Essential Golf: Everything you need to know and how to learn it! Review
last Sunday I finished reading a book on how the mind/body best learn how to perform complicated physical tasks like the golf swing (btw, I won't name this other book as I hate to see people using Amazon reviews to plug other books). but anyway, it said it's best to first focus on ensuring you're doing the proper physical movements. don't worry on results such as where the ball goes. keep practicing the proper mechanics, and eventually the brain will allow you to essentially do this almost on auto-pilot. once you reach that point (often referred to as "muscle memory"), only then is the time to worry about results such as making clean contact; having a smooth, powerful swing, etc. this book also talked about the concept of "flow" (which is well-documented in other books), and said it's most enjoyable to build up proficiency by taking on challenges that progress in difficulty as you get more and more skilled at what you're doing.
so on Sunday I decided that's how I'd try to improve my golf game. and then on Monday I received "Essential Golf" in the mail from Amazon. I'm glad to say that Dunigan's book is exactly what I was hoping for, esp. with this emphasis on learning proper mechanics (get your swing videotaped!), practicing new skills without a ball first to make learning easier, avoiding concern about ball flight when the ball is first introduced in learning something new, and emphasizing drills to speed learning and keep things fresh.
Dunigan's book says there is no secret to quickly developing a great golf game. he writes the best way to do this is by learning the right things the right way, and he gives clear instruction on how to do this. I wish I came across this book sooner.
Essential Golf: Everything you need to know and how to learn it! Overview
The ultimate guide to learning, practicing, and playing golf in one concise, easy to follow manual. Starting with putting and working up through chipping, pitching, and the full swing, readers build rock solid mechanics quickly, and then learn drills and practice techniques that put those mechanics to work on the golf course.
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Customer Reviews
Great Golf Tool from a Great Guy - Christopher John Tully - Charleston, SC
First off, I took lessons with Dunigan years back and he is a standout guy. One of the most positive and fun people i've ever been around. His lessons were very helpful but since then i've slacked off on my game and have been disappointed when i've been out on the course. However I remembered that he gave me this book a few years back and I pulled it back out to freshen up on some of the fundamentals of golf. I have dropped a few strokes in only the past few weeks from going back over this book. His methods are so easy yet so helpful, he really is an amazing teacher. Anyone looking to drop a few strokes or to improve their game or their practice techniques should pick this up, its a great guide.
This Book Nails Down the TRUE Fundamentals of Golf - John Mule' - Houston, TX
After playing the game for over 30 years and having had instruction from 5 of Golf Magazine's top 100 teachers, I'm impressed with John Dunigan's grasp of the TRUE fundamentals of the game. He strips away the unnecessary and scientifically unsound (unproven) jargon of many other so-called "name" pros and focuses on the basics - proper posture, correct pivot, precise swing plane, proper release, stable body movements, and short game technique/strategy. Great job John!
Great beginner book - -
I'm learning golf in a class of 25 people, not everyone get the teacher's attention. So I picked up this book. The drills are very easy to follow with lots of photos and explanation, even for me a left-handed player!! The exercises are broken down into pieces, step by step, one builds upon another. I can just go to the driving range and try on the drills. Some of them do not require hitting any balls at all so can be done at home. Not only I improve my swing, I now know what I'm doing.
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