Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35176 in Books
• Published on: 1998-02-02
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Where does Tiger Woods go for help when his swing's low on oil and the wheels are falling off his game? To Butch Harmon. Harmon comes from a family tree of golf instructors, and his approach breaks the game down into ball striking, the short game, course management, and--don't laugh--physical conditioning. A facile communicator who makes the technical understandable, and the game seem less daunting, Harmon is particularly noted for his skill for making on-the- fly corrections to the games of advanced players. Here he shares some of the tune-up tips he's geared specifically for Greg Norman, Davis Love III, and Tiger Woods.

Synopsis
In this guide, Butch Harmon offers the practical advice and par-saving techniques he has learnt throughout a lifetime in golf and taught to touring professionals. This guide teaches the reader how to strengthen their game by balancing four areas which are equally important to their final results: ball striking, the short game, the mental side and course management, and physical conditioning. The balancing of these four areas results in an evenly proportioned approach to mastering the game of golf. This guide also reveals the lessons Harmon taught Greg Norman, Davis Love III, and Tiger Woods - lessons which the reader can use to cure their own swing faults.

Customer Reviews

Informative, but more 'real' pictures. Not illustrations
Informative book inspired mostly by the teachings of his father. Sounds like he was a hell of a guy. The text on the whole is clear and informative but get the impression that as the book was written many moons ago, I am left wondering if all the theories Butch mentions are still what he practices today. If it is then great - if not then the book needs to be updated without having to buy more books with his 'newer'ideas. As a golfer of reasonable standard I nevertheless enjoyed the read enormously and will go on to buy his other instructional books and videos. All power to your games people.

Need more illustrations or pictures
Crystallizes the important aspects of swing mechanics. Reduces swing checkpoints in memorizable chunks.

Butch, gotta add more illustrations and pictures.

Gotta have more illustrations or pictures!
Butch should have added more illustrations or pictures of the points he was trying to make. It is a challenge to visualize what the text was saying. In golf, you gotta see it!