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My Golden Lessons: 100-Plus Ways to Improve Your Shots, Lower Your Scores and Enjoy Golf Much, Much More [Hardcover]

Jack Nicklaus (Author), Jim McQueen (Illustrator), Ken Bowden (Contributor)
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October 22, 2002
He made his first cut in a professional major championship in the 1958 U.S. Open, at age eighteen. Forty years later, he had his most recent top-10 finish in a major at the Masters. In between, he won eighteen professional majors, a hundred tournaments worldwide, and provided countless thrills along the road to being named "Golfer of the Century" by his peers and by publications from America to Antarctica.

In his unprecedented run at the top of the game, Jack Nicklaus has seen the importance of constant learning and constant refinement. Your game at age sixty cannot be the same as your game at age twenty; where you were once able to overpower the golf course, with time and wisdom you discover new ways to approach the challenges of the game that depend less on physical ability and more on mental agility. Along the way, you learn which fundamentals will always put you in good stead, and you see what advice has stood the test of time.

In My Golden Lessons, the greatest golfer of them all takes the best from his many years of playing, practicing, and studying the game, and distills it into over 120 pieces of priceless instruction. Drawn from his immensely popular columns in Golf Digest and Golf Magazine, the topics cover the full spectrum of the game, from choosing the right equipment, on through the fundamentals of stance, grip, and setup, to the pursuit of power and the subtleties of the short game and putting. These techniques helped Nicklaus set the marks that future generations will strive to match, but it was his mastery of the mental side of golf that truly set him apart from his peers and his predecessors -- and he shares his advice on the mind game as well. In addition, the book presents a beautifully drawn sequence of the Nicklaus swing at its peak, alongside advice tailored to the needs of the better players who want to be better still.

My Golden Lessons is a book that took a lifetime to prepare, but one that will improve your game from the first few minutes it spends in your hands. These are the techniques that made Jack Nicklaus the golfer he is, and his clear, bite-sized pointers will show you the path to hitting better shots, shooting lower scores, and enjoying the game more every time you play.


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In the world of golf, the name Jack Nicklaus speaks for itself. While the world follows Tiger Woods, Tiger is chasing Jack's records, most notably his 20 major championships. Nicklaus and Bowden have teamed to produce a number of golf books, with Golf My Way perhaps the most noteworthy. Their latest had its genesis in a series of tips that ran in Golf magazine between 1988 and 2001. When the tips were first written, they followed no particular order. In this collection, they are grouped into themes like fundamentals, power, and putting. What makes these tips interesting is that they are written by an accomplished and still competitive aging golfer. This is in contrast to, say, the tips of the latest winner of a major tournament. While there is a place for both, golf is a lifetime sport, and there is a dearth of meaningful material available for the golfer of a certain age. Almost every tip is accompanied by a detailed illustration that drives the point home. A good purchase for public libraries, particularly ones with large sport collections.
Steven Silkunas, North Wales, PA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Jack Nicklaus was born in 1940 in Columbus, Ohio, and maintains a home there and in Florida. Widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time, he has achieved a record twenty major championship victories, consisting of two U.S. Amateurs, six Masters (also a record), four U.S. Opens, three British Opens, and five PGA Championships. The winner of more than 100 professional tournaments around the world, Nicklaus was named Golfer of the Century in 1988.

Ken Bowden was the editorial director of both Europe's and America's premier golf magazines, and has collaborated with Nicklaus on eleven books. Since first watching Nicklaus compete in 1959, Bowden has witnessed a great many of Jack's achievements first-hand.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1ST edition (October 22, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 074324107X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743241076
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #881,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Cliff Notes for Golf, June 19, 2005
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Anyone who has seen the one page tips in a golf magazine will recognize the essence of this book. It doesn't go into depth, instead it will have a sketched image of what you should be doing along with a paragraph or two of explaination.

The tips have been organized into specific areas, setup, grip, and power for example to make it easier to find what you're looking for.

Keep in mind it's not intended to teach, just offer quick tips and advice and as such I pick it up just to flip through it to jog my memory at times. Originally over-priced at $25, I bought it for $7.95 and found it worthwhile at that price as a good reminder of what I should be doing by one of the best who has ever play the game.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars It's okay, March 11, 2007
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I wasn't blown away. It is more little snipets of information than actual tips you can use. I recommend buying his Golf My Way book and skipping this one.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Read For the Intermediate Or Advanced Player, July 18, 2009
This review is from: My Golden Lessons: 100-Plus Ways to Improve Your Shots, Lower Your Scores and Enjoy Golf Much, Much More (Hardcover)
In my humble opinion, while "My Golden Lessons" is a good read, the book is targeted for more experienced players. I am looking at taking up golf again after taking off several years due to family, work, and other interests and want to read some books for the beginner or less experienced. Saw this book at the local public library and decided to read it.

The book, written by one of the best players ever, contains several colorful illustrations (usually drawings of Nicklaus himself) of how to hit particular shots, stances to use , mental preparation, etc.

However, as stated earlier, I believe the book is better suited to the more experienced golfer. Still, a good read and I will refer to this title more as I play longer.

Recommended.
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