented in a clear and simple manner. Since students must have an idea of what they are trying to accomplish before they can learn, Kellie Stenzel starts at the very beginning and gives detailed explanations of basic concepts. Since women's learning style is very different from men's, this book also addresses specific women's issues, such as posture and lack of distance.

[Alison]

I like this book and think I can learn a lot from it, but I've realized that there's really no point in going any further with it when I don't even have any golf clubs that fit me, not to mention that I'm pregnant and couldn't correctly hold them anyway. I enjoyed reading the intro chapters but will come back to finish the more technical stuff later.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a FANTASTIC, easy-to-read introductory book about golfing. It's written by a woman who instructs women. It was like she completely knew and understood me. I read it before going for my first golf lesson, and my instructor was incredibly impressed at how savvy I was for a beginner.

[Lale D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too much info to take in all at once. This is a book I will keep on coming back again and again as I learn to be a better golfer.

[Tara · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wordy and I didn't find anything in her specifically for women playing golf. But the pictures (what there were) were of females.