A Swing You Can Trust: A Breakthrough Approach for Confident, Low-Scoring Play [Hardcover]

Roberto Borgatti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 2007

Through his golf clinics for amateurs and his seminars for teaching and tour professionals held around the world, Roberto Borgatti has become famous for improving the technique and scores of every player. Now he passes his sensational method on to readers with A Swing You Can Trust. Like an individual private lesson from Borgatti himself, this easy-to-follow guidebook helps players to understand and execute the fundamental elements of the golf swing. Borgatti leads students through exercises they can practice right in their own living rooms, gyms, and back yards - wherever and whenever they have a few moments of spare time. From the fundamentals to the short game and preparing to play, Borgatti provides step-by-step instruction along with clear illustrations as he combines sound methodology, fitness training, and state-of-the-art analysis technology to create a comprehensive approach to the game. The secret to Borgatti's unique approach is helping players master four key fundamentals: movement, set up, turn, and weight shift - fundamentals that are essential to every type of swing.By mastering the lessons Borgatti provides in this radically new approach, anyone - from the beginner to the professional, man or woman - can improve his or her game, one swing at a time.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"I've never seen an instructor turn a beginner into a 15-handicapper and a 15-handicapper into a single-digit golfer as quickly and joyfully as Roberto Borgatti. This book is the total package -- the ultimate bible for both the novice and the very serious golfer. More than just the fundamentals (which you get in a clear and very understandable way), this book makes sense of all those frustrating elements in golf that seem counterintuitive to those of us who have struggled through lesson after lesson and book after book."-- Ken Baron, contributing writer and former executive editor of "Golf Connoisseur" magazine

About the Author

Roberto Borgatti is a much-sought-after teacher for players of all levels, all around the world. A "teacher's teacher" who speaks five languages and holds a master's degree in international management, Borgatti divides his time between the United States and Europe, conducting seminars for teaching professionals and amateurs, and playing clinics for Fortune 500 companies. His teaching methods have been featured in Golf Digest's Golf for Women and on Europe's Canal Plus television. Also a professionally trained opera singer, Roberto has performed recitals in London, Argentina, and New York City. Visit Roberto Borgatti online at www.robertoborgatti.com.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Atria; 1st Atria Books Hardcover Ed edition (June 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743298284
• ISBN-13: 978-0743298285
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,274,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Swing You Can Trust, July 3, 2007

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Steve R "Steve's favorites" (Roswell, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Swing You Can Trust: A Breakthrough Approach for Confident, Low-Scoring Play (Hardcover)

This is a book you can trust! Or---the idiot's guide to how not to play golf is to not read this book. I've played and studied the game and the swing from the best for over 45 years. I loved Manuel de la Torre--who I saw live in a two day clinic, Gary Hogan, the book Six Days to Better Golf, and the work of Bertholy, to mention just a few. I've been around the block and have a decent game, but I'm not afraid to look at new information. I liked the title, A Swing You Can Trust, and I found it the best golf book I have ever read. I could go on and on, but you might as well read it yourself. I'm buying a couple of extra copies; one for my son, a three handicap golfer who hits his drives consistently over 300 yards, and another for a friend who just recently discovered this wonderful addiction. I want to collar people in the street and tell them to read this book. It's accurate, well written, beautifully and clearly illustrated, and not padded with usless filler information. There is vital, useful information I've not seen elsewhere. I don't write book reviews, but this is one for which it's worth making an exception. Get it. You'll enjoy the book and a better, more confident game on the course as well as the practice range.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb golf book!, June 13, 2008

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Frank B (West Hartford, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Swing You Can Trust: A Breakthrough Approach for Confident, Low-Scoring Play (Hardcover)

I am 66 years old and this year my game has been going downhill. My local handicap has climbed from a 19 to a 25 since April. Over the years I have read at least 100 golf instructional books and tried everything. Wednesday I had a 107 and I felt like quitting golf. That evening I was looking at more golf instruction books and came across this one; written by an opera singer who also teaches golf. I almost did not buy it, but when I looked through it the simplicity of his method appealed to me. I have always had the problem of "paralysis by analysis". This book so clearly explained how to set up properly with a logical reason why he recommends each aspect of the set up. Correct setup and starting the swing by moving the left shoulder (for right handers) forward towards the ball seemed to be all that you had to do (later in reading the book I saw also the mention of starting the downswing by shifting the hips forward). I immediately tried the setup and swing back by moving my shoulder forward for a level turn and felt it would be difficult to swing incorrectly. Also, I would not have enough to think about to get my usual "paralysis by analysis".

Today Friday, I tried the set-up and single thought of starting the swing with a forward movement of my left shoulder (I am right handed) and had a very consistent round with about 20 yards more distance on my drives. I shot a 90, 17 strokes better than on Wednesday. Not bad for my first try using Roberto Borgatti's method. I highly recommend this book for its simplicity, clear instructions and logical basis. It also covers putting, chipping, sand play and includes exercises and drills. I did try its sand trap recommendations from a difficult lie in a green side sand trap and put the ball about two feet from the pin (I was in the sand only once). A shot I normally can't hit at all.

What I love most is the feeling that the swing is really very simple and that once I start the swing I need not think about it from this setup. No more "paralysis by analysis"! I think the value of this book is that its method is both simple and correct and allows each individual to use his or her unique swing within these so solid fundamentals. I highly recommend it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 15th club in my bag!!!, September 10, 2007

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Alex Leventhal (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Swing You Can Trust: A Breakthrough Approach for Confident, Low-Scoring Play (Hardcover)

I keep a copy of this book in my bag because it simplifies things for me. I have gone from a 12 handicap to a 5 after reading the book and adapting my shots accordingly. I also like the emphasis on golf focused fitness and felxibility. Many golfers don't consider physical training to be important but it allows the body to get to the proper spots. Thanks Roberto.

Alex Leventhal
Los Angeles
5 Handicap