Ultimate Golf Techniques [Hardcover]

Malcolm Campbell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 1996

More than five hundred handy golf hints and tips gather the accumulated wisdom of the game's greatest players and instructors, demonstrating step-by-step techniques while providing self-assessment guidelines. 50,000 first printing.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Short on words but long on easy-to-follow visuals, Ultimate Golf Techniques is aimed more at beginners and intermediate players than at low handicappers. Though its methods are simple--show pictures of stars such as Nick Faldo and Greg Norman to provide positive images for building a correct swing--Ultimate Golf Techniquesoffers a painless introduction to all aspects of the game. Though fundamentals and mechanics are the instructional's ace, it doesn't neglect the areas that trouble golfers at all levels: how to think on a golf course and how to play within the complexity of the rules.

From Booklist

The Dorling Kindersley method of melding four-color graphics and supporting text into busy but well-organized two-page spreads is ideally suited to present the basic techniques of the golf swing. Learning to swing a golf club is finally a fundamentally visual process: golfers are constantly attempting to copy what they have seen, either in reality, on the screen, on the page, or in the mind's eye. With author Campbell essentially supplying captions to the wealth of illustrations, this volume breaks the swing down into its component parts, all easily identifiable and vividly rendered. There are no groundbreaking techniques here; in fact, most average golfers will have heard everything Campbell has to say many times before. What makes the book work, though, is the way the illustrations--whether of famous golfers or of unknowns--take familiar swing thoughts and transform them into frozen swing images. Bill Ott

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; First Edition edition (April 4, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789404427
• ISBN-13: 978-0789404428
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,124,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for visualizing the swing mechanics, December 13, 2000

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This review is from: Ultimate Golf Techniques (DK Living) (Paperback)

What I liked most about this book was that it covered things like etiquette and some of the history of golf. Two areas that I think are ignored these days. Also, there are plenty of drills and every page is literally packed with illustrations that will help beginners quite a bit. The drawback to this book is that there are times where Campbell ends a section and I felt there were several other points to be made about that particular subject. But, overall, I think it is an excellent book for helping beginners visualize the swing and be exposed to the many different techniques used by the pros, but not as helpful for more experienced golfers.

I tend to judge the worth of a golf instruction book based on how many times I mentally refer to it during a practice session or in a round. After reading tons of golf books, I really never found myself referring to anything in this book I hadn't already been exposed to elsewhere. But if you're just starting out, this is a great place to start. Especially for the price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lot's of Good Info but..., July 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ultimate Golf Techniques (Hardcover)

much of the information I have heard before. If you haven't read many golf books this is a great one to start with. It is full of great suggestions from A-Z. For something a little more unique you might also check out Par Golf by Schnackenberg.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Beginners and Expierenced Golfers a-like!, July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ultimate Golf Techniques (Hardcover)

Malcolm Campbell sums up the game of golf here in one book. There is everything from streching before your game to more advanced topics like course managemen. With just one time through the book I'll bet it helped me lower my score by two to three strokes per round, and when you already shoot in the low 80's thats not as easy to do. Buy the book!