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Summary: Excellent
Review: My husband and I took up golf a couple of years ago for fun, and to introduce our eight year old son to a sport we could all play together. My son is now plays in tournaments each week. The problem is he never listens to any advice I give him! Obviously I am no Earl Woods but now I have Tiger by my side! My son can read the book, look at the photos and see exactly what he should be doing. The book is easy to read and contains precise instructions. The photos are superb and guide the reader through every step of the swing. Tiger's thoughts about the game are inspiring and insightful. I also recommend you read 'Open Your Mind, Open Your Life: A Little Book of Eastern Wisdom' by Taro Gold, which contains many great quotations and inspiring messages based on the Buddhist teachings that Tiger practices.
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Summary: Golfer's Alert!: Run, Don't Walk, and Buy this Book!
Review: You've seen all the golf how-to's: lots of text, smallish pictures, boring layouts... watching grass grow would be more exciting.
I'm a book editor: I read and evaluate books for a living. When I first laid eyes on HOW I PLAY GOLF, the hairs on my arms stood on end.
You will not find, at any place nor for any price, a book about golf(!) that's more interesting or downright exciting to read. The experience is more like savoring. You'll turn every page reverently and won't skip a word. Tiger extends his passion for the game, as well as his storied perfectionism, to the pages of his book. You'll hear his voice as you read it, and will come away feeling as though you know a bit more about the man with--let's face it--frightening talent. He's willing to share, though, and he is patient and generous with his explanations. The photography is superlative and the sidebars are filled with charming caricatures of the young Master giving us all tips, hope, and encouragement that we can actually achieve some of the magic he performs with his clubs and a little dimpled ball. There are gatefolds that open to show his stance and the progression of his swing. It's a beautiful thing to see, even frozen in photographs.
This is the perfect gift for the golfer in your life, especially if it's yourself. I'd recommend that you buy it for a holiday gift, but that's really much too long to have to wait to enjoy this spectacular volume.
By the way, I wouldn't know a driver from a divot. I do not play golf, but I do know a killer book when I see one. And this book is AWESOME.
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Summary: FANTASTIC STEP BY STEP APPROACH
Review: "How I Play Golf" is a fantastic step by step guide. It lays out every stroke and club. It provides a great reference guide after you've been out on the greens. I find myself referring back to it to work on the fine points of my game.The photos are very well done showing each swing and common mistakes. It's a great book for the beginning / intermediate golfer and it avoids the "fine tuning" detail of some books which just seem to complicate the game with too many rules. It's the basic, classic strokes that will help you perfect your game on your way to becoming the next Tiger Woods!
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Summary: The best instructional golf book by far
Review: "How I Play Golf" is easily the best instructional golf book I've ever come across. As I read the book, I was amazed at both the amount of information and the level of detail. Yes, Tiger obviously covers the fundamentals (vital information!) but he also discusses numerous more advanced topics (like hitting stingers and chipping with a 3-wood). Golfers of all skill levels can benefit enormously from this book. However, if you're just starting out, buy this book. It could save you years of frustration on the course. For what it's worth, the (mild) review/criticisms of this book are weak. I don't see why Tiger was supposed to exclude (or re-write and re-photograph) great pieces previously included in issues of Golf Digest (which probably represents less than 1% of the book). To say this book is a rehash of old Golf Digest articles is flat-out wrong (I also subscribe to Golf Digest). I have both "How I Play Golf" and a couple of David Leadbetter's instructional books - including "The Fundamentals of Hogan". In my opinion, Tiger's book is more far more understandable and useful (but that's just my opinion). Is this Tiger's version of "Five Lessons"? No. Why re-invent the wheel. Besides, that was 1957. Different time, different equipment, different players, different courses, different approaches, different books. Both good, but different.
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Summary: You have changed my game!
Review: I don't have a lot of time to play golf but have tried to play the game since I was a kid (I'm now in my 50'sl. I enjoy playing a lot but, because I play so infrequently, I've never seen any improvement in my game. I have only taken a few lessons in my life but never could get the "swing" until I read this book. I have experienced a renewal in my love for the game and I am motivated to constantly improve my skills rather than to continue to be frustrated. This book is extremely well-written and the pictures make the game come alive. Tiger's grip has changed my game forever. I have already sent this book to other golfers in my family since I found it to be the best that I've seen. Thanks, Tiger, for this great book and for being such a terrific role model for all of us old duffers and for the kids in the world too!
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Summary: The Book Of Golf
Review: Tiger Woods does an amazing job with this book His 306 pages of great golf is unbelievable.Tiger takes you from being on the green to having to hit through the trees. Chose this book to learn golf or to improve your golf game. He'll tell you about his life and the situations he was in too.
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Summary: How I Play Golf
Review: Tiger Woods does an amazing job with this book. His 306 pages of great golf lessons is unbelievable. Tiger takes you from being on the green to having to hit through trees. Woods will also talk about his life for a bit.
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Summary: Beautiful photos of one of the greatest of golfers
Review: This is a beautifully illustrated book that has a lot of good things to think about and pointers from one of the greatest of all golfers. The book is laid out logically starting with putting and the short game and works its way back to the tee. I think that is a very sound approach. This book really isn't a golf method, but you can certainly use it to look up the part of your game you are interested in working on and looking through how Tiger does it. I find that kind of thing helpful. And there are a lot of photographs. I find it helpful to put those images in my head as I am trying to get myself thinking right in trying to make a shot. While this book is certainly up to date and more modern than Nicklaus' "Golf My Way" or Penick's books, I don't think it is better than theirs. Maybe that is prejudice on my part, but I think they are better teachers of the game and go more in depth on what you are trying to do and why. Tiger explains what he does and is pretty light on the theory. But who cares? The book says it is just about how Tiger plays golf and that is what it delivers? Did Tiger write this book? Probably not. I am sure he thought about it and talked it through with the folks who put it together. I have no idea. It is all written in the first person, but has a sort of distanced style of writing that is often a tip off that someone else wrote it for him. But it is certainly Tiger in the pictures and I believe that Tiger agrees with what is in here. So, at that level it is a pretty useful book for someone who wants to think about how a virtuoso of the highest caliber plays this difficult sport.
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Summary: FANTASTIC STEP BY STEP APPROACH
Review: "How I Play Golf" is a fantastic step by step guide. It lays out every stroke and club. It provides a great reference guide after you've been out on the greens. I find myself referring back to it to work on the fine points of my game. The photos are very well done showing each swing and common mistakes. It's a great book for the beginning / intermediate golfer and it avoids the "fine tuning" detail of some books which just seem to complicate the game with too many rules. It's the basic, classic strokes that will help you perfect your game on your way to becoming the next Tiger Woods!
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Summary: THE BEST...AS FAR AS GOLF INSTRUCTION BOOKS GO
Review: One of the problems with golf instruction books like this is that they are way too general. They have to be. Otherwise they would cost each buyer an arm and a leg for a customized analysis by Tiger. Golf professionals these days will tell you that golf swings are as unique as fingerprints and that to try to speak generally in terms of golf instruction is a thing of the past. The sad fact remains that what works for Tiger might not work for you (even with equal ability). But Tiger's book is about as good as it gets. The fundamentals are all there and if you're going to get a golf instruction this would be the one to buy. Just remember that once you've got the fundamentals down it's time to go to your local course and spend some time with a PGA pro finding and refining your own swing. THE HORSEMAN
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