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December 29, 1997
David Leadbetter, the world's No. 1 golf coach and bestselling author, reveals how you can increase the effectiveness of time spent away from golf course so that you can enhance your performance on it.

In Positive Practice, his absorbing look at the "game within a game," Leadbetter underlines three key elements of practice: the pre-match warm-up session, the focused technical workout and the mental preparation that enables a player to meet the challenges out on the course. Supported with a number of fascinating insights into the world of tournament golf, Leadbetter's teaching ideas provide a thoroughly professional approach to understanding which areas of your game require the most attention and explains how to develop a realistic practice schedule within limited time restraints.

Following a refresher course on the fundamental lessons of grip and set-up and the basics of building a solid swing, Leadbetter presents proven methods of developing your practice ground technique, covering both the long and short game as well as the more difficult "mental game." At the same time he shares the drills and exercises that have become his trademark and also offers advice on aspects of physical training that can help a golfer maximize his or her strength and flexibility.

For the vast majority of golfers, practice means time that until now has been ill-disciplined and poorly focused. David Leadbetter's Positive Practice is guaranteed to transform this approach and inspire a whole generation of golfers to greater success out on the course.


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You know the old joke about getting to Carnegie Hall: talent helps, but practice is essential. Most golfers love to put in their hours on the course but have never learned to properly prepare off the course with the kind of focus, planning, discipline, and dedication that translates into lower scores. David Leadbetter, one of the game's reigning gurus, begins Positive Practice with a refresher on fundamentals, then offers detailed, clearly written, and well-illustrated advice on what he considers the three essential parts of a golfer's preparation: pre-match warm-up, technical workout, and mental focusing. He offers plenty of imaginative drills and imagery to turn the grind of the game into something as stimulating and rewarding as a birdie on a difficult and demanding hole.

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'Positive Practice provides a fresh approach to learning and understanding golf ' World of Golf magazine 'Invaluable ! ' Golf Monthly --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow (December 29, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0062716077
  • ISBN-13: 978-0062716071
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,261,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for a beginner, July 29, 1998
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I bought my clubs on June 6, 1998, and the book a week later. I had never played golf prior to buying the clubs. I have practiced the methods David showed in the book and average a score in the high 90's. The book is very easy to understand, and the pictures show you the exact form and motions required. If you are trying to learn golf, this is an excellent purchase.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Maximize Your Practice Time, May 17, 2001
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Most golfers want to improve, but don't know how and/or don't want to put in the effort with positive practice.

This is where this book comes in. It goes over basics of swing and then shows how one can track and practice those aspects of the game that are losing you shots.

Diagnostics are similar to John Jacobs' "Golf Doctor" who influenced Leadbetter much.

Here though in the book are really good drills and practice tips that will help the beginner through intermediate. The more advanced player is usually a good practicer already or doesn't need it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Leadbetter has a hit., October 11, 2011
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David Leadbetter's Positive Practice is a great book. The tips are great as is standard from this legendary teacher. The real benefit to this book is that David really explains how to get the most out of your practice time. Instead of performing drill after drill David lays out the structure and routine for the practice tee (and green). Get this book and make the most out of your practice time.
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THE MAJORITY OF THE GOLFERS I teach don't need me to tell them how important practice is if they want to do justice to their talent. Read the first page
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repeating swing, spine angle, open clubface, beating balls, practice tee, slight turning, sand iron, tour players, ten balls, good swing, putting stroke, bigger muscles, impact position, short game
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Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, The Warm-up, Greg Norman, Nick Price
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