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Summary: The Mind Game
Review: It is one of those books that concentrate on golf as a mind game. It is helpful in explaining why golf shots are difficult to repeat and we should not try to do so. Instead, look at every shot afresh and let the mind (called Self2)takes over. Self 1 is a critic and doubter and should be silenced if you are to improve your score. While my score has not improved yet, I am beginning to enjoy my swings and putts better. Hopefully, I can do what the author did - play only once a week and still break 80. Good read if techniques are getting you nowhere in your game.
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Summary: To the reader from Grapevine
Review: Just to respond to the reviewer who was querying about the long-term reliability of the Inner Game approach. I can only speak for the tennis side (not being a golfer and not having read this book, so my five stars refer to the whole Inner Game method itself) but as a rule of thumb, because the techniques he teaches are simple in nature, they are easy to replicate and, I have found, the more that you use them the more effective they become. I will say that if (IF) his approach works as well for golf as it does for tennis, then it should definitely have a lasting effect on your game. (NB: In the Inner Game of Tennis, he does not actually deny the importance of technical knowledge and says that you should acquire the basics as well. I would say that his books are better for people who have grasped the fundamentals of a sport than total beginners).
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Summary: The finest non-technical golf book ever.
Review: The Inner Game of Golf is ultimately the best golf book you can buy. It is a golf book with a difference. In it you won't find any technical instructions on where your left arm should be at address or where your right wrist should be pointing at the top of the swing. Instead it focuses on awareness, concentration, and quietening the voices in your head that shout "You're going to miss it!! You're going to shank it!!" After all, it's these voices that cause anxiety, tension, and fear which lie at the root of most bad shots. This book is not gimmick, nor is it full of 'quick tips'. The excercises provided, if taken seriously, are guaranteed to improve your game dramatically. You can't just try these excercises and decide after 4 bad shots in a row that they don't work though. Given a bit of effort they work! Everyone's hit great shots in the past - why can't we hit them more often? Because that voice is always in our head going "Last time you were on th! is tee you hooked it out of bounds. Better not do that again" The inevitable result......out of bounds!! This book goes a long way to quietening that voice. Don't be without it.
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Summary: Great book on mental apsect of golf!
Review: There is a reason why this book has sold so many copies. This is because it is a great book on the mental side of golf. This book does help with realizing why we sabotage ourselves in certain situations on the golf course. This made me realize what I was doing and thus got rid of doing such negative thinking. I also recommend "The Ultimate Golf Instruction Guide: Key Techniques for Becoming a Zero Handicap Golfer or Better." ISBN; 1933023090. This last book has great golf instruction technique that is very helpful. The Ultimate Golf Instruciton Guide showed me how to lower my score by several strokes in a couple of months through sound technique that is not a copy of the same stuff that has been on the market way too long. I'm also hitting more greens in regulation than ever.
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Summary: Excellent contribution to the game of golf. Thanks!
Review: This book provided for me a new perspective on how I approach shotmaking. I've always had a decent short game and plenty of power, but inacuracy in ball striking has hurt my ability to score. Since reading this book one year ago I've moved from a 14 hdcp into the single digits. The book is not a miracle product, but if you are familiar with the mechanical fundamentals (read Hogan's 5 fundamentals if you aren't) and you are willing to practice, the Inner Game techniques can help one to improve. In my case this improvement was rapid, dramatic, and has stuck. I will say, that not every technique in the book has clicked with me, at least as of yet. I tried most of the methods outlined, and embraced some while setting others aside for now. For me the single instruction to visualize yourself throwing the golf ball at your target as you swing made such a dramatic improvement to my accuracy that it alone payed for the book many times over. As a more general comment, the philosophy put forth in these pages has improved my time spent on the course. I for one feel much better about my game when I focus on letting my natural abilities come through. I know that my best shots have the same quality as those of the PGA pros. Physical skill is not a deterant in my game. The only thing keeping me from performing consistently at their level is between my ears. When I head out on the course knowing that I am not going to clutter my mind with thoughts about where my right elbow is at the top of the backswing, I enjoy the game much more and shoot lower scores. Thanks much Mr. Gallwey!
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Summary: Excellent contribution to the game of golf. Thanks!
Review: This book provided for me a new perspective on how I approach shotmaking. I've always had a decent short game and plenty of power, but inacuracy in ball striking has hurt my ability to score. Since reading this book one year ago I've moved from a 14 hdcp into the single digits. The book is not a miracle product, but if you are familiar with the mechanical fundamentals (read Hogan's 5 fundamentals if you aren't) and you are willing to practice, the Inner Game techniques can help one to improve. In my case this improvement was rapid, dramatic, and has stuck. I will say, that not every technique in the book has clicked with me, at least as of yet. I tried most of the methods outlined, and embraced some while setting others aside for now. For me the single instruction to visualize yourself throwing the golf ball at your target as you swing made such a dramatic improvement to my accuracy that it alone payed for the book many times over. As a more general comment, the philosophy put forth in these pages has improved my time spent on the course. I for one feel much better about my game when I focus on letting my natural abilities come through. I know that my best shots have the same quality as those of the PGA pros. Physical skill is not a deterant in my game. The only thing keeping me from performing consistently at their level is between my ears. When I head out on the course knowing that I am not going to clutter my mind with thoughts about where my right elbow is at the top of the backswing, I enjoy the game much more and shoot lower scores. Thanks much Mr. Gallwey!
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Summary: Interesting and useful but not the final solution
Review: This book provides some interesting insights into the mental side of the game that are very important. However, without the fundamentals, I don't see how a person could consistently break 80 using these techniques only. For a fundamentally sound full swing, you want to read Hogan's Five Fundamentals. For short game improvement, read Pelz's Short Game Bible. If you use the valuable awareness learning techniques this book provides while implementing Hogan's and Pelz's fundamentals, you are sure to improve.
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