Favourite instruction book??

[tinny_mccann]

hi looking for recomendations on instruction books on the entire swing.
Ive read swing like a pro and short game bible and a few others.
Was going to get hogans 5 rules and or nick bradleys book the 7 laws. Any other preferences or recomedations? Not looking for basic books but quite detailed ones.

Thanks in advance

[BrianW]

Re: Favourite instruction book??

The Swing Factory - By: Steve Gould, David Wilkinson, and William Sieghart. It is an updated book based on Leslie King's teaching methods, beautifully illustrated and breaks the swing down into a set of easily understood components.

There is also one by David Ledbetter.

Hogan and Bradley's books are also very good, both in their own ways assist your comprehension of the swing and setup.

[GolfJunkieSr]

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Being that I am old school, I would put in a good word for any book by Earnest Jones, (Swing the Club Head Method) or John Jacobs (Practical Golf). Both are easy to understand, and don't clutter up golf swing instruction with alot of MBS. Not saying the newer stuff is not good, just never had the need to read them. GJS

[tinny_mccann]

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Will check some of those out thanks!!!

[oldwease]

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I want to add one more, but I'm not sure if it's still available as it goes way back. It is 'Gary Player's Golf Class'. This was basically a series of illustrated tips covering the whole game. All very well and easily explained. I turned to that when I first picked up a golf club and it was very useful.

There's so much available now, some of which is very technical. I think the real key is to find a type of instruction which works for you. A large part of that is how you visualise the concepts within your swing. Gary Player is very good at discussing concepts that everybody can employ and, as I say, covers all aspects of the game.

[tinny_mccann]

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Got a hold of both swing factory and practical golf, both very good. Thats quite a few books ive read now, and i find it funny that some of the advice negates other peoples advice.

IE. practical golf- the golf swing is not just about moving through positions its about free flowing swing

vs

the swing factory- heres some great position to get yourself into, if you do that then you cant go wrong, and you do not wind up in the back swing.

I was playing great for me, 3 years a go, shooting always under 90 sometimes under 80, and decided to get lessons and do a lot of reading to take my game to the next level. ive neverplayed the same again. It can be such a dishearting game this.

Thanks for input anyway.

[jportster]

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I really like David Leadbetter's book titled Faults & Fixes. Not so much a book about the whole swing as it is explanations of common problems and it talks about the different faults that golfer's have based on level of ability. A great book to help you diagnose a problem when things unravel. Has helped me many a time.

[RandomHero1090]

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Not that I have a favorite book in particular...however, I enjoy Leadbetter's books the most.

[bill14]

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David Ledbetter's '100% Golf' is pretty good. Although he's been accused of teaching with a cookie cutter or mechanical approach, I don't really agree. Anyway, it's pretty good book among the many out there.

From the links in Texas-Bill

[golfseeker]

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I believe my favorite is "The Four Magic Moves to Winning Golf" by Joe Dante with Len Elliott. The copy I have was printed in 1995 by Doubleday but I think it is a reprint of a book printed in the early 1960's. I've read it over and over. In fact it is starting to fall apart and I need to get it re-bound. It is a paperback and it cost $15 American. You should be able to buy it on Amazon.com. I think it is a gem. I like it better than Hogan's book.

[Mox]

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Leadbetters "Fundamentals of Hogan" is quite good too.

[pgmetcalf]

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I prefer Hogan's 5 rules because there is a lot of stuff in there not covered in other books and not only that, the book learns you how to learn and basically sets out a rigid plan how to play golf. Some books tell people how to play but their learning process is a bit disjointed and the students tend to skip the vital bits, so in fact they try and learn it all at once and really end up learning less and easily get disheartened.

[golfseeker]

Re: Favourite instruction book??

I believe my favorite is "The Four Magic Moves to Winning Golf" by Joe Dante with Len Elliott. The copy I have was printed in 1995 by Doubleday but I think it is a reprint of a book printed in the early 1960's. I've read it over and over. In fact it is starting to fall apart and I need to get it re-bound. It is a paperback and it cost $15 American. You should be able to buy it on Amazon.com. I think it is a gem. I like it better than Hogan's book.

If you go to www.newgolfswing.com you can get the major points of the book plus other tips as well.