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Swing Like a Pro (精装)
by Ralph Mann
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Golf, Sports |
| Market price: ¥ 328.00
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¥ 288.00
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MSL rating:
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| MSL Pointer Review:
A direct result of 17 years of research on the mechanics of the golf swing, this book is a real deal for golf lovers. |
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Ben Crenshaw (PGA Professional) (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
The information that Fred and Ralph have discovered has helped me in the past. I highly recommend it for any golfer who truly wants to improve [his or her] game. |
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Davis Love III (PGA Professional) (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
My father and I spent many productive hours working with the information provided by Dr. Mann. I'm glad that golfers of all levels will now be able to benefit from this work.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
My wife recently asked "how many golf books do you own, can there be that many ways to swing a golf club?" My answer after reading this book is this is the last golf book I'll ever buy, at least on the full swing. The information in this book has helped me to improve my game dramatically. I am hitting all my clubs twenty to thirty yards longer and straighter. I used to hit my 7 iron 135 yards and I'm now hitting it 155 to 160 yards. Since taking up the game four years ago, I have taken lessons and read as many books as possible on the full swing. The information presented by this book has demistified the grip, setup and most importantly the transition into the downswing. I've reduced my score at least 10 shots per round in the last three months. The information is presented in a crisp manner with lots of diagrams. Follow the drills and you will see a huge difference in the quality of your shots. Combine this with Dave Pelz's book on the short game and you should see a dramatic overall improvement in your game. |
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Larry Yuzda (MSL quote), Canada
<2007-01-09 00:00>
This Book beats anything I have ever read on the "secrets" of the golf swing. I found that the book, while a bit technical, explained the golf swing in plain jargonless language. It demistified the swing immensely. The paragraph on the transition from backswing to downswing was, for me, the highlight of the book. Sometimes so much mystery is connected with transition by golf instructors that the average golf has trouble comprehending it. Yet this book clarifies the concept, and gives excellent exercises to ingrain the mechanics of transition. Using its methods increased my accuracy and distance. Whereas I used to hit my pitching wedge 100 yards, I can now coax 120 yards out of it. My distance with other clubs increased as well. I am a high handicapper, 60 years old, and 5'6" tall. If this book can help me it can help anyone. Although I found the exercises to be generally helpful, I thought some of the explanatory text to be lacking in detail. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
This book is very sound in helping the student understand the swing while teaching the moves. You must understand the basic principals to have confidence in repeating them. It also gave many helpful drills to help understand moves explained. I did feel as if the backswing should not be initiated soley with a lateral weight move and no arm movement. I feel the arms should be as much of the start of the backswing as the weight shift.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
For any mid to low-handicapper longing for a more reliable golf swing, or for anyone who just wants to understand swing mechanics -- get this book. I actually bought and later returned it for a refund because it seemed almost elementary. But after traveling across the country to have my swing video analyzed by a top teaching professional, I revisted Swing Like a Pro and compared myself to the 'Model Pro'. I don't have enoungh space here to tell you how enlightening the book has been. The golf lesson was great, but reading this inconjunction with video analysis, made all the difference. Fred Griffin's and Dr. Mann's research dispelled a number of misunderstandings I've held onto for years. I am extremely glad i stumble onto this book again - and that I had the good sense to really read it this time.
A few constructive critiscisms: It doesn't spend enough time addressing the importance of alignment (how to get it right). Also, if you don't have the build of the Model Pro ( I just happen to be pretty close). you may find it hard to imitate the 'Pro'. Craig Stadler is not represented in this book. Nor is Laura Davies. In this case, I would recommend Mike Adams' and T. J. Tomasi's book, The LAWS of the Golf Swing: Body Type Your Swing and Master Your Game.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
If I had to recommend one book on the golf swing, this would be it hands down. I've read most of what's out there, and this is the first one that explains the mechanics of the transition and downswing in a manner that is both detailed and understandable (I can't agree with Amazon's reviewer who calls this "technically complex" and "dry" - and I'm a high handicapper who has only been playing for a few years). In fact, the crowning achievement of the book is that it takes somewhat technical material on the golf swing, from start to finish, and makes it easy to understand. The illustrations and drills are excellent, also. I have also purchased the CD-Rom, which can be found on Compusport's website, and it is an excellent product as well, featuring many informative animations. I could have saved a lot of money on golf books if this one had come out earlier. If you are seriously interested in understanding and improving your swing, you won't find a better place to start than here! By the way, the first couple of reviews posted at this site give excellent descriptions of the book - I won't attempt to improve on them (be sure and read them at the bottom of the list of reviews).
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
Mann and Griffin have brought swing analysis into the computer age. Using video of over 100 PGA, LPGA, and Senior PGA tour pros, the authors constructed a composite, digitized "Pro" who exemplifies the best swing characteristics of tour players. Each chapter explains the characteristics of a given swing position or movement first. Following this, the authors present drills to aid the reader in perfecting that phase of the swing. Each chapter then concludes with an examination of the most frequent errors, keyed to the drills that will correct that error. Despite the high tech nature of the swing model, the good news is that the book is an easy read. Unlike "The Golfing Machine" or "The Search for the Perfect Swing" the language is clear. The artwork is detailed in presenting the model swing, as it should be. The training aids recommended by the authors are simple to find, inexpensive, and easy to use. I would recommend this book to any player who is serious about improving his or her swing. |
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D. Andrews (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
Swing Like a Pro does an excellent job of explaining the teaching system Dr. Mann created and that has been used for many years at the golf school where co-author Fred Griffin teaches. As a former student at that school (whose handicap has dropped from 11 to 5 since attending)I read the book as someone who already believed in the value of their research. After some interesting and easy to read background information from the two authors the serious work begins. Readers have to be prepared to focus on a detailed examination of the mechanics of every aspect of the golf swing. As a result, this book is not a simple or relaxing read. It also needs to be read when you can get up periodically and take a few swings with a real club (don't buy this to read on an airplane!).
For the serious golfer (and probably for golf teachers as well) the information provided here is great. So many things that I have been told by various teachers over the years became understandable as I made my way through the book. I needed every evening for a week to get through it all along with a few trips to my local driving range. There has not been time to apply all that I have learned on the course yet but so far it has brought me to a new level of understanding of what a good golf swing is all about.
After playing a few rounds I will send in an update to indicate how much this book actually helped. In the meantime, it is an excellent but very detailed explaination of a teaching system that has worked for me and a number of others that have gone to one of the CompuSport schools on my recomendation.
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