Product Description

3skillsgolf is a brilliantly simple, logical and practical approach to learning how to play golf well and greatly improve your ball striking. It was devised by Joe Hagan PGA, a UK golf coach with over 23 years extensive teaching experience. 3skillsgolf is ideally suited to all levels of golfers. Whether you are a total beginner, an intermediate wanting to improve or an advanced low handicapper looking for that extra edge to your game, 3skillsgolf will really help you. The aim is simplicity. 3skillsgolf deals directly with the real 'true fundamentals' of golf, i.e. How to strike the ball consistently using the sweet spot of the clubface How to hit the ball squarely in the right direction How to to achieve power effortlessly Historically if you study, using video, the great players in golf, you will notice that their swings always show enormous variety and many contradictory qualities. However if you study the way they apply the club itself to the ball through impact, you will hardly notice any variation at all. The impact conditions are virtually identical whichever player you choose to look at. This would suggest a commonality around impact we should all be focussing on. 3skillsgolf does exactly that and focusses the player entirely on hitting golf shots NOT on golf swings. This is where 3skillgolf differs greatly from the conventional approach to teaching golf and produces wonderful, often extraordinary results for pupils. Remember good ball striking is not a mystery, it is a logical, skilful application of a tool that brings about an outcome. i.e. the golf club exerts pressure to the golfball and the result is a golfshot. We can all learn to do this in our own comfortable way and the simpler we keep it the better the results. 3skillsgolf lessons give the pupil a totally different mindset and viewpoint to the game. This frees the players mind and unlocks their real ability, offering real reward for the practice time put in. 'Nail It' is the book written by Joe Hagan which underpins the 3skills philosophy and will offer the reader an invaluable insight to this unique and wonderful way of learning

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8531 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 137 pages

Review
Dear Joe It was good meeting up with you yesterday. Seem to have always managed to miss you on my visits to Hersham. Wanted to say how delighted I was that after just six lessons with you, a year ago, that my handicap has consistently come down during this past year. Before the lessons I was stuck at my old handicap for several years and never used woods. However, thanks to you, and your style of teaching, I'm now hitting those long drives consistently (250 yards plus) and my overall game has improved. In summary, I'm now playing off 16 (15.8 exactly) a reduction of 6 strokes. Thanks once again. Regards and best wishes to you for 2008. --James Grant

Hi, purchased the book online recently and have seen a huge transformation in my golf. Had conventional lessons, videos, etc, and usually been scoring around 100 on my course. Thinking about just the three skills makes my swing feel less 'pretty', but hugely more effective. Whereas before i was suprised to make a decent shot, i am now suprised to hit a stinker, in fact i havent hit anything less than passable for the last couple of weeks. Hit an 86 and an 84 around my course recently and dropped from handicap 28 to 19.5 all in a few weeks. Will give the book another reading and hope to improve furthter, but most happy with what i have learnt. Money well spent. --Andy Thomas

I would like to place a testimonial on your website if that is OK. It is simply to reflect that I have been learning the simplicity of the 3 skills with Joe for the last 6 months on a serious note and cannot believe that with the one simple thought process Joe drills into you, how much my game has changed. The main improvement is the quality of shot I have deleloped, whether it be the initial drive or the iron shot into the green. On many occassions now the distance has increased and more importantly the direction and straighness of the finished product. I really decided to put this to the test when I was offered a place in the National Volvo Ameteur Qualifying round played at Bowood House in July this year. My confidence was at a high on this day and proved to be one of my best rounds ever, if fact I actually won the competition am now looking forward to the UK final at Wentworth in September, hopefully continuing with the amazing experience I have been taught. I will have to say that this method of teaching is "Unbelievable" and must be tried to be believed. Go on, anyone out there who reads this, give it a go, you will be amazed!!!!! --Andy Jackson

About the Author
Joe Hagan has been teaching all levels of golfers from touring professionals to complete beginners and is one of the UK's busiest teaching professionals. With over 25 years experience Joe has developed one of the finest instruction philosophies in 3skillsgolf, it is a must read for any golfer.

Customer Reviews

Short, Simple, Very Effective
I was intrigued by the Nail It philosophy when I read about it in a Today's Golfer article. Being a golf instruction book addict I decided to give it a go and part with my hard earned. Was it worth it?

Undoubtedly, yes. This is a simple read and focusses purely on impact so it does not get bogged down with too much technical detail (a la anything written by Pelz)

The book can be read in a day and the drills are clear and easy to follow.

Out on the course you can implement the theory immediately as there really aren't a lot of complicated swing thoughts.

My ball striking improved drastically, I started to get backspin on approach shots, higher trajectory and started taking divots again. I shot my year low of 72 (Par 68).

Frankly, I am delighted with the results.

Pros: really clear and simple, useful for ALL handicap ranges, declutters your golfing mind, gets immediate results without having to bash 1000's of balls on the range.
Cons: If you like a meaty read it is all over too soon, the photography isn't great, this book is really about swinging the club so there are better ones out there for putting and around the green shots.

THE BEST SELF-HELP GOLF COACHING BOOK ON THE MARKET
Like many other weekend golfers, I have purchased a vast number of coaching books and magazines to try and help me 'crack it' - not to mention paying for numerous lessons which, at best, provided me with a quick but short lasting 'fix.'
THEN I came across 'NAIL IT' which I can only describe as a incredibly easy to understand 'bible' because it immediately removed all the many confusing and conflicting coaching ideas that had been dominating my golfing thoughts for the last ten years or so.
My game has improved dramatically since acquiring 'NAIL IT' and if and when I have a poor round I immediately reach for Hagan's magic book which, because of its simple style, quickly gets me back on track.
My only regret is that this book wasn't around when I first took up the game because I would have saved myself a fortune in lessons and useless coaching manuals. Believe me, 'NAIL IT' helps me do just that!

Unique... Ball striking transformed
I have to say that this is the best I have hit the golf ball in a long time, and I owe it to this book and the fantastic and unique explanation of how the club head works with the 3 skills golf teaching philosophy.

It is no exaggeration to say that not only have I gained distance but my ball striking consistency has improved immensely. Being a PGA Professional I have read many teaching books but the 3skills golf NAIL IT book by Joe Hagan really stands out in terms of a break through in explaining how the golf ball can be struck more consistently and with less thought processes.

A must buy for anyone looking to take their game to the next level, whether Pro or beginner this book will help you.