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The Eight Step Swing : The Top Selling Swing System that has Revolutionized the Teaching Industry (HarperResource book) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jim Mclean
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 282523
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.2 x 0.8
ASIN: B000GG4Z6I
Publication Date: March 1, 2001
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Product Description
Written by a respected PGA coach with 20 years of experience, this indispensable instruction manual shows how any player can learn the revolutionary swing method that helped Tom Kite become a top tournament winner.
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 There are no shortcuts in Golf September 9, 2008
Golf is one of the most difficult recreational sports to play. Many methods of teaching pride themselves on the simplest method and I have become a victim of this. There is no "simple swing" in golf. Ben Hogan's 5 Lessons is a wonderful classic from the Silver Age of Golf. However, if you are looking for solid instruction with few gimmicks, this is the one.
This book is written by a true master of the teaching the game. He is articulate, although oftentimes verbose. He understands every aspect of the full swing and breaks down the swing into 8 steps. He outlines the pitfalls at each stage. To simplify the swing, he has recommended 1st learning a 4 step process at steps 2,4,6 and 8.
He covers the misconceptions of the swing and the ideals of a solid fundamental swing through his 20 Fundamentals and 25 "antifundamentals". A chapter on the "Death Moves" identify and help correct the extreme swing errors. Every aspect of the golf swing from setup, grip, alignment, stance, grip pressure, ball position, swinging the club on plane and pre-shot routine are covered. He outlines the strategies to manage the course, pick a good instructor, and methods of practice. The art of driving the ball with authority is invaluable.
This book has so many pearls of wisdom that it is invaluable. A special section covers the swing for women and junior golfers is helpful.
The limitations of this book is the lack of illustrations on the drills that he describes.
It should be coordinated with watching the associated video to truly benefit from this system.
Jim McLean: The 8-Step Swing - DVD
The 8-Step Swing by Jim McLean
No shortcuts in golf exist. This book covers the fundamentals in every way to ensure success of the full swing.
If this were all inclusive (i.e. had more illustrations), this would rate 5 stars. I highly recommend this book for the beginner and the seasoned golfer.
 8-Step Swing February 19, 2006
Great compliment to the video of the same title. McLean breaks the golf swing down to its basics and provides a nice illustration of the parts of the swing. Approach is simple enough for even a casual reader, but delves into great detail for a person of keen interest. Covers drills and procedures for improvement at every step, and is a great reference for a golfer of any skill level. I think this is a classic work, and recommend it to any golfer.
 Not a good book at all. September 14, 2002
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
No flow to the book. He tells too many stories. Not much good info at all. Seems like a book written in the 1920's on golf. get a different one!
marketing without instruction September 1, 2001
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Mr Mclean's book on the golf swing is poorly written for the novice with 10% of the book devoted to why he is a great instructor. Throughout the book he uses jargon that is never defined (no glossary). For someone trying to learn a golf swing this is not the right book.
Great book for self-analysis December 15, 1999
6 out of 13 found this review helpful
A very well-written book that is especially well-suited to check-pointing against video. Along with SWING LIKE A PRO, this is one of my favorite full-swing books.
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