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The 21st CENTURY GOLF SWING (The Formula for Power and Accuracy Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Danie, R Shauger
Publisher: 2 Down press inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 133764
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 188
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0974611441
Dewey Decimal Number: 153
EAN: 9780974611440
ASIN: 0974611441
Publication Date: August 31, 2006
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Product Description
The latest information on a very advanced golf swing, both extremely powerful yet perfectly accurate, written by one of Americas premier golf instructors, long driving specialist Daniel Shauger. Trainer of many Long Driving Champions at the National Level. Small men with big swings, competing against giants. The book shows in, great detail, the complete motions of the body to create the perfect golf swing. Loaded with photos and sketches to get this very advanced concept across in simple to understand terms. This is the second book by Dan following his popular book How To Kill The Ball / The Mike Austin Method. There is no book of golf instruction that compares to it, with the depth of information or the simple way of communicating it to the average player. Dans teachings have improved countless golfers world wide, and their legions grow daily. This book is destined to become one of golfs treasures, influencing how the swing is made from this day forward.
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 worthless August 30, 2008
this book is totally useless. It is impossible to understand the meaning of the instructions. the illustrations are terrible.
 Dangerous for the left wrist June 17, 2008
This book does not contain much additional information to the first one, except for some tips about trajectory and curving the ball. So I would say you don't necessarily need both.
The idea of hitting the ball with a compound pivot is indeed powerful, but not as new and revolutionary as Dan Shauger claims. There have been similar concepts before, and some PGA pros like Mike Weir, Aaron Baddeley and Zach Johnson apply this under the term "stack and tilt".
What does "compound pivot" mean? Basically you clear the right side in the backswing instead of turning the left hip. This is done in a sort of leg pressing motion, where the right leg moves back and the left pokes forward. So you generate power from the legs instead of the hips, which is for many golfers easier to do and more powerful. No surprise that many long hitters apply this method. That is all fine so far.
But the critical part of the book is the wrist action, where a counterrotation is advocated. It is indeed possible to hit laser-straigth shots with this, if you don't seriously hurt yourself. There is less danger for chipping, but the more you pound a full swing, the more critical it gets.
Just try this: Make a full backswing and try to counterrotate as much as possible. You will see that the left wrist is the limiting factor, because you can't bow it very much. In a full swing it is not possible to keep the clubhead perfectly square to the swing arc, as Shauger claims, and you definitely can't do as much counterrotation as shown in "spinning the meatballs".
So at the top the left wrist feels quite uncomfortable, and maybe due to that Shauger called it "broken wrist position" in his first book. Interesting: In this book, he replaced that term with "cop saying stop position". Also, he advocates not to use a full backswing anymore. As a reason he mentions limitations of the left wrist in a prepositional phrase, but without relating this to anatomical problems.
When finally hitting the ball, you definitely take deeper divots, which adds even more stress to the wrists. Just imagine if the left wrist is still slightely bowed while pounding into the turf..
Personally I feel my left wrist after a few shots and sometimes I hear it cracking when I get to the "broken wrist" or "cop saying stop" position. And I am not the only guy reporting this. It is tempting to hit a ball that way, because it is really easier to hit it straight. But it is anatomically critical, and probably that is the reason why no pro uses this wonder method. Many good guys like Tiger keep a flat left wrist at the top, but definitely not as much bowed as Shauger demonstrates it.
An alternative April 5, 2008
I enjoy reading and learning about how to swing a golf club. This is an interesting take. If you have shoulder problems, I would think this would be a good way to stay in the game.
Unique and Effective golf swing, Very detailed instruction. November 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is "Kill the ball", but with more and clearer examples, and descriptions. These books teache a golf swing where almost everything is done differently than traditional, ie; the legs, wrists, hips, and spine are used differently, and when done right creates longer and straighter ball flight, is easier on the body, and is more efficient.
Because it is so different, it is harder to learn because except for the grip most of the swing requires relearning from the ground up. In my opinion its worth the effort, it is much easier on my back, and Im hitting the ball better than I ever have in 35 years of golf.
 Wow - it works! November 7, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
First the important, good news - this method of hitting a golf ball really works! I have just started trying it, and to now am attempting only the arm/wrist motion, which is radically different from the usual, classical method, i.e., cock your wrists sideways only, and emphasize the left arm (assuming a righty). The '21st century' method (they need a concise, unpretentious name) is different in that it includes rolling you forearms soon into the backswing, and an upward cock of the right wrist and so makes maximum use of your right arm/wrist. This makes perfect sense, because that is where the power is. It also keeps the club face square to the line of flight. The net result is that the ball seems to jump off the tee, and flies straight, although of course not always on the line you intended. The key thing is much less tendency or opportunity to hook or slice and the back spin is huge, as well. You can see that I am a believer, and it didn't take long for the irons. To now this has been less succesful for my driver......I'll have to work on that.
This decision to try a radical new golf swing is a big one. Very few pros will know what to make of the swing, especially the arm/wrist movements, and so the effect is to cut ones self off from the mainstream of golf instruction. It is a little like buying a Mac instead of a PC, but I suspect that the ratio of new to classic is even farther out. Unless you are prepared to learn this method from books, you might want to think again.
Now the bad news - the book is badly written and illustrated, and I am being kind. However, if the message is distinct and valuable, as I think the message in this book truly is, then you can deliver it badly and still get five stars.
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