Books, Books, and more books

[noproblemos]

The Hay books I like are the Mechanics of Golf (best), Tactics and Skills, and the Golf Manual (which is not too bad). Of the three, I like Mechanics of Golf and Golf manual very much. Golf school is a waste of time but I have that one too.

By the way all, I got an email from Kevin Michaels about the Mehlhorn book (I ordered one from him) and he said there is a DVD in the works about Mehlhorn if anyone else is interested. You can email him at km@kmgolf.com. No price on the DVD yet but he said a few more weeks and it should be done.

Might be worth a look.

Okay, thanks for the informatin on the Alex Hay books. I have now read both the Golf Manual and The Mechanics of Golf. I thought The Mechanics of Golf was a very useful book. I'm very fortunate to have read this thread.

BTW, did you get the Golf Secrets Exposed book, yet?

[kmmcnabb]

Thanks, I will look at that one too. I think Yoda likes the 101 book too. I like TGM for the reasons you cited too but I have found some of these old books have some excellent drills that compliment TGM quite well. Hay has a bunch of things in his book that confirm (conform) to TGM principles.

One drill I really like (from Martin Hall) is to use a driver to get the feel of moving your right shoulder down plane. It is awesome.

[EdZ]

Extraordinary golf is an excellent book, much more than just a single drill. Great for the mental side of the game.

Another 'old classic', although rather rare, that is very much in line with a lot of TGM is "Stop That Slice" - Joe Dante and Len Elliot, 1953. Seemingly very basic in its presentation, there are a lot of gems. Flat left wrist, bent right wrist. As they call it, the "Dante Square Face System".

They emphasize keeping the clubface from opening too much going back and 'keeping' it square going down. "You can undo all your good work by opening the face on the downswing". I also like their focus on "the body pulls the club". There is nice drawing on pages 28 and 29 that shows a 'box' around the clubhead, very useful for seeing the positions they are talking about (emphasis on flat left wrist and not opening the face). "arrow shows how the wrists seem to turn counterclockwise to the player".

Good descriptions of a hitter's general feels.

[kmmcnabb]

I have the Extraordinatry Golf book and I do like it very much. I think the throwing club idea is one expoused by folks like Brian Manzella (he swears by it).

EdZ, I have the Stop that Slice book by Dante, and it is great. I picked up my copy (ordered it from England) after I read the 4 magic moves (which I also highly recommend). I also picked up Dantes other book, What is wrong with your swing (I think, close).

All of the Dante books are great. In his magic moves book, he has a picture of his child swinging, and it is picture perfect. If you can teach a kid to swing like those pictures, you must know something.

In the stop that slice book, they focus on an early wrist break and keeping the face toward the ball (less rolling open of clubface). I will tell you from my experience trying it out, if you follow his advice, you will not slice.

I was lucky enough to get my book from England via mail and it is a hardback with a pristine jacket cover for a grand total of 15 bucks with shipping.

Thanks all for your suggestions, I hope to get a final listing for everyone by next week. I am trying to find books that support TGM and provide some practical advice that works.

Thus far, Dante, Hay, and Hall top the list but I am still waiting for my Mehlhorn (on order from Kevin M).

[drewitgolf]

Another 'old classic', although rather rare, that is very much in line with a lot of TGM is "Stop That Slice" - Joe Dante and Len Elliot, 1953.

Good call Ed. One of my favorites.

[EdZ]

Good call Ed. One of my favorites.

I think it is a better presentation of information than his "4 Magic Moves", I'm surprised it hasn't been re-printed. It should be. Simple, straightforward and an excellent slice cure, and from 1953 at that. I wonder why this hasn't gotten more attention? He credits the approach to his father, James Dante.