Product Details

• Actors: David Leadbetter
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Allumination Filmwor
• VHS Release Date: August 28, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00000F0KT
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,441 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Golf instructor David Leadbetter, a teaching pro whose lessons have benefited Nick Faldo, Curtis Strange, Brad Faxon, and others on the PGA tour, provides a series of lessons in this video shot at his golf academy in Florida. The coaching on this tape is geared to amateur golfers, with Leadbetter frequently pointing out deficiencies he has noticed in amateurs' games. When tackling a specific problem, the lesson may turn out to be fairly involved, but Leadbetter provides commonsense tips for spotting faults. The lessons begin at the beginning, showing the proper way to address a long tee shot, and throughout the tape various aspects of the game, from fairway shots and bunker shots to chipping and putting, are covered. Leadbetter has a definite knack for getting to the root of an amateur's problems. He points out common flaws, such as when he notes that "many people never learn to aim the club properly," and he also provides tips on things that many golfers would never think about, such as the proper way to inhale and exhale during a swing. While this is an admirably no-nonsense tape, Leadbetter is an engaging and pleasant teacher, and his lessons, augmented by basic computer graphics, will be a benefit to anyone seeking to improve their game. --Robert J. McNamara

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Leadbetter is the next best thing if you can't afford Butch!, February 8, 2003

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This review is from: A Lesson With Leadbetter: Simple Secrets For Great Golf [VHS] (VHS Tape)

David's tape is packed with a series of little lessons that is gauranteed to benefit players at all levels.Of course high handicappers like myself(23)finds every lesson exrtaodinarily helpful in watching this tape.It will save you loads of your time and energy at the range trying to figure out all the swings needed to play this game well and move you into your next level.Throughout the tape,you can see David as an enthusiastic teacher in a very friendly tone.On top of that is his British accent that sort of draws your attention to his lecture, that in a way helps me print that image in my mind.I am currently taking lessons from a good teaching pro and together with Davids tape have made the game more fun and less frustation because between the divots and the tape,the answers are at my finger tips. One up for Leadbetter over Butch.