Essential Golf [Spiral-bound]

John Dunigan PGA Master Professional (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2001

Everything you need to know to, build a game from short game to full swing, practice with a purpose, and play the game well.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Absolutely one of the best golf books I've ever read. Ranks right up there with the best. -- Spencer A Graham, PGA Professional

An ideal "how to" book. A "must." Over 260 photos show the reader clearly and informatively what they must do. -- Jim Cox, Midwest Book Review

Using the concepts and drills in Essential Golf I lowered my handicap from 13 to 8 in just three months! --Eugene Makar, President BWI Ltd.

From the Publisher

The second edition of Essential Golf, the first edition of which completely sold out, has been made even better by author, John Dunigan. Several new drills have been added along with improved explanations and graphics making the instruction even easier to read, comprehend and execute.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 206 pages
• Publisher: Golf Better Productions; 2nd Rev&Up edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096693752X
• ISBN-13: 978-0966937527
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,995,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ideal "how to" book for beginning golfers., March 4, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential Golf: Everything you need to know and how to learn it! (Paperback)

John Dunigan's Essential Golf is a complete introduction to the sport and teaches the reader not only what to learn about golf, but how to best go about learning it. Dunigan provides a clear and illustrated explanation of the key and essential elements of the game including putting, chipping, pitching, the full swing, ball flight, and more. Essential Golf is enhanced with drills and more than 260 photos showing the reader clearly and informatively what they must do in each golfing circumstance in order to play the game well. A "must" for all novice golfers, Essential Golf has much of value to recommend it to those who have been away from the game and are returning to it, as well as to anyone seeking to improve their performance on the golf course.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great golf book that more people should read, July 8, 2003

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M. Bendel "bendm" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Golf: Everything you need to know and how to learn it! (Paperback)

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.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Nails Down the TRUE Fundamentals of Golf, February 15, 2002

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John Mule' (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential Golf (Spiral-bound)

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!