Getting Started in Golf [Paperback]

Doug Ford (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (March 2, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671624296
• ISBN-13: 978-0671624293
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,547,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference for less than 8 bucks, May 18, 1998

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This review is from: Getting Started in Golf (Paperback)

I liked this book because it's small and concise and it tells you just what you need to know. As a beginner golfer I learned all the essentials that are valid today even though this book was published back in 1964. I think some things in the book should be updated but I still keep it in my bag as reference. Great all around book for the beginner golfer and for the price.

4.0 out of 5 stars Since 1972, July 13, 2010

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Robin S. Stocking "Alert the Media" (Everett, WA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Started in Golf (Paperback)

I learned to play golf by reading this book in 1972. I had checked it of the library. I bought a copy of it recently as an heirloom, mostly. Hard to believe it is still in print but I think it is still a great book.

5.0 out of 5 stars A "trusty old standby"; maybe slightly dated, but still very useful., July 4, 2006

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M. Berger (Miami, Fl USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Started in Golf (Paperback)

I first read this gem in 1963, when I was just learning the game. I have re-read it every few years since, and still get something out of it each time.

It is admittedly dated, with the subsequent development of graphite and composite shafts, "metal-woods", hybrids and new ball technology (and other improvements). But the basic principles are still just as valid now as they were then; the grip, the basic swing, the mental game/strategy. The unique last chapter or two, where you literally play a few holes with the author, instilled in me with the belief that I would learn to play well, and quickly. (MAYBE not in the very first round, like I believed then, but, I was 13 !!! )( And I did learn to play well.)

I have taught maybe 20-25 people to play over the years, from scratch. And, with each one, their games soared once they digested the information in this little classic.

I would recommend it to any beginner at any time -- tho' they need to be made aware of the outmoded sections before they rack their intellect trying to find the old shafts, balls, etc., in this day and age.

Still, it is a real little diamond, hidden among a vast array of beginner's texts. Its popularity here on Amazon attests to its value.