Jack Nicklaus Golf My Way – A Review
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I have been looking through my collection of golf books to toss or sell the ones that really are not very good (that includes quite of few) and decided to blog on what I believe to be the three best golf books ever. We will start with number three in hopes that you will return again to learn numbers two and one
In my humble opinion the third best golf instruction book ever is…….. Jack Nicklaus’s Golf My Way! Jack has only written a few books and is not known as a great teacher of the game. But he meticulously describes the elements of the swing is clear language. He makes it clear it is a swing and not a series of elements that make up the swing.
He starts with a simple statement that if your setup is incorrect you have no real chance to swing correctly. After clearly describing the correct setup, he shows you how the correct swing can be executed; clearly explaining how each individual element in the swing affects the motion of the next part of the swing.
Not a good book for beginners, his descriptions are so detailed that you need a basic understanding of the game to fully comprehend the points he makes.
I think the most effective parts of the book are when he uses real life situations from tournaments when he needed to execute a swing fundamental under pressure. When you are able to get inside the mind of such a great golfer you learn how his thought process helped him win so many majors. It is clear that his mental toughness was second to none. He knew he would not be the one to make the big mistake but his opponents were not as mentally strong and would make an error.
The world’s best golfer, to date, has almost written the best golf book ever. It is just a bit too detailed and perhaps a touch too long. With the exception of these two minor flaws it is a wonderful book that every golfer should have in his library.
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If people only knew that Ballard had the same teacher that helped Hogan make his swing changes (between1945-50) ,Sam Byrd, they would be able to understand that Hogan’s book were HIS feels for the common denominators described by Ballard. Its no surprise that Eerie’s pick of great golfers has players with all the denominators in them. Sadly Annika was left out and nobody has ever done it better that she did. Also, sadly Tiger went away from his great swing and his results are the proof in the pudding. People seem to forget Tiger won the US Open by 15 shots (only player under par -12) and is now considered playing well if he has a good round during a tournament. If he and Ballard got together the golf world would change considerably. 2nd place would be a major victory.
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I read the book a few years ago just starting out with golfing and then just recently picked it up again and now I understand most of the details and it now is helping my game. thank you.