Smart Golf : How to Simplify and Score Your Mental Game

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Summary: Excellent, practical ideas for improving your golf game
Review: This is a down to earth analysis of the mental side of golf. Specific, practical ideas are explained which can be applied by golfers at all skill levels. The authors have developed their program over many years working with hundreds of clients. This is a must have for anyone looking to improve their golf game.

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Summary: One of the best
Review: This is definitely one of the best of the many books on the mental approach to golf. There is no zen mumbo-jumbo here. This book presents a very straightforward technique in a very straightforward style. There is far more "meat" to this book than to the run-of-the-mill books on the mental approach, which tend to be long on generalities and platitudes. I enjoyed the part where they take you through the actual playing of a round -- their recommendations are more conservative than would have occurred to me in my most conservative moments on the course. Their technique of rating yourself in various categories on a hole-by-hole basis gets a little too involved for me, but it would be a great help if you were willing to stick with it. Even though I haven't adopted the technique, I have benefitted from reading and re-reading the book and applying the principles. DeDe Owens was a true teacher, and her recent death was a great loss.