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"Be prepared to read this book more than once. Be prepared to think about Manuel's profoudly simple ideas." -- From the book's Foreword by Carol Mann"I knew the book was going to be good... destined to become a classic in golf instruction." -- Gary D'Amato, Golf Columnist, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, June 27, 2001
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About the Author
Manuel de la Torre has twice been recognized by Golf Magazine as one of the top 100 golf professionals in America. He is typically described as today’s leading authority on the ‘Swing Principles’ method of instruction developed by the legendary golf instructor Ernest Jones. Manuel de la Torre has been celebrated throughout his 50 year career as a passionate keeper of the golf instructional wisdom presented and made popular in the 1930s and 1940s by Ernest Jones. In fact, Manuel’s father. Angel de la Torre, himself the two-time Spanish Open golf champion, had met Ernest Jones at a tournament in England. When the two families settled in America Ernest Jones and Angel de la Torre became lifetime friends. Manuel literally grew up discussing the golf swing with his father and one of the games most celebrated instructors. These historical elements are presented in several meaningful appendices, including Manuel’s moving essay on the experience of leaving his homeland Spain as civil war broke out in 1936. Manuel de la Torre was head golf profesional at the Milwaukee Country Club from 1951 to 1996. Manuel continues to conduct seminars for teaching professionals at the local, state and national levels. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Product details
Hardcover: 254 pages
Publisher: Warde Pub Inc (June 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1886346518
ISBN-13: 978-1886346512
Product Dimensions:
7.8 x 1 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.5 out of 5 stars
137 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#91,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
This book is perfect for an amateur who wants to learn the game or improve and transform their game. Golf instruction today, because of how the pros are taught, has become more complicated for the amateur who is trying to learn on their own or can't afford a lot of lessons. Modern instruction has broken a simple golf swing into multiple positions requiring intense instruction and a huge amount of practice to learn and maintain. Manuel De La Torre teaches a basic method that is easy to learn and easy to perform. If you stick with it you will play better golf. You may not hit the ball 300 yards or spin the ball back 10 feet but you'll enjoy your golf more. I have gone from a 20 handicap to a 10.
I consider myself a student of golf, someone that studies the golf swing. I have over 60 golf books and countless DVD's and tapes. I don't necessarily read all this to change my swing but I enjoy reading about the golf swing. I can tell you there are many ways to swing the golf club. The more I know the more I realize how confusing it is and why people have so much problems with the swing. What I have learned through all this is that there are some swings more suited to one person and not to another. I spent 10 months of hard work trying to learn a flatter one plane swing. Even though I shot 78 with that swing I know it just wasn't suited to me. I am a more upright swinger, a two planer as Jim Hardy would call it. It feels more natural for me.It was really by accident that I got a hold of Manuel De La Torre's book. It caught my attention since he is basically a two planer, a more upright swinger. When I first read through the book skimming as I was going along I completely missed on how to swing the club. I had to go back again and look through the chapter index to find where it was. The whole section on the mechanics of the swing is very short, so short you might miss it like I did. Having been use to reading detailed descriptions on how to swing a golf club I was rather struck by how little he had to say. My first feeling was this book was a waste of my time. He spends, it seems, more time on grip than he does on how to swing the clubSo I went back and read that little section on swinging the club. Made some practice swings and within a very short time felt for the first time what I felt was the way a golf swing should feel like. It was too simple. The genius behind this swing is just that. It is so simple that for most people the simplicity will be very difficult to deal with. They will try and throw all kinds of previous ideas or make their body work differently because the swing really can't be that simple. The remarkable thing about how he gets you to swing is the swing adapts to you, you don't adapt to the swing. So every person will have a different swing but that swing is his or her swing and that is why it is so magical.I probably spent about 15 minutes practicing the swing in my living room and then read his entire book with out skiming this time. It is a simple read and goes by pretty quickly since he doesn't have a lot of detail you have to memorize. I went out to the golf range the next day but really not expecting a great deal. I often read a book and practice the swing in front of a mirror but find when you go and actually try and hit a ball it doesn't always translate like it should. My expectations were somewhat low but I made my first swing. It was a pull not bad but it was solid. My next one was also a pull then I remembered that section of faults but really it was just adhering to what little rules he had. My next shot was dead straight. I went from a 7 iron hitting all the way up to a driver. I was impressed, not by the way I was hitting but because it happened so fast. I felt confidence within a very short period and the swing felt like it was mine. My last swing change took 10 months of dedicated work and this one took one day most of it just reading the book.Now I know some and maybe quite a few are going to try this and feel it is worthless. After reading 60 books and having over a dozen golf instructors in my golfing career I can only tell you this is the simplest and easiest swing I have ever tried. It may be difficult to get that feel. I found it almost instantly but once you feel that swing you won't need another book or another golf instructor again.
I'll start by saying that I don't play full rounds of golf as much as I should. I go to the range more often. Almost anyone will tell you that you have to play the full game to get better, and I agree. Believe me, whenever I retire, this is the game I want to play. Not necessarily because I play well, but because I want to play well.In the search for a great golf swing, my room is literally full of piles of golf books, magazines, VHS tapes and DVD's. I also have been a subscriber to a number of online instructional websites. It would be unfair to say that any one of these did not do something to help my game. The problem is, it has taken me this long to realize that too much of this information, including some very conflicting swing theories, is a very bad thing!I am not sure where I first heard of Ernest Jones and his "Swing the Clubhead" book. I decided to give this book a read, and right away liked the simplicity of his approach. Yet somehow I could not translate his thoughts to my swing. When a heard that Manuel de la Torre is a "disciple" of this type a swing, as well as his very impressive playing and teaching background, I gave his book (and later his DVD) a shot. What I really like about his approach is again the simplicity. At times he compares the golf swing to other routine things we do without necessarily thinking. For example, when we throw a ball, we don't think of exactly where the hip, wrist or ankle are as we are making the throw. Granted there needs to be a good sense of the target when throwing a ball. The more you get used to throwing to the target, the better you will get, and in the process getting the FEEL of how to throw it without thinking about it. The same is true of the golf swing.If you read the other favorable reviews of this book, you will see that the keys are visualizing the overall SWING (NOT THE BALL) and taking into account some very simple mechanics to achieve the swing. His basis of the swing is the FULL swing, with the ball only "getting in the way" during the swing. If you are like me and have spent years hitting golf balls, that can be a tough concept to lock into. If you can get this, you are on your way. Manuel's approach is that by keeping the swing rather than the ball as the central thought, the other body parts will take care of themselves.Granted, like anything it takes some regular practice to get the right feel of this swing to be consistent. I have been using this approach for about 6 months, and I can at least say that my shots are a lot more accurate than they were before. Hopefully the better scores will follow. I have seen some improvement there too, but will know better when I start playing more. With this approach, I at least feel more confident when I do get out there.As a side note, to find a way to practice the golf swing more often, I bought some practice hitting mats and Birdie Balls. If you are not familiar with these, Birdie Balls when struck travel only about 40-60 yards. That way I can have these in my car and turn any given empty baseball field into my own personal driving range. The hitting mats are so you won't tear up the grass (and should keep you out of jail if the cops happen to be driving by). Make sure the mats are heavy enough so they will stay in pace as you are hitting them. I happen to use Real Feel mats. Overall this is a great way to keep your swing going if you can't get to the course or range. Give them a try!P.S. I started off giving this book 4 stars, but after rechecking the table of contents, I switched it to 5. With the possible exception of an in-depth discussion of golf equipment, this book (240 pages) is very comprehensive, including both the physical and mental aspects of the overall game. Definitely a solid book, and an excellent value!
Manuel de la Torre is the finest teacher and exemplar of the Earnest Jones "swing the club-head approach to golf. This book plus the DVD is critical to those who would learn or revamp their swing to follow the form of the great swingers of the past: Bobby Jones, Horton Smith, Sam Sneed, and hundreds of "swingers" from the Scottish Isles and England. If you played golf before be prepared to be challenged by what you have heard or think are the cardinal rules of golf. This is 'effortless golf' but does require you to re-think what you always thought were the basic methods of playing golf.Carroll Londoner
A friend recommended this book. His handicap went from 10 to 5 in 4 weeks. The last time we played he shot 71!!!Focus on the swing and not the results makes perfect sense. I’m going to re read a few sections. I think this way of thinking will help. Recommended.
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