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Tom Watson's Getting Back to Basics

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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 ...

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.

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.

This book has been out for a while, but it is still an excellent resource for any golfer. Tom's swing is classic. It has not changed much. The techniques described in this book will always have application.

Item arrived soon after ordering it, and it is in almost perfect condition. very satisfied.