How to "KILL" the Ball/The Formula for Power and Accuracy (Paperback)

by Dan R Shauger (Author) "Just in case you are not familiar with Mike Austin's name, I will provide a bit of history..." (more)
Key Phrases: conical action, internal trunk muscles, wrist axle, Mike Austin, Mike Dunaway, Ben Hogan (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: 2 Down press inc.; 2 Rev Enl edition (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974611417
• ISBN-13: 978-0974611419
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #202,658 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not contradictory, October 16, 2005

By	Joseph Mason (Shoreline, WA United States) - See all my reviews

The book has a few unfortunate editorial errors in it, but overall it is an impressive explanation of a truly unique golf swing. The claim by another reviewer saying this material has been covered before in "Search for the Perfect Swing" by Cochran and Stobbs is not accurate. That book discusses very briefly a hinged wrist motion that is not the same as Shauger explains. The counter rotating wrist action described in "How to Kill the Ball" puts the club face on a completely different swing plane than the double pendulum motion discussed by Cochran and Stobbs. Further Shauger discusses in a fair amount of detail the twirling of the wrist in a "spinning of the meatballs" action that is not in "Search for the Perfect Swing". If you read Philip Reed's, "In Search of the Greatest Swing" it is clear that Mike Austin developed the hinged wrist and club twirling method. This method is different than the method Mike Austin taught in the past in collaboration with Mike Dunaway. Dan Shauger is teaching the later developed system.

My person experience with learning this method is a positive one. It is not prone to lost balls and hitting fat, those occur when the swing circle moves before hitting the ball or an improper pivot motion. When executed correctly the ball goes dead straight with a long and high carry. When you feel the club head release through the ball you know it is go and go.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos to Dan Shauger, February 8, 2005

By	John Marshall - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a professional long drive competitor and am always looking for ways to hit longer and more solid shots. I purchased Dan Shauger's book last fall and was blown away by how unique his method is compared to everything I've ever read and learned about the golf swing. In Dan's swing you break many of the cardinal rules of the swing that have been preached for centuries. In my case, I gave the method a try and am now hitting longer, straigher drives consistently.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clarifying some confusion, September 30, 2006

By	Jaacob Bowden (Carmel, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I'm confused why one of the reviewers stated that keeping the club square reduces power and this can be substantiated by physics. What evidence is there of this? What is the substantiation?

I also wanted to comment on the contradiction pointed out between Dan's book and other reference materials about Mike Austin's swing.

For example, the Austinology tapes and the Peaceriver tapes both indicate Austin rolled the club through impact...which he did before his stroke. Dan's materials mention a counter-rotation of the wrists in order to keep the club squarer longer. This contradiction is because in the last several years of his life (after his stroke and after he made all his other materials) Austin changed his viewpoints on how the hands should work. Dan's teachings do indeed refect the most current method that Mike taught. But unless you were actually physically with Mike during that time period like I was, you might think think that Dan's materials are incorrect. I hope this helps clarify the discrepancy.

Also, having personally known both Dan and Austin, I can vouch for Dan's tremendous understanding of how Austin swung. Dan was a close personal friend of Austin's for around 20 years, is a fantastic teacher, and his knowledge of Austin's swing is second to none, in my opinion. His book does have grammatical errors and such, however, I encourage everyone to look past the appearance and presentation of the materials, and dig in and actually digest what Dan says. There is great value to be found within. :-)