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Having attended his seminars and studied his teachings for two years, we revised our golf school's curriculm to comply fully with Manuel's approach to the game. Students are relieved by its simplicity and delighted by its effectiveness. As opposed to the typical golf description that is too often dispensed for teaching the game, we call his work "poetry of golf instruction." It is brief, vivid, and gets the job done.

From a discipline that comes from 60 years of teaching, Manuel is very careful with his words and that pays big dividends when reading his book. All of our students buy the book and find it to be a valuable reference.

I bought this book because my friend Tommy Aaron, 1973 Masters Champion, had told me frequently about Manuel De La Torre's teaching methods, and how Manuel's system had helped sustain Tommy's longtime PGA TOUR career. Because Tommy swings the golf club with an elegant ease displayed by only a few top golfers, I wanted to learn what was behind his success. I welcomed Manuel's easy-to-understand and easy-to-apply approach. Too much golf instruction leads to "paralysis by analysis." This book avoids complexity. Like all golf theories, Manuel's instruction will help some and frustrate others. I think it's worth a try.

This has to be one of the better golf swing books on the market. The author does an excellent job of focusing on the importance of what the golf club is doing, versus body positions, and how the body should react to the swing motion. This book has the potential to help a lot of people's golf games in my opinion. I currently have a 13 handicap and have always struggled with too much tension, particularly in the left arm, and expect this teaching to help my game a lot.

One improvement I would like to see in the book is more pictures of the golf grip he recommends, pictures of how the club should lay in the hands with the hands open, so I could get a better idea of how this grip compares to others.

I would highly recommend this book to beginning golfers as well as more experienced ones.