Hank Haney's Essentials of the Swing: A 7-Point Plan for Building a Better Swing and Shaping Your Shots

Hank Haney's Essentials of the Swing: A 7-Point Plan for Building a Better Swing and Shaping Your Shots
by Hank Haney

Hank Haney's Essentials of the Swing: A 7-Point Plan for Building a Better Swing and Shaping Your Shots
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Author: Hank Haney
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-06
ISBN: 0470407484
Number of pages: 168
Publisher: Wiley

Book Reviews of Hank Haney's Essentials of the Swing: A 7-Point Plan for Building a Better Swing and Shaping Your Shots

Book Review: Great swing model; not just a set of golf tips
Summary: 5 Stars

Hank Haney's "Essentials of the Swing" is a great full swing golf instructional book. That fact his golf swing plan is based on a a-z set of golf principles, rather than a set of tips and tricks to temporarily cure golf swing defects, puts this book heads and shoulders over just about any other golf insturction book you would find at your nearest Barnes and Noble or Borders.

I have read over 40 golf instruction books over the past couples years and this book easily makes it into my top 5 books that I would recommend if you are serious about improving your golf swing and not just looking for a few miracle cures for your slice or hook. Ben Hogan's "Five Lessons," David Leadbetter's "The Fundamentals of Hogan," (Hogan's book dissected with suggestions for improvements), Nick Faldo's "A Swing For Life," (very much influenced by Leadbetter), Jim Hardy's "The Plane Truth for Golfer's Master Class," and Jack Nicklaus's "Golf My Way" are all books worth reading 5 times or more. Although I believe Jack's swing thoughts are a little less relevant to today's golf swing, it is still a classic and great read. I find myself gravitating towards Faldo's book most often. With this said, I would lump Hank Haney's "Essentials of the Swing" in with these as a favorite.

Where Hank makes a contribution is the discussion of the swing arc and swing plane. I thought I had a great understanding of the swing plane until I read Hank's book. The idea of keeping the shaft parallel to the swing plane established at address, but at times above the orginal angle throughout the swing, seemed simple yet a new thought not presented (or presented clearly) by other instructors. His swing model is one built without any compensations and built on sheer neutral and sound fundamentals.

Hank's next best contribution to golf swing literature is the chapter on shaping shots from left to right, right to left, high, and low. I think anyone with a moderate amount of skill can replicate these swings arcs to bring their game to the next level. I favor a fade but it is necessary to learn how to hit draws, low, and high shots to become a complete golfer.

All in all, it is great book and a must read. Once you get it in your hands, I am sure you will read it many times over, I am on my 4th reading!

-John

Summary of Hank Haney's Essentials of the Swing: A 7-Point Plan for Building a Better Swing and Shaping Your Shots

"Hank knows more about ball flight and what controls it than anyone in the game." ?Masters and British Open champion Mark O'Meara

Get back to basics and build your best possible golf swing

Lots of golf instructors can show you tricks to correct a hook or to stop hitting the ball fat, but these are just quick fixes that leave you with a swing built on mistakes. In Hank Haney's Essentials of the Swing, the world's premier expert on the golf swing takes you back to step one to master the essentials and build a complete, powerful, and consistent swing that will improve your game quickly and keep you playing better for years to come.

This step-by-step guide brings you the same careful analytical approach that Hank has shared with the hundreds of touring pros who have been his students ? including the world's #1 golfer. It walks you through every aspect of your swing, from grip to contact to follow-through, and shows you how to analyze ball flight to shape your shots and put the ball where you want it more frequently and with much more consistency.

Packed with helpful pictures, invaluable practice tips, and insightful pointers on everything from club selection to the difference between a good miss and a bad miss, Hank Haney's Essentials of the Swing is the resource you need to hit the top of your game and stay there.

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