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The Plane Truth for Golfers (Paperback)
by Jim Hardy with John Andrisani
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A masterpiece instruction book from which you'll benefit greatly if reading with The 5 Lessons. |
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Author: Jim Hardy with John Andrisani
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Pub. in: March, 2005
ISBN: 0071432450
Pages: 176
Measurements: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00390
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0071432450
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- Awards & Credential -
From one of "America's 50 Greatest Teachers" by Golf Digest and ranked in the "Top 100 Teachers" list of Golf magazine. |
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In The Plane Truth for Golfers, Jim Hardy clearly describes two different sets of fundamentals and helps you to choose your way to swing. According to Hardy, there's no ultimate instruction to golf swing but two different fundamentals. Both ways work and you can choose which one you'll use but you can't mix them. One-plane swingers include Peter Jacobsen, Ben Hogan, Ernie Els, Michelle Wie and perhaps refined Tiger Woods. Tom Watson, Payne Stewart and Colin Montgomerie are famous two-planers.
The book also explains why good golf advice, given by two different but competent teachers, can be contradictory. Before seeking swing advice determine first whether you are a one or two plane swinger and then make sure any advice you accept pertains to your type of swing. The book is recommended to every serious golfer but not to for beginners except as a companion to more basic instruction such as Five Lessons.
It’s true that the golf world is one of choices and contradictions. In your effort getting most out of Hardy’s book, you should start with basic things such as what advice works the best for you and what your expectation really is. We agree with another brilliant reviewer in choosing your golf teachings and the strengths of this book: “Most golfing books begin well (the author usually has at least one good idea) and then degenerate into filler accumulated from generations of hacks. This book is highly original, insightful in important ways and makes a serious and painstaking effort at analysis, and it is not a criticism to suggest that some of the author's conclusions are incorrect. If you enjoy discussions of what happens in the golf swing this book is as good as it gets. But if you are a two plane swinger seeking advice on 'how to do it', I recommend proceeding with caution. Although the setup information is sound, the ideas that the grip can be weak (as opposed to neutral), that the arms and hips dominate the backswing, that the right leg can straighten and that the hips and forearms should be rotated on the downswing are just a new recipe for slicing (and hooking). Maybe Monte can get away with these things but the average player cannot.”
Target readers:
All golf players and learners.
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Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
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Jim Hardy is a golf instructor par excellence. A former PGA Tour professional, he is a teacher's teacher and a mentor to many of today's PGA Tour stars. He lives in Texas.
John Adrisani is the former senior editor of instruction at Golf magazine and the author of nearly 30 books.
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From Publisher
Voted one of "America's 50 Greatest Teachers" by Golf Digest and ranked in the "Top 100 Teachers" list of Golf magazine, Jim Hardy is a veritable scholar of swing. He's been fixing the swings of professional and amateur golfers since 1977, and in The Plane Truth for Golfers, he makes his groundbreaking concepts available to you for the first time.
Hardy's revolutionary approach is simple: There are two sets of fundamentals to the swing, not one. There is the one-plane swing, for more athletic players, and the two-plane swing, suitable for players of all abilities. Understanding these concepts is crucial to your improvement, and Hardy breaks them down into easy-to-follow steps, complete with dozens of photographs.
In this easy-to-follow handbook, complete with dozens of instructional photographs, Hardy breaks down the two methods into simple steps you're sure to learn in no time. Once you get a grip on Hardy's plan, you'll be able to:
- Determine whether you're a one-plane or two-plane swinger and how to avoid the dangerous mixture of having elements of both in your swing
- Step into the proper starting position for both swings
- Understand the real truth about the backswing
- PLUS: You'll also get plenty of exercises and drills to help you perfect the proper on-plane movements and correct common faults.
Like no other how-to book, The Plane Truth for Golfers exposes the flaws of current golf instruction and reveals the secret to playing good golf.
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Peter Jacobsen (Seven-time PGA Tour event winner) (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
Jim Hardy is the most knowledgeable teacher in golf. This extraordinary book will be the most revolutionary instructional book since Ben Hogan's Five Lessons. |
Raymond Miller (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
Jim Hardy has written a true masterpiece of golf instruction. His approach holds much more benefit for the amateur than the professional. In fact, the only reviews that are critical come from instructors or others who think they already know the golf swing. Unfortunately, like Atkins vs. Ornish, one method may work for one person, but be poison to another. Of course, every golf instruction article reads like it holds universal appeal for all golfers. Jim Hardy cuts through all the nonsense, mystery and confusion. He gives two sets of fundamentals and recommends that you choose one or the other; the worst thing you can do is mix and match the two sets of fundamentals in an endless search for some combination that will work.
Armed with the knowledge Mr. Hardy provides, you can even get something out of golf magazine articles (that usually contradict one another - sometimes within the same issue) because you can often tell whether they promote a one-plane or two-plane method. For example, anything ever written by Jim Flick makes perfect sense for two-plane players and is harmful for a one-plane player.
I bought this book immediately upon its release and have made more progress in 1 year than in the many, many years before. I intentionally waited to post my review so that I could be certain my reaction wasn't just the latest fad. Jim Hardy has taken so long to perfect his theories that you can be sure there is nothing "fad" or "trendy" about this book. If you are a frustrated, confused amateur, your search is over! If I could, I'd give Jim Hardy ten stars! |
Farralon (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
This is without a doubt the best golf book that I have ever encountered. I have studied the book's contents and made application to my swing. I have played golf for over 40 years - my handicap has oscillated between 3 and about 10. I was always experimenting and trying different swing models.
This book clearly and concisely both explained and allowed me to rectify the variances in my game. I found that I had been mixing recommendations for the two end member swing types. Once this was clear, I adopted the one plane swing methodology. The results were immediate and amazing. I am now playing consistently better golf than I ever imagined.
This book is the only reference I will ever need. Now when I look at some of the instructional articles in golf magazines and the Golf Channel, I am amused by how grossly misleading/damaging much of the "instruction" can be. I strongly recommend your purchasing and applying the book.
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D. Macolino (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-09 00:00>
I would rank this book within the "must read" category along with Five Lessons and the Dave Plez short game series. Every golfer, including myself, have always looked for the magic pill. I came to realize that there isn't one and as Ben Hogan said, you have to dig it out of the dirt. The most valuable thing this book does for you is to identify that there are in fact more than one way to swing a golf club which boils down two ways: with the body or with the arms. Body equals flat and arms equal upright. I have always been more comfortable with a "body" type swing but don't ask me to bend over at a 45 degree angle as Jim Hardy suggests. If you read this book and disect the fundamental points (strong grip, wide stance swing around spine = flat/body swing and neutral grip, narrow stance and hipe slide = upright swing) and tailor them to your build and temperment, it will work for you. I have tried both and they work equally well. The more repeatable for me is the body swing. Like few golf books, it has a lot to offer. But you have to take it out and figure out which points will help you. Just DON'T MIX the fundamentals of the two swing types. |
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