30-Second Golf Swing: How to Train Your Brain to Improve Your Game [Paperback]

T.j. Tomasi (Author), Kathryn Maloney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 18, 2003

At every level of competitive golf, from, the Saturday afternoon best ball to the US Open, champions need to use more than just a grooved swing to come out on top. Playing to your talent level involves great mental control in addition to having a good swing. TJ Tomasi demonstrates how to harness the power of mental control to successfully plan execute, and evaluate each and every shot. The techniques in this book will help correct mental errors as well as grow confidence and provide tactics to immediately regain control.

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From Publishers Weekly

From one of Golf magazine's Top 100 teachers, The 30-Second Golf Swing: How to Train Your Brain to Improve Your Game combines physical, cerebral and emotional approaches to the game. T.J. Tomasi, director of the Players School at PGA (Professional Golfers Association) International, argues that even though it takes less than two seconds to swing a golf club, it's the 28 seconds before that swing that matter most. Tomasi offers psychological insights - especially on how to recognize and replicate your best shots, and how to avoid the "bonehead effect," or messing up under pressure. Such discussions will intrigue the game's many introspective enthusiasts, and most should welcome his practical step-by-step approach to the often-elusive graceful, accurate swing.

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About the Author

T J Tomasi PH D, was chosen as one of Gold Magazine's top 100 teachers and is one of the most widely published golf instructors in the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Collins Living (March 18, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060520205
• ISBN-13: 978-0060520205
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,033,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mental Preparation, April 13, 2001

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Chip Burkle (Des Moines, IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 30-Second Golf Swing: How to Train Your Brain to Improve Your Game (A Mountain Lion Book) (Hardcover)

Don't buy this book if you're looking for golf swing mechanics. Do buy this book if you'd like help on your mental approach to the game. This is what separates good golfers from great golfers, inconsistency from consistency, and frustration from enjoyment.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The mental game with strategy built in, October 6, 2008

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This review is from: 30-Second Golf Swing: How to Train Your Brain to Improve Your Game (Paperback)

This is not a conventional golf instruction guide. If you're looking for his titles on the mechanics of the golf swing, then the list is long.

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This book sensibly outlines a method to play to your full potential. This is a true book covering the mental game through using your mind to prepare through evaluating yourself. So you can hit a straight 250 yard drive, but can you chip, putt or hit approach shots with equal accuracy?

There are several methods that the author improves your game through self assessment and self critique. Through a detailed analysis, you determine your strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, the author focuses upon positive thinking and target oriented play. What this book focuses upon are mental keys. A valuable section is what 'not' to do.

I admit the concept of reading golf strategy is quite dry. There are boxes that feature vignettes that tend to keep your attention.

Through my personal experience in playing and reading, I do what is outlined to a great degree to improve my game but this book really ties everything together that I learned along the way. It is more practical than Harvey Pennick's book, through more concrete plans, or even Raymond Floyd's, Master's Guide of Scoring.

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A complementary subject to this book, written by a different author is another book that I recommend:

Golf: The Mental Game

I recommend this book to a beginner who has had some lessons and plays with some regularity. This is also good for a player in a plateau in their golf potential. Lastly, this is a good book for those people who have a natural talent/temperament for the game but want to make it to the next level.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, October 25, 2011

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Geo (San Mateo CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 30-Second Golf Swing: How to Train Your Brain to Improve Your Game (Paperback)

Talk about an eye opener, I can honestly say its one of the best books I have ever read, simple to understand and easy to read, whatever your sport this book should help you

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