Product Description

"Jim Hardy is the most knowledgeable teacher in golf. No other instructor has his understanding of golf swing techniques and what makes them work. Any golfer, regardless of ability, who has the opportunity to listen and work with Jim will benefit and improve." - Peter Jacobsen, Champions Tour player and winner of seven PGA Tour championships.Voted one of "America's 50 Greatest Teachers" by "Golf Digest" and ranked among the "Top 100 Teachers" list by "Golf" magazine, Jim Hardy has been fixing the swings of professional and amateur golfers since 1977. In "The Plane Truth for Golfers", he makes his groundbreaking concepts available to you for the first time. Hardy's earth-shattering philosophy is quite simple: everything you've learned about swing fundamentals is wrong. 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. Every player falls neatly into one of these two categories and one of them is guaranteed to work for you.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; master a whole new technique for the downswing and defeat the competition; 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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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29528 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
"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." - Peter Jacobsen, 7-time PGA Tour Event Winner

From the Back Cover

"Jim Hardy is the most knowledgeable teacher in golf. No other instructor has his understanding of golf swing techniques and what makes them work. Any golfer, regardless of ability, who has the opportunity to listen and work with Jim will benefit and improve."
--Peter Jacobsen, Champions Tour player and winner of seven PGA Tour championships

Voted one of "America's 50 Greatest Teachers" by Golf Digest and ranked among the "Top 100 Teachers" list by Golf magazine, Jim Hardy has been fixing the swings of professional and amateur golfers since 1977. In The Plane Truth for Golfers, he makes his groundbreaking concepts available to you for the first time.

Hardy's earth-shattering philosophy is quite simple: Everything you've learned about swing fundamentals is wrong. 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. Every player falls neatly into one of these two categories and one of them is guaranteed to work for you.

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
• Master a whole new technique for the downswing and defeat the competition
• 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.

About the Author

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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Customer Reviews

If you play golf you must read this
This book is the greatest golf book i have ever read - and i have read a lot of them. All the classics from Earnest Jones to Ben Hogan to the coaches of today Leadbetter, Harmon, who ever have nothing on this book. What it allows you to do is take every tip/swingthought/technique you have ever heard and understand them even though they might seem contradictory. As a result my handicap has plumeted and continues to do so, not by fixing one part of my swing but allowing me to know which tip will work with my style of swing and which wont. Every golfpro can tel you "you should do this" or "you should do that" but this book will tell you both how and why. If you love golf buy this book now. You wont regret it.

Not For The Beginner, Hard For The Non-Beginner
This is a strange book...on the sleeve and in the forewords,it is built up to be an absolute classic, a revolutionary new breakthrough in golf teaching...and yet, well, it's not! Not even close, in fact. The layout is confusing and very cluttered, the teachings are unclear and there is very little in the way of actual swing mechanics being taught. It's a book written as a result of his sessions with seasoned professionals, and it shows. A beginner would be totally confused at this book, I myself was confused at times and i'm a single-figure handicapper.

In short, its overall idea is good, but this book is a classic example of how difficult it can sometimes be to transfer physical one-on-one coaching into a simple book with words & pictures. I'm sure the guy himself could change your game quickly in person, but this book just does not work in my opinion...such a shame because I had high hopes for it.

A Religious Experience!
A struggling 10 handicapper whose swing changes from 1 day to the next....not any more....thankyou Jim Hardy I've seen the light and it was you who showed me the way
Lessons instruction books tips from friends I now realise get you in a mish mash of trying to combine elements of the 1 and 2 plane swing
Jim Hardy explains clearly the fundamentals of each swing there's nothing new for the experienced golfer but the 'secret' is that you recognise which fundamentals apply to each swing Disregard those that do not apply to the swing you have adopted it's as simple as that
And by halving the myriad of swing thoughts one can concentrate more easily on the correct thoughts for the adopted swing!
Thanks Jim and you should increase the price of the book...it's a steal as far as I'm concerned