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A-Game Golf: The Complete Starter Kit for Golfers from Tiger Woods' Amateur Instructor [Hardcover]

John Anselmo (Author), Earl Woods (Foreword)
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June 5, 2001
Tiger Woods's amateur coach, a world-renowned expert in youth instruction, provides practical advice and friendly encouragement for golfers just discovering the challenge and the romance of the links.

Tiger Woods was introduced to golf by his father, Earl, but when it was time to move beyond the basics, Earl turned to his friend, the legendary local public-course professional John Anselmo, to take Tiger to the next plateau. Anselmo's even-tempered and easygoing style instilled a passion for perfection in Tiger without robbing him of the joys of playing the game. Now, drawing on his time with Tiger and his fifty-plus years of teaching experience, Anselmo has written the definitive guide for golfers of all ages.

In "A-Game" Golf, Anselmo outlines the fundamentals, from choosing the first set of clubs to building a reliable swing, to putting and other specific techniques. He avoids the rigidly scientific mentality currently prevalent in golf instruction, offering instead a fun approach that incorporates visualizations and inventive shot-making in playing the course. While encouraging a competitive passion in young golfers, throughout the book Anselmo emphasizes the etiquette of the game and an appreciation for its finer points. He also includes advice for parents on teaching with compassion and sharing their love of golf without placing undue pressure on their kids.

John Anselmo's methods have helped generations of children master the game rapidly and comfortably. "A-Game" Golf won't turn everyone into the next Tiger Woods, but it will ensure that players on courses everywhere will enjoy the experience of golf to the fullest.


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Anselmo competed briefly with Snead and Hogan in the '40. Since then, however, he has specialized on developing youths with tournament-playing potential and was once Tiger Woods' pedagogue. Here, explicitly pitching his counsel to parents of aspiring Tigers, he distills his career. Much in the book is in the what-I-told-Tiger vein, such as how Anselmo changed the future multimillionaire's swing plane from flat to upright as the youngster went through his growth spurt. Besides the Tiger tales and a few odd drills, though, little distinguishes this golf guide from the pack. Anselmo picks at the margins of pointers found in any instructional, such as hitting from uphill and downhill lies, weight distribution at address, and the dozen other aspects of the swing. Given the idiosyncrasies of the swing, many readers will discover an Anselmo adage worth experimenting with, and they might test the wisdom of his disagreements with Hogan's classic Five Lessons (1957). But they shouldn't think association with Woods augers extraordinary advice. Gilbert Taylor
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"Mr. Anselmo's help, especially in the areas of driving accuracy, pitching, chipping, and putting, helped me shoot lower scores and win tournaments."
--Billy Olsen, winner of fourteen Junior Championships since 1998, when he started being coached by John Anselmo.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday (June 5, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385498136
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385498135
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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