Ernest Jones' Swing the Clubhead by Ernest Jones
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Book Reviews of Ernest Jones' Swing the Clubhead
Book Review: In defense of the Jones' method
Summary: 5 Stars
This review is in response to another reviewer's comments that this book, 1937 copyright edition, is not any different than the later 1952 copyright edition republished by Golf Digest, and, that it is a beginners book and one needs to go further than the techniques and principles advocated by Jones in order to develop a sound golf swing. Said reviewer needs to go back and read both books again. Although the 1937 edition adequately describes the Jones' theory and is recommended, the 1952 edition is a rewrite which incorporates the results of another 15 years of instruction experience by Jones. A discerning reader will find it to be better organized and more thorough, particulary the chapter on obstacles to the swing. As far as the reviewer's comments that one needs to go further, this person has missed the whole point of the Jones' technique. When I was first introduced to "Swing the Clubheas" I was told that "if it is not in there, you don't need to know it." Today, more than 20 years later, I teach via the Jones' method and can say that if one truly applies oneself, all that needs be done in the swing will be done; you need do nothing else but "swing the clubhead." A true understanding of the technique, however, is not obtained by a casual reading of the book and an impotent effort to understand and apply the idea; it requires some time and a sincere effort. Fine wine is not produced by crushing some grapes and dumping them into a vat for ten minutes. It takes time to mature. The Jones' technique is infallible and complete if diligently applied, and, if it is not in there, you truly don't need to know it.Book Review: An Essential Golf Book
Summary: 5 Stars
I only wish I'd connected with a golf instructor with Ernest Jones' teaching method when I first learned to golf 35 years ago. This classic book is more important and spot-on than ever, with his simple and fundamental ideas about swinging the clubhead on an arc.
So much modern golf instruction is cluttered with hundreds of different and confusing details about the endless positions in a golf swing. These positions might be important to pinpointing a specific problem in a swing, but Jones understood that the individual golfer needs to get most of these details out of his mind when he makes his swing and instead focus on the important action of making a properly-arced swing.
In reading other reviews, it sounds like there are some problems with the naming of this book and a conflict with other editions, but this is still a very valuable and fundamental treatise about golf instruction. Golf is a very difficult sport to play well, but if you apply yourself to Jones' principles, you will enjoy yourself much more on the course by de-cluttering your head from the minutia of details and ideas you'll find on the instructional pages of Golf or Golf Digest.
Book Review: Best Golf Book Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ernest Jones's teachings revolved around his thesis that by swinging the clubhead rather than worrying about what all the body parts were supposed to do would provide the straightest and fastest path to a golfer reaching his or her potential.
Jones employed a pocketknife tied to a handkerchief to explain the feel of the proper action. Swing the hands and the knife follows. But try to apply what Jones called "leverage," fighting centrifugal force, and the knife remains still and is then "pulled" into motion.
I taught golf for several years and this was the first lesson I would convey to my students. Once the feeling of the swing was grasped I would then go on to the other fundamentals.
While other books mention the concept of generating centrifugal force in the golf swing, this is the only book I'm aware of that is devoted entirely to learning how to acquire the feeling of doing so and the importance of learning it to develop a sound and repetitive golf swing.
Follow the advice and do the drills in this book and your golf swing will improve.
Book Review: A Must Read for Any Golfer
Summary: 5 Stars
There are a handful of books that every golfer should read, in my opinion. One of them is Ernest Jones', "Swing the Clubhead". Jones discusses centrifugal force as the driving force for the golf swing. He makes the contention that if you swing the clubhead, that all of the subsequent actions (turn, weight shift, etc...) will take care of themselves. He gives a few simple drills and visuals to help the reader allow the swinging motion to take place in their own golf swing. You can see from the book, that Jones' is a part of the Scottish/English swinger era in golf, which I love. There are many ways to swing the club, including the modern leverage swing, but I find it helpful to learn about how golf was taught from different eras as well. Not only is the command of the English language a joy to read, but you will gain tremendous insight on how simple this particular method of swinging the club can be. It will greatly add to your understanding of how golf is played. If you are looking for some simplicity with some science behind it, give this book a try.Book Review: the real book is not a scam
Summary: 5 Stars
I read some of the reviews about Swing The Clubhead not being what is supposed to be. I have an original copy that I have had for over twenty years. I also have his book Swinging into Golf so I know the difference. A couple of years ago I saw Amazon had a reprint of the classic, I ordered six copies for friends as I have been raving about it for years. The copies I received were in fact reprints of the original Swing the Clubhead. I am sorry to hear that some people received Swinging into Golf with the other cover on it. Hopefully some day they will get a copy of the real thing and be satisfied. Everyone I have given the book to has loved it. One guy was a hopeless 36+ total hack. He can now break 90, if you had seen his swing two years ago you would not believe he was the same golfer he is now.
I have read all the classic golf instruction books, and this one by far is the simplest and easiest instruction to apply. Just remember "Swing the Clubhead"