Product Description

Loosen up and play golf the way it was meant to be played: The John Daly Way.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #357873 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

From the Publisher
According to Sports Illustrated, only Tiger Woods, arguably the greatest golfer who has ever played, draws bigger galleries.

Daly is a regular guest on chat shows, and grabbed headlines and pictures in all media around the Open last year when he performed with his band in Liverpool's famous Cavern Club

About the Author
John Daly was born in Carmichael, California in April 1966. He turned professional in 1987, was named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, and went on to win the PGA Championship the following year and the British Open in 1995. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, My Life In and Out of the Rough.

Glen Waggoner, a Texan by birth and a New Yorker by choice, is Deputy Editor of ESPN The Magazine.

Customer Reviews

Any Interesting Golf Instruction Book by an Interesting Golfer
Being a John Daly fan I picked this book up with some interest as to what words of wisdom or useful tips and instruction this man, has to offer. Its John Daly after all the fat, beer swilling, cigarette smoking, McDonalds eating Golfer who barely makes a cut these days let alone win anything.

I began to read the book and found it as expected to be totally different from Golf Coaching Books from the likes of Leadbetter or Harmon. This book assumes you are already playing golf or if not then get yourself off to a Professional and have lessons as you won't learn anything from a book. Those are Daly's words not mine. Instead this book focuses on what an already golfing golfer can do to shave some shots off their score.
Some of John's tips and instructions seem almost hypocritical at times when you think about Daly and his wild ways but as the books title says this is "Golf His Damn Way" and he does the things he suggests however hard to believe. The very first tip or instruction he gives on how to warmn up correctly 30 minutes before a round, to shave some strokes off the first 4 Holes of your round which can usually make or break you, just has you wondering if its really Daly writing this. Later when he starts talking about leaving the Driver out the bag and playing without it, you really do wonder if you're reading the right book. John Daly the 300+ yard long drive expert telling us to leave the driver at home. Daly covers every aspect of the game in a fun way and his instructions are simple to understand.

Amid the tips and instruction Daly provides some additional material his views on things like Slow Play in Golf and how to tackle it (Play to 18 Holes or 5 Hours whichever occurs first then hit the bar), His view on Private Members Clubs that don't allow the public to play, Why 'Gimmies' should become a proper part of golf especially on the PGA Tour. He also provides answers in the books to common questions he's asked in daily life and interviews, What are his favourite courses? What are his favourite holes in Golf? Why does he hate Par 3s? What does he really think of Pro-Ams?

This book was quite surprising to read and unlike most Coaching Books, theres no diagrams or drawings no right or wrong way to do anything. I'd compare it somewhat to books by Bob Rotella or Karl Morris really. Daly suggests things to help improve your game and thats both the physical and mental side of it. Yet does so in a way that makes it your decision whether to listen and take on board what he offers and makes it possible for you to pick out the bits relevant to you. Above all what I like is that this book much like Tiger Woods' is a look at how a Professional Plays and at no time does it ever say it is the one and only way to play or the correct way over another method. Daly even mentions in one chapter that if you read most Golf Books his swing is labelled a big No-No due to him taking the club past parallel with the ground at the top of his swing and being so long with his backswing. However as John says, "Who made the rule the club must be parallel at the top of the swing?"

Give it a read if your a golfer you may be able to take something from it and if not you might have a laugh or a smile reading it. Especially when Daly starts comparing Golf to Sex.