Links LS 98: The Official Strategy Guide (Secrets of the Games Series) [Paperback]

Mike Ferguson (Author), Chris Jensen (Author)

Book Description

Series: Secrets of the Games Series | Publication Date: July 16, 1997

Links LS 1998 Edition: The Official Strategy Guide covers every aspect of your game, from dealing with sloping fairways to perfecting a controlled slice. Get the competitive edge you need to outshoot the competition.Charts illustrating hooks, slices, and more
Expert advice on club selection
Detailed tips to improve your swing
With a history of golf, profiles of famous players, and other features, Links LS 1998 Edition: The Official Strategy Guide is the edge you need to take the lead.
About the Author

Chris Jensen is a contributing editor of Online Gaming Review. His Internet Links name is Golf18.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Links LS stands out from all other golf simulations largely because of the detailed richness of the game. The physics of real life are preserved so that a ball on the screen flies like a real golf ball, each club has its own personality, and each hole is about as realistic as it can be without requiring players to replace their divots.

Mike Jensen and Chris Ferguson have provided a detailed and elegant guide to electronic golf technique that, with practice, will have you hitting beautifully placed drives, artful chip shots, and dead-accurate putts. The authors take you from the initial set-up of the game through the fine points of choosing your clubs and examining the nuances of the courses. They also go beyond technique to discuss the mental aspects of the game. At times you may find that what you're reading is as applicable to live gold as it is to the Links LS electronic version. A special section is devoted to the added pleasures of playing online with other enthusiasts, and the "brief history of golf" is an added bonus.

Review

Bogies and birdies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games (July 16, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076151208X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761512080
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,916,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Rah Rah, sssss Boom Bah, July 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Links LS 98: The Official Strategy Guide (Secrets of the Games Series) (Paperback)

Although this publication claims to reveal the "secrets" of LinksLS, it is nothing more than a pep talk. Its illustrations are very difficult to see, there is a lot more to putting and other subleties to the game than the authors bothered to mention. The book is extremely overhyped.

The authors indicate they are doing one a big favor by "revealing" the "secret" swing meters. This information is readily available on the web, along with tips on putting, loft, wind and other factors that are much more detailed and useful to the online golfer.

In summary, my psychiatrist might recommend it to improve my moral, but it is not going to improve my golf game. Do not waste your hard-earned bucks. Search the web for LinkLS and get much more useful information on game play.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific strategy guide, December 25, 1999

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Paul Jacob ([e-mail]) (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Links LS 98: The Official Strategy Guide (Secrets of the Games Series) (Paperback)

This is a big improvement over most "strategy guides" I've encountered. Most guides I've come across should have been included in the game itself. Jensen and Ferguson have written a book that actually adds value.

I found their descriptions of the swing meters and the physics of control very helpful. So did others I know who have played the game. Nice job.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars course management????, July 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Links LS 98: The Official Strategy Guide (Secrets of the Games Series) (Paperback)

I find it hard to belive that they could even do a course management in know for a fact that using breezy normal medium you have over 32 different wind positions and being that i have over 1000 on -line games an under par handi capp i have only had a few games that actually have matched their given shots.. In addition i find that after having developed my own distance and putting & chipping charts are much more accurate than those shown .. I would like to say on a good note they do present a good slice & hook chart for no wind conditons and basic explaination of game is good nothing outstanding as i have heard others say...just my opion..Sheldonz TPC