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Golf Channel - Jim McLean: The 8 Step Swing

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Although some of my friends thought there was too much detail (and I did on first viewing), this video becomes more and more simple the more you view it and practice his steps. Indeed, the beauty of the video is that it is detailed and can serve as a one stop clinic for developing the same swing that the pros use (and most good golfers even if not pros). Try it and review it over and over after you practice. It is very good and I am a highly critical person. It is not for people who are intuitive about their swing but is excellent for people who are analytical.

This is the first golf video that I have purchased. I has been more than 10 years since I have played. I was not much of a player before. Working with a large mirror and this tape, I was able to correct errors in my swing. This makes golf a lot more fun. The golf swing takes a very short amount of time, and I think that breaking it down into 8 steps gives detail to every part of the swing. The drills that he gives helps to get the actual feel of the instruction before you go out on the fairway. I was able to lower my score by some 20 strokes. I consider this video the best thing that has happened to my game.

I am a self tought golfer and have wondered for years what I was really supposed to be doing; now I know. This video is extremely detailed and may confusing to a beginner. However, if you're serious about being good then this is the tape for you.

What a fine video. It helped me drop my score by ten. I took a lesson recently, and the instructor was amazed at the change in my form. I watch it frequently before I practice, and find that it makes the time spent much more efficient. Plus, I can practice the transition between the steps outlined virtually anywhere and anytime, without taking a full swing, and looking foolish or breaking lamps. You'll be very happy with this. I must say, though, that my wife found this much less helpful. Ladies may want to find another video.

I am a beginner who started about four months ago. With no idea of the mechanics of the golf swing and getting conflict tips from all sources, I was lost and showed little improvement. Since watching the tape and followed the instructions and drills provided, I have make big progress. I particularly like the check point in each step of the golf swing and the dead moves to avoid provided by Jim McLean.

If you are beyond the beginner level golfer and are looking for a thorough explanation of the golf swing this DVD is the one.

I play off a mid handicap and have been working really hard at improving my consistency. I have finally found some golf instruction that leaves "no stone unturned" in its analysis of the swing.

No wonder Jim McLean is such a highly regarded teacher! His presentation of the complex and detailed material is faultless and at the same time is not complicated. If you take it slowly, as I have, there is nothing that is too difficult to comprehend.

I had hesitated to by this DVD because I incorrectly thought it would be another glib and trite lesson package. It is not. It is remarkably good and will last me for years. In fact I can see myself returning to go back to the basics of the swing each time I strike problems, which unfortunately I am sure will happen.

In my opinion the "pick" of all golf instruction dvd's that I have seen, for the improving golfer, are this DVD, Dave Stockton and Ben Crenshaw's "Insights from the Masters of Putting" and Simon Holmes' "Digital Golf School, Golf Strategy".

Get a big mirror, point the TV at the mirror so you see Jim in the mirror. Now you can see yourself and Jim in the same aspect and can imitate his moves exactly.

My Dad got me playing golf in the fifth grade and up until the end of my freshman year in high school,,,,I played by swinging naturally. But, the following year, my swing went down hill because I did not understand my golf swing. So, I quit playing for twenty years,,,,then started playing again. Thanks to this video, I'm improving now. This video demonstrates exactly what you should be doing in the golf swing. The way that Jim McLean repeatedly shows each position,,,,,especially the 5th position, should help to improve anyones swing. There are a couple of clips of pros that should be viewed in slow motion to view the 8 steps,,,as well as normal speed to get a sense of the timing and fluidity of a professional golf swing.
If this DVD could be improved, it would be by the addition of more professional swings which could be studied.

In Augusta, we take golf pretty seriously. We agrue about whether Hogan really meant to "tie the arms" together in the "5 Step Swing"; we study golf swings. This video fits this type of hyper-interested golfer. I loved it. Every year I am at the Tournament I look for Jim McLean so I can thank him for putting together such a comprehensive video and for teaching me how to play golf. This video is not for everyone. If you aren't going to practice and "dig your swing out of the ground" then don't get this video. If you are willing to put in the hours, to video yourself, and to compare your positions to Jim McLean's, then this is the tool you've been looking for. One warning, this video is dense with "positions." You can fall into the trap of trying to force yourself to hit each position Jim points out in the swing instead of "swininging" through the ball. This robotic approach can drain your athletic ability. With that caveat in mind, if you are a serious student, buy this video.

The first time you watch this it will blow you away...there is so much information you can't possibly digest all of it or even try to comprehend it. It is definitely for people who already understand the golf swing but want to get much better.
McLean obviously understands the swing well and knows how to answer the questions you constantly ask yourself about wheather or not you're doing it right. You will be able to go directly to the places on the tape where you have problems and questions about those problems, identify what you're doing wrong, and fix it. You'll review this tape any time you have a problem or question about your swing. Each time you watch it to figure out your swing, you'll say "yes, that's what I'm doing wrong (now)."
If you're index is less than 20, this book will help. If you don't know what an index is, it probably won't.