How I Play Golf by Tiger Woods Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of How I Play Golf
Book Review: Beautiful photos of one of the greatest of golfers
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a beautifully illustrated book that has a lot of good things to think about and pointers from one of the greatest of all golfers. The book is laid out logically starting with putting and the short game and works its way back to the tee. I think that is a very sound approach. This book really isn't a golf method, but you can certainly use it to look up the part of your game you are interested in working on and looking through how Tiger does it. I find that kind of thing helpful. And there are a lot of photographs. I find it helpful to put those images in my head as I am trying to get myself thinking right in trying to make a shot.While this book is certainly up to date and more modern than Nicklaus' "Golf My Way" or Penick's books, I don't think it is better than theirs. Maybe that is prejudice on my part, but I think they are better teachers of the game and go more in depth on what you are trying to do and why. Tiger explains what he does and is pretty light on the theory. But who cares? The book says it is just about how Tiger plays golf and that is what it delivers?
Did Tiger write this book? Probably not. I am sure he thought about it and talked it through with the folks who put it together. I have no idea. It is all written in the first person, but has a sort of distanced style of writing that is often a tip off that someone else wrote it for him. But it is certainly Tiger in the pictures and I believe that Tiger agrees with what is in here. So, at that level it is a pretty useful book for someone who wants to think about how a virtuoso of the highest caliber plays this difficult sport.
Book Review: Better than Hogans Fundamentals of Golf
Summary: 5 Stars
If you want to improve your game this is the book for you. There is no boring reading here, Tiger teaches you through pictures. Golf is not easy, but this book makes it as easy as possible. I've read every instructional publication out there and this is no fluke. I doesn't matter if your a scratch or 36 handicap, you owe it to your game to buy this book. Over the last two nights of reading, i've learned more than I have in a life span of golf. As a college golfer I will look at this book everynight to see where my game is and where it should be. Everyone from a serious golfer to a a weekend duffer should have this book.Book Review: Big Book Does Not Equal Big Return.
Summary: 2 Stars
We all like Tiger and what he has brought to the game, but I have to questions some of the positive reviews I've seen about this book. If you take golf seriously (at any level of ability), this will offer little more to your arsenal than the most basic of basics. This is more a tribute to Tiger and less about what this young master can teach you. It takes about 3 hours to go through and the entire time I wondered if it was Tiger or Butch Harmon speaking. You can't go wrong with Nicklaus, Hogan, or any of the contemporary teachers. Take lessons, they are worth the money!Book Review: Colourful and informative
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a beautiful book with wonderful colourful photos. I will refer to this book time and time again over my golfing career.Book Review: Destined to Be A Classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
Tiger will not only be one of the game's greatest players, but also one of the game's greatest students! From his coach to his competitors to observers, he is known as one so passionate about the sport that he studies, refines and experiments with what is best for him.This is an exceptional production -- large in format, with wonderful photos and drawings and aids to communicate visually the teaching point Tiger is getting across. It works! For example, see the neat grip guesser visual on putting pressure. Many of us amateurs don't even begin to think about grrip pressure, especially with the blade.
The section on the head game is superb! Tiger's strength is here and there is such good advice and an abundance of it.
I'm just starting to mine this top-notch resource which we've all been excited to have from Tiger. From that captivating, genuine smile on the cover through each page, we will find much to import into our golf games.
Play away!