Golf Magazine Private Lessons: The Best of the Best Instruction (Revised & Updated Edition) [Paperback]

David Dusek (Author), Barry Ross (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2010

Private Lessons is the most popular feature in GOLF Magazine—the place to go for tips, tricks, and instructions that will get the lowliest duffer swinging like a pro. This second edition of Abrams’ best-selling golf instruction book offers the best of the lessons that have appeared since the book was first published. More than 60 pages have been replaced with fresh, up-to-date material illuminating every aspect of the game. Its easy-to-follow instructions, combined with the wonderfully accurate full-color illustrations, illuminate every aspect of the game—from approaching the tee to hitting out of trouble to improving the short game. Best of all, this is a book any golfer can use to advantage—low and high handicappers, men, women, juniors and seniors alike will benefit from the book’s unique ability to break the most complex instruction into easy-to-understand and easy-to-follow steps. Golf Magazine’s Private Lessons is an indispensable tool in any golfer’s kit.

 

The new volume is 20 percent revised and updated.

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About the Author

David Dusek joined GOLF Magazine in 2002, and while you would not know it by watching him putt, he focused on writing instruction articles for four years. He has worked with most of the Top 100 Teachers, as well as PGA Tour stars like Luke Donald, Brad Faxon and Jim Furyk. As deputy editor of GOLF.com, David covers the PGA Tour and writes The Shop equipment blog. David has also produced videos with David Feherty, Peter Kostis and Dave Pelz and has appeared as a guest and commentator on NBC, CBS, ESPN, Fox News and CNN, as well as several radio stations throughout the United States, England and Japan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Abrams; Upd Rev edition (March 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810984822
• ISBN-13: 978-0810984820
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #665,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best golf instruction book ever!, September 5, 2010

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Practical approach to improving your golf game with easy to understand short tips and illustrations. Well organized into sections going from the basics to course management.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Golf: Private Lessons, April 19, 2010

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This review is from: Golf Magazine Private Lessons: The Best of the Best Instruction (Revised & Updated Edition) (Paperback)

New in the club house, is `Private Lessons: The Best of the Best Instruction' from Golf Magazine. In it, Golf Magazine and Golf.com writer David Dusek has assembled tips from the pros that will get your golf game re-engineered from the first tee to the 18th hole. Many of the tips are from the magazine's popular list of the Top 100 Teachers and the book covers each phase of the game in dedicated sections (The Basics, Driving, Short Play, Stroke Savers, the Mental Game, etc.). The layout, design illustrations (by Barry Ross) and text, allow any level player to step back and get a better understanding of the various nuances required to master the game.

Short of actual private lessons, we'd have to say Golf Magazine's `Private Lessons' should go a long way to improving your game. It's just too bad it's too big for your pocket.

5.0 out of 5 stars A real bargain ... A real keeper ... A Great Tool!, June 5, 2011

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Well, I guess this review is an attempt to be fair. I just reviewed another book with the strong recommendation that a person check the book out (pun intended ...) at a local library to see what they're getting before spending the money to buy it. My purchase of THIS book is a direct result of my having done just that!

To put it in context, I'm a recently-retired person who has played AT golf for years without ever really "playing" the game. Post-retirement, I decided that it was time to see - once and for all - if golf is (for me, at least) worth the effort. I've joined a club, taken a few lessons, and continued to look around for interesting things to read and valuable ways to learn. I happened upon this book while browsing my local library and checked it out ... the price was right ...why not?! I read through it, cover-to-cover, (not in one sitting) all the while resisting the temptation to dog-ear the pages I wanted to come back to (trying to be a good library citizen) and quickly realized that there was no way I'd remember all that I wanted to re-read. See my earlier comment about being recently retired ... Senior Moments Abound.

Found the book, at a fair price, on Amazon ... Problem Solved!

Is it the "Best" book of its type? I have no idea! Are there others as good or better? Possibly so. All I know is that, for me, at this stage in my game learning/development, this book is a fantastic resource. The book has a lot of good, helpful information for me at this stage, and seems to be one that will remain of value as my game improves (please ...???) and my needs become more advanced.