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| |  | Golf Books | Home » » The Negotiable Golf Swing: How to Improve Your Game Without Picture-Perfect Form | | | | | | | Description: | | A negotiable golf swing is a compatible arrangement of the many permissible alternatives that, while not conforming to the computer models of the perfect golf swing, can still function very well to get the job done. By identifying and organizing these negotiable swing components, The Negotiable Golf Swing will show you how you can use basic swing components and their permissible permutations to negotiate a better game of golf. In other words, you can learn how to play a better game of golf with a lot of what you're already bringing to the table. Few swings need a complete overhaul, a total retooling from setup to finish position. It's more likely that you, like thousands of erstwhile golfers, just need to learn what's negotiable with the golf swing and what's not. The Negotiable Golf Swing covers the nonnegotiable as well, that is, all those immutable laws of ball flight, which are determined as the clubhead moves through the impact area making contact with the ball. The Negotiable Golf Swing will provide you with an understanding of how basic human skills are learned and how to apply them to your game, how to grasp and meld the negotiable with the nonnegotiable, which will help you build an effective golf swing, and ultimately, improve your game. This eye-opening tutorial will empower golfers from beginners to seasoned to single-digit handicap players. Many swing gurus try to convince golfers that they must have perfect form - even a model swing - in order to play better. This is simply not true, and in The Negotiable Golf Swing you won't find any "one size fits all." Rather you will learn not only how a negotiable golf swing can work for you, but also why it's the best and fastest route to success. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Joseph Laurentino | | Hardcover:
| 206 pages | | Publisher:
| Mountain Lion Press | | Publication Date:
| 2008-03 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0977003922 | | Package Length:
| 9.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 24 reviews |
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Excellent bookDec 15, 2008
I have been playing book for 36 years and have read at least 100 books and magazines articles. Found things in this book that were expressed differently that made the light went go on for several key points. 1. Pivot around the hip sockets. 2. Shoulders are the most important alignment.
The section on ball flight is worth the price of the book, best ever. Peter Jacobs book comes close but you raised the bar.
When is the last time you bought a golf book and the author would answer your email. Joe will and has done that for me.
Does not give quick fixes but will give you a path to work to improve your swing no matter your level of play.
After all the golf swing is always a work in progress.
The reviews are the same for a reason.Dec 12, 2008
I got it last night and I'm on page 107. So my judgments obvioulsy arent complete yet. But, I feel so much smarter now, I always knew what the things they said you had to do on your swing were, but i never knew why. This book shows it. Just the part on ball flights along is breathtaking. I'll do another review when I finish the book and apply this on the course. But I feel like I could coach Tiger now. Not hit like him! But coach him (not really but you get the point)!
Golf Lover? The Negotiable Golf Swing is a MUST BUYDec 11, 2008
The game of golf is described as one of the most difficult games on the planet. Doesn't that go against the sense of the word, "game?" Tiger Woods may have transcended the sport, but golf professionals of late have been fixated on body mechanics and positions. Mr. Laurentino's philosophy and methodology is a refreshing look at how the game of golf can be fun again. Any person with athletic ability can pick up a football or baseball and throw it. However, this same group cannot all hit a golf ball. Why? Because they are watching models of perfection rather than finding one's own golf blue print. If you go to your local PGA Tour stop and spend an hour on the range, no swing is exactly alike. Certain things have to happen in the golf swing: leaning shaft, square clubface, things that all good players do. Mr. Laurentino doesn't expect his students to come to him with picture-perfect swings. He simply wants them to reach their potential.
This book is a smooth read with applicable material. It will change the way to learn golf. We all have the potential to be good golfers. It takes trust and the willingness to learn the right things. If you love golf and want to become a better player, this book is a MUST READ. If you have subscriptions to Golf Digest, Golf World, or are an avid Golf Channel watcher, this book is a MUST READ. It's time to learn in a new way. Mr. Laurentino does a great job at helping you reach your potential.
I wish Joe all the best with this book. He put years of research into his methodology and an incredible amount of time and effort into this book.
-C.P.
Finally, I understand...Dec 03, 2008
Why is Tiger's swing so different to Furyk's yet both "get the job done"? But don't just stop at that comparison - look at all the pros and there are just so many variations.
So it's very refreshing to see a PGA pro discuss different aspects of the swing and explain what is negotiable and what isn't, but more importantly, WHY, and what to look at and correct if you want to hit the ball better.
There's a reason why out of 20 reviewers so far, all have given this book a 5 star review. And why some of those reviewers, like myself, have been compelled to write their first review to give others the assurance that, yes, this book is good. Well, actually, the book is brilliant! The best part, after all the $$$ spent on equipment and lessons over the years, is that the book is only about the cost of a bucket of balls. Great value for money! Now if only I can find a pro who'll guide me through the minor changes that I need in my swing, rather than the latest "perfect" swing model...
Okay, yes, the book is a bit "light" on chipping and putting. But guess what? There's more variation in these by pros (eg. putting - stance & grip; chipping - Pelz open stance, Utley parallel) that the same non-negotiable principles for the swing, apply to these. So it doesn't take much to figure it out.
This book is for a golfer at any level and experience.
Now, if Joe would only write a book about "Your Consistent Golf Swing"...
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An Essential for Your Golf LibrarySep 24, 2008
Most of my comments have been said elsewhere, but as the dubious owner of dozens of golf instruction books (including the excellent Pelz putting and short games tomes) I can say that this book is in the top tier. The ball flight description alone is worth the price of admission. If, over the course of your golfing life, you buy five instructional books - this should make your list.
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