The LAWs of the Golf Swing: Body-Type Your Golf Swing and Master Your Game (Hardcover)

by Mike Adams (Author), Jim Suttie (Author), T.J. Tomasi (Author) "Studies performed at the research labs of True Temper distinguish three swing profiles, each of which shows the golfer loading the club shaft differently..." (more)
Key Phrases: leverage player, customize your swing, arc player, Fred Couples, Craig Stadler, Barrel Man (more...)

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Amazon.com Review
Three of America's top-rated golf instructors have come up with a technique that customizes body type to swing type. The "LAWs" of the title The LAWs of the Golf Swing reflect those types: "L" for leverage (average build with average flexibility--think David Frost or Annika Sorensam); "A" for arc (tall with maximum flexibility--think Davis Love or Michelle McGann); and "W" for width (thicker torso and minimum flexibility--think Tom Lehman or Meg Mallon). Mike Adams, T.J. Tomasi, and Jim Suttie first help you identify which group you belong to, then offer a series of lessons and drills to help you construct the appropriate swing to minimize your natural deficiencies. In other words, they build on what you can do while at the same time assist you in getting out of your own way. --Jeff Silverman

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The Best New Instruction Book of the Year -- GOLF Magazine

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Collins; 1st edition (April 21, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062708155
• ISBN-13: 978-0062708151
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #260,786 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes all other swing theory books out of date. This works, August 14, 1998

By	R. Davis (Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The one book I hope the guys in my foursome never discover. I love them, except on the golf course. The is no one correct golf swing for every player. Just check out what three different books tell you about the grip. None of them agree. With this book you match your body type to a basic swing type. Arc for the tall heaver player, width for the broad chested player and leverage for the tall skinner player. Book covers it all grip, setup, alignment, take away and downswing keys. As no one is a perfect body type gives you a map on what to add to your swing to achieve your goal. Now if I can just find a book to do for my putting what this one has done for my swing.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A hidden gem, March 28, 2000

By A Customer

This book does not get as much advance play as some written by top players or the "guru of the month", but it should be in every serious player's library. Too many golfers (myself included), have spent years twisting ourselves into pretzels trying to emulate Davis Love or Tiger Woods when we swing. If we are built more like Craig Stadler or Jeff Sluman, we are in for some heartache (and probably backache as well). This wonderful little book demolishes the myth that "your fundamentals" must be precisely the same as Faldo's...or Tiger's...or anyone who doesn't have your physical attributes. A brilliant primer on why you are your own best guide to building "your" swing. (Suttie has a degree in biomechanics and is a top teacher as well). Do your golf game and your back a favor and develop "golf your way".

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sort out the Confusion Caused by Conflicting Swing Advice, August 6, 1998

By	BangorBill (Bangor, ME United States) - See all my reviews

If you have read several golf instruction books or magazine articles about the full golf swing, then you have surely noticed that they don't all say the same thing. They give conflicting advice. Sometimes the conflict is more apparent than real, because different teachers may use different words and images to try to convey the same ideas. But in other cases there are real conflicts in the advice. For example, should your 5-iron ball position be two inches inside your left heel, or in the center of your stance? Should you use a strong grip or a neutral grip? Should you start the backswing with a one-piece takaway (arms, hips and shoulders together) or should you lead with your hands? Should you start the downswing with a hip-slide or a knee kick or what? And do the hips lead the arms or should they start together? Mike Adams et al help you sort out all of this conflicting advice and find the swing that is best for you. They describe three different swing types ! (Leverage, Arc, and Width [with two variations of width]) and explain which setup and swing elements go together successfully, and which elements cannot be successfully combined ("magic versus tragic" combinations). Your correct swing type depends mainly on your body build, and also on your flexibility. Once you understand your ideal swing type, you can fine tune it according to your typical ball flight pattern. In the two months before I bought the LAWS book I had been trying to learn to swing like Jack Nicklaus as described in his Golf My Way book. I wasn't having much success at it. The LAWS book explained why: I'm not built like Jack, and I'm not as flexible as he is (or was). I am rebuilding my swing in a way that isn't too different from what I had been doing naturally before I tried Nicklaus, but with the LAWS advice I am getting rid of some incompatible setup and swing elements and replacing them with compatible elements. The LAWS advice has already! led to better, more consistent drives and full fairway sho! ts, and I expect further improvement as I continue to practice and fine-tune my swing. LAWS is the most valuable book on the full swing in my golf library. My father bought LAWS recently, and he says he wishes it had been available 40 years ago.--Bill from Bangor