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A couple of years ago I wrote 'the only book you should read is Jimmy Ballard's 'How to Perfect Your Golf Swing', well here is another. It is true that this book is based on Jimmy Ballard's teachings and for this reason you must own this book too.

Mr McTeigue has reduced the swing to a simple minimum. This a great thing for the golfing world. His lighthouse drill is excellent, it will help anyone feel the correct swinging sensations a good player has.

As a golf instructor I can tell you what works and what doesn't, and this works. The book is based on sound fundamentals, is easy to understand and is simple to practice. What more does a golfer want? Most books are far too complicated and you cannot put into work what the author has written because it is too difficult. We need a plan and Mr McTeigue has given the world one. Do yourself a favour, buy this book and practice what is in it.

It's scary but I've read almost all of the well-known golf instruction books, and many of the lesser-known ones as well. This is the best golf swing book I have ever read for the high-handicapper who is looking to bring consistency to his/her swing. This book is not about fades, draws, varying trajectory, or anything else that involves advanced shot-making. But for the beginner, it's clear, common-sense, easy to follow and easy to learn. Info is presented in a way where you can actually learn and build upon the different parts of the swing. Muscle memory is key, along with a sound mental approach. It's all covered here. A solid companion book to this, one that focuses entirely on the mental aspect of the golf game, is Quantum Golf, also available via Amazon.

Michael McTeigue's "The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing: Curing Your Hit Impulse in Seven Simple Lessons" is a marvelous book. I found that Mcteigue did a terrific job in taking the myriad complexities which seem to make the golf swing so difficult to understand, and distilled them to down a small handful of points and concepts which are easy to grasp. The exposition and organization of the ideas is clear and easy to follow. There's an elegant simplicity to having the keys presented be so straightforward -"balance", "momentum", "rythm", etc. In particular, the notion of the "lighthouse turn" has helped my game enormously, and gives me a concept I can turn to (no pun intended . . .) when on the course and starting to encounter difficulties. Everyone who plays golf is striving for a powerful, efficient, repeatable swing. It's an elusive goal (as even Tiger has seen lately). This book will help golfers of all levels in their quest to attain such a swing.