Tom Watson's Getting Back to Basics [Hardcover]

Watson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992

Golfers of all levels can "uncomplicate" their game with this easy-to-read, easy-to-follow guide from the five-time PGA Player of the Year, named by his fellow players PGA Tour Professional of the Decade. Beginning with a proper golf grip, Watson takes readers through pre-shot routines and shows them how to make a real golf swing. 2-color illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Pocket; 1St Edition edition (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671742930
• ISBN-13: 978-0671742935
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,117,782 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I needed a golf book to simplify the swing..., August 13, 2002

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Merle Townley (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tom Watson's Getting Back to Basics (Paperback)

Tom Watson's book is an excellent place to seek help for the golfer who is not striking the ball well. There are a million things you could think about in a swing and I have tried hundreds of them. I decided that I would read the book of the man whose swing has stood the test of time and use his stuff. Last time I looked, Watson was leading the senior tour in GIR's at more than 72%.

In my case, one simple concept---forearm rotation---revolutionized my ball-striking! Watson also covered the basics that are in other golf instruction books, and used a well known pro to illustrate the concepts. But it seemed that the things I had not read about before (his "shaking hands" and "swing the clubhead in a circle" concepts) were ideas that radically improved the quality of my golf shots.

I also might add that I took pictures/movies of my swing with a digital camera and compared them to Watson's swing action photos in the book. Then, I taped a tournament he was near the lead in, and just played his swing over and over and absorbed the rhythm of the motion. I enjoy the game like never before ...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lost Your Swing & No Pro To Help Find It?, May 26, 2001

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rodboomboom (Dearborn, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tom Watson's Getting Back to Basics (Hardcover)

This book will help you find it, uncomplicate it and play better the next round.

He goes step by step through the grip, setup and swing, with great photos from all angles.

Useful drills as well, especially the one about finding your tempo by gripping the clubhead and taking some swings this way.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, January 11, 2011

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Kurt - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tom Watson's Getting Back to Basics (Paperback)

This instruction book is absolutely fantastic. Easy to follow for beginners and packs enough info and drills for seasoned instructors like myself. Lots of pictures, nice section on rhythm looking at Sam Snead swing sequence, and multi angle swing sequence of Tom's swing at the end of the book was very appreciated. Easy to understand verbage coupled with drawings make this very user friendly. Should have picked this up years ago...that good. At the very least just pick it up because its Tom Watson, still going strong into his late 50's, must know something. Highly recommend for all golfers and instructors.