The LAWs of the Golf Swing Body-Type Your Golf Swing and Master Your Game

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Synopsis:

Three of America's top-rated golf instructors have come up with a technique that customizes body type to swing type.

The "LAWs" of the title The LAWs of the Golf Swing reflect those types: "L" for leverage (average build with average flexibility--think David Frost or Annika Sorensam); "A" for arc (tall with maximum flexibility--think Davis Love or Michelle McGann); and "W" for width (thicker torso and minimum flexibility--think Tom Lehman or Meg Mallon).

Mike Adams, T.J. Tomasi, and Jim Suttie first help you identify which group you belong to, then offer a series of lessons and drills to help you construct the appropriate swing to minimize your natural deficiencies. In other words, they build on what you can do while at the same time assist you in getting out of your own way.

Review: 

The title sounds reasonable enough to seriously considering purchasing this book. Being almost 8 years old, it was well worth the price that I paid through one of the Amazon resellers. It is still timely in that no two golfers are exactly alike. You won't see Craig Stadler trying a Vijay Singh or Tiger Woods swing. The imagery of a person with particular body type trying to swing a club that doesn't fit their shape is clear - it won't work very efficiently.

The latest craze, due to an influx of infomercials, is the "Plane Truth" as outlined by Mr. Hardy. This book, "The Laws of the Golf Swing", is complementary to what is described in the Hardy book, in my opinion. It does give me a sigh of relief that there is so much overlap regarding the fundamentals of the golf swing. It makes sense that given a particular body type, a swing will be more powerful and natural if the two can be matched.

 The first chapter has a short introduction explaining the background of 'research'. You then determine your body type based upon physical and morphological characteristics, strength and flexibility. Based upon that set, you fit into one of 3 categories: Leverage, Width, and Arc swing. Hybrid swings exists also which combine the 3 major Swing categories.

A chapter is devoted to the major swing styles, independently, and how to maximize performance. The book is better organized than the "Plane Truth" since Hardy's book covers set up and various aspects in separate chapters to parallel the differences. This book, "The LAWs" has each swing in its respective chapter, which is easier to read. A chapter covering drills to reinforce the swings, as well as pitfalls.

Each section is well written and illustrations are good. My main criticism is not showing the swing in the two different planes of photography (from behind and from the front, as most books now show).

The analysis, drills and excellent descriptions of their methods are very helpful for both beginners and seasoned hackers, alike.

I highly recommend this book.