The Eight Step Swing: The Top Selling Swing System that has Revolutionized the Teaching Industry

Great compliment to the video of the same title. McLean breaks the golf swing down to its basics and provides a nice illustration of the parts of the swing. Approach is simple enough for even a casual reader, but delves into great detail for a person of keen interest. Covers drills and procedures for improvement at every step, and is a great reference for a golfer of any skill level. I think this is a classic work, and recommend it to any golfer.

THe picture of the book advertised is the edition I wanted. What arrived was an earlier edition. While the book's contents are fine for the purpose, I don't appreciate the deception about what was being offered. If a picture of the cover of the earlier version was unavailable to paste in, then there should have been a clear indication that it was the earlier edition that was being offered for same.

One of the best golf instruction books.

Perfect book for my husband.....

Golf is one of the most difficult recreational sports to play. Many methods of teaching pride themselves on the simplest method and I have become a victim of this. There is no "simple swing" in golf. Ben Hogan's 5 Lessons is a wonderful classic from the Silver Age of Golf. However, if you are looking for solid instruction with few gimmicks, this is the one.This book is written by a true master of the teaching the game. He is articulate, although oftentimes verbose. He understands every aspect of the full swing and breaks down the swing into 8 steps. He outlines the pitfalls at each stage. To simplify the swing, he has recommended 1st learning a 4 step process at steps 2,4,6 and 8.He covers the misconceptions of the swing and the ideals of a solid fundamental swing through his 20 Fundamentals and 25 "antifundamentals". A chapter on the "Death Moves" identify and help correct the extreme swing errors. Every aspect of the golf swing from setup, grip, alignment, stance, grip pressure, ball position, swinging the club on plane and pre-shot routine are covered. He outlines the strategies to manage the course, pick a good instructor, and methods of practice. The art of driving the ball with authority is invaluable.This book has so many pearls of wisdom that it is invaluable. A special section covers the swing for women and junior golfers is helpful.The limitations of this book is the lack of illustrations on the drills that he describes.It should be coordinated with watching the associated video to truly benefit from this system. Jim McLean: The 8-Step Swing - DVD The 8-Step Swing by Jim McLean No shortcuts in golf exist. This book covers the fundamentals in every way to ensure success of the full swing.If this were all inclusive (i.e. had more illustrations), this would rate 5 stars. I highly recommend this book for the beginner and the seasoned golfer.

Golf is one of the most difficult recreational sports to play. Many methods of teaching pride themselves on the simplest method and I have become a victim of this. There is no "simple swing" in golf. Ben Hogan's 5 Lessons is a wonderful classic from the Silver Age of Golf. However, if you are looking for solid instruction with few gimmicks, this is the one.This book is written by a true master of the teaching the game. He is articulate, although oftentimes verbose. He understands every aspect of the full swing and breaks down the swing into 8 steps. He outlines the pitfalls at each stage. To simplify the swing, he has recommended 1st learning a 4 step process at steps 2,4,6 and 8.He covers the misconceptions of the swing and the ideals of a solid fundamental swing through his 20 Fundamentals and 25 "antifundamentals". A chapter on the "Death Moves" identify and help correct the extreme swing errors. Every aspect of the golf swing from setup, grip, alignment, stance, grip pressure, ball position, swinging the club on plane and pre-shot routine are covered. He outlines the strategies to manage the course, pick a good instructor, and methods of practice. The art of driving the ball with authority is invaluable.This book has so many pearls of wisdom that it is invaluable. A special section covers the swing for women and junior golfers is helpful.The limitations of this book is the lack of illustrations on the drills that he describes.It should be coordinated with watching the associated video to truly benefit from this system. Jim McLean: The 8-Step Swing - DVD The 8-Step Swing by Jim McLean No shortcuts in golf exist. This book covers the fundamentals in every way to ensure success of the full swing.If this were all inclusive (i.e. had more illustrations), this would rate 5 stars. I highly recommend this book for the beginner and the seasoned golfer.

This book will help explain the golf swing into a simple way for golfers to learn more about their swings.It is crucial to read!

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When I really got the golf bug, I bought quite a lot of books and videos. In fact I had about 10 videos and 25 books on how to play. I eventually swapped reading about golf and watching videos about golf for steady practice. The two publications that helped me the most were Nick Faldo's video "Tips and Drills" - unfortunately on VHS format (but there is a Swing for Life book that's very similar) - and this book by Jim McLean. I played some really good golf based on what I learned in this book - so long as I put in the time on the practice ground. There's nothing much here about putting or the short game - it's all pretty much focused on getting you to repeat one solid swing from the tee or from the fairway. I found the shorter pitches were just a cut down version of what you find in this book. Then get a pro to teach you a good sand shot - don't think you can learn it well from a book. And putting is about practice - when I got injured and could only putt for hours on end for a month, I never three putted for months after a got back to playing again.In my opinion, this is the best book Jim McLean has written and I've had a look and owned some of the others - this is the best golf book I ever used - and I felt at one point that I'd tried them all.

A fabulous book that explains the do's and don'ts of a swing in a simple easy to understand format. It shows you not a fixed system or style but a swing that can be done in what Jim calls his corridor of success eliminating the amateurs "Death Moves" within the swing. I have been a single figure handicap golfer for thirty years but in the 3 months that I have been working through this book I have seen a steady improvement in my ball-striking and greater understanding of the areas that require improvement and I am confident that a single figure handicap will stay with me for many years to come from the knowledge gained from this book

Good instruction manual

very helpful

I personally loved it you may not. Well written by one of the best teachers of the game. (the end)