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Called by many, the most influential instructional golf book in history. Updated edition, featuring a new commentary by the authors Internationally renowned scientists (physics, ballistics, anatomy, bio-mechanics, ergonomics, and cybernetics) conducted this rigorous six year study of the golf swing. By analyzing the swings of the world's best golfers and relating basic human mechanics of movement, these scientists created a basis for understanding how to build an ideal golf swing. Search for the Perfect Swing presents the results in a framework for understanding and applying traditional golf instruction - why you need to keep your left arm straight, head still, weight shifted. It will help golfers at all levels improve their swing - and their game.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I must point out that I'm a scientist (a couple of degees in physics) and held-out high-hopes for this book based on its reviews). This book is based on empirical evidence from, amongst other events, several professional tournaments. It is quite dated but I suspect not much has changed. It draws several interesting conclusions including the one that putting doesn't really matter so long as you can send your ball close to the hole. It suggests that (and this was many years ago) that developing a rescue-type club (with a heavy and smooth sole) would be a major benefit to most hackers such as myself. Fascinating reading and worth every penny. It features several early photos that are worth their weight in gold to demonstrate how some of the myths of instruction are counter productive (keep your head still etc). It isn't really a book on golf instrction because it separates inputs from outcomes and in this way it is brilliant. I am reading this book in parallel with "Swing like a pro". The differences are wide, and the outcomes (from a hacker's viewpoint) favour history by some margin, but SLaP has some golden niggets conceadled within.
Format:Paperback
This book was recommended to me by a Junior's golf pro. I found it fascinating as it explained all the details that can't be covered in a golf lesson but which being a "techy nerd", I would wonder about later in the shower!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Understanding the swing, ball flight and equipment through science
9 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
No other book in golf covers the physics of golf the way Cochran and Stobbs, have done. Even though the featured golfers are from another era in golf (the 1970s), the essence of the modern swing is still accurate. They cover effects of various aspects of the golf swing and explain each component of the swing and every phase of the swing.
OTHER TOPICS COVERED:
Biomechanics of the Swing
The differences between the American and European Golf Balls.
Statistics of professional versus amateur performance.
The physics of putting.
Golf club and putter designs.
This book explains the importance of key points in the golf swing and how it applies to you. The illustrations further emphasize the information in the book. A classic swing sequence of Ben Hogan is featured in the book, for example.
A more recent book that parallels this one, is Swing Like a Pro:
Swing Like a Pro
VERDICT
This is not an instructional book and may frustrate the average reader.
If you are an analytical person, this book will satisfy your curiosity. If you are looking for a straightforward instructional book, look elsewhere.
OTHER TOPICS COVERED:
Biomechanics of the Swing
The differences between the American and European Golf Balls.
Statistics of professional versus amateur performance.
The physics of putting.
Golf club and putter designs.
This book explains the importance of key points in the golf swing and how it applies to you. The illustrations further emphasize the information in the book. A classic swing sequence of Ben Hogan is featured in the book, for example.
A more recent book that parallels this one, is Swing Like a Pro:
Swing Like a Pro
VERDICT
This is not an instructional book and may frustrate the average reader.
If you are an analytical person, this book will satisfy your curiosity. If you are looking for a straightforward instructional book, look elsewhere.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The golf swing for the science minded
26 Jan 2007
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
While this book was written quite a few years ago, the basic science behind it is solid.
Using high speed cameras, the authors analyze every aspect of the golf swing dispelling many myths behind the swing. It looks at what makes up swing speed, how certain ball flight is achieved, and much more.
If you're a Dave Pelz fan, you'll love this book. I find Pelz and the authors here to be of similar mind and approach.
This book really isn't for teaching your golf swing, however. There really aren't any drills for you to do, but it explains what you want to achieve, just not HOW to do it.
The science behind this book personally help me drop from a 6 to a 4 index, and improve my driving accuracy from about 45% to 60%, IN ONE YEAR. The reason? My instructor was wrong in talking about ball flight and what causes the ball to do certain things. This caused me to try to adjust things in my swing that didn't need adjusting.
Using high speed cameras, the authors analyze every aspect of the golf swing dispelling many myths behind the swing. It looks at what makes up swing speed, how certain ball flight is achieved, and much more.
If you're a Dave Pelz fan, you'll love this book. I find Pelz and the authors here to be of similar mind and approach.
This book really isn't for teaching your golf swing, however. There really aren't any drills for you to do, but it explains what you want to achieve, just not HOW to do it.
The science behind this book personally help me drop from a 6 to a 4 index, and improve my driving accuracy from about 45% to 60%, IN ONE YEAR. The reason? My instructor was wrong in talking about ball flight and what causes the ball to do certain things. This caused me to try to adjust things in my swing that didn't need adjusting.
TMI (Too much information)
20 Nov 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
When I was learning to ski I found a book describing the mechanics of the ski and its interaction with the snow surface (best point - keep those knees bent)which helped me to become a very good skier. I was hoping to duplicate that for golf (with professional instruction in addition, of course). But, while the book is a very excellent engineering study, it is unreadable and not conducive to being finished (I did not). The information I needed may be in there but it is not easily found or explained. It is more like a grad student's doctoral thesis that was then greatly expanded by the entire engineering department.
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