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I learned more in the 1st 3 chapters than I learned from any lesson. And the chapter on what I call "Golf Speak" explained all the hook, slice, fade etc. Great book for beginner or advanced golfer. He talks my language.
And his book is an excellent read for anyone who plays the game. Jack shares an awful lot of what made him the greatest golfer of his time (and I'm still not convinced of all time). Having owned the original, the revised version is even better. This book is a must for any golfer's library.
Jack does a great job in going through his swing, and it provides quite some interesting and thought-provoking suggestions on why he did things a certain way. Nevertheless, the book is quite long to read, and in my opinion, requires already some understanding about how a golf swing works. For this, I would suggest golf newcomers to start with Ben Hogan's "Five lessons" first. Building on that one, Jack's book offers an array of options to adapt and improve your swing, doubtless.
I have the original 1974 version -- from the era when woods were actually made of wood. Recently ordered the updated version just to see what Mr. Nicklaus amended from the original.Basics are the same. Doesn't matter which one you have, both are excellent.Highly recommend.
I enjoyed this book and found a lot of helpful information and interesting history. The instruction information is also very good an easy to understand. Nicklaus was just a little before my golfing "time" so I know who is but not a lot about him. The book talks a lot about his career history - that was great. He gets bogged down and repeats himself sometimes. Still worth the read for any golfer.
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