The Timeless Swing: Learn at any age from his lessons of a lifetime - Rilegato

Watson, Tom

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ISBN 10: 0857206397 ISBN 13: 9780857206398

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2011

Riassunto

Tom Watson's stunning performance in the 2009 British Open was the story of the year in golf - if not in all sports. Nearing his 60th birthday, he led the world's oldest major championship with one hole to play and came within an unlucky bounce of winning his sixth Open championship, losing in a playoff. Known at the highest levels of the game as a shotmaker's shotmaker, a master of any shot under any conditions, and the finest foul-weather golfer of all time, Watson relied on a swing that has lasted as an unmatched model of good mechanics, rhythm and repeatability. Jack Nicklaus and other peers believe Watson is swinging better today than when he was a dominant player on the regular PGA Tour 30-plus years ago. In THE TIMELESS SWING, Watson offers a lifetime's worth of wisdom and insight into the game of golf, showing how to become a better player at any age. In Watson's plain-spoken voice, the book will distil the most important lessons for how to improve your swing and score and will be laced with the anecdotal stories and bits of wisdom that have been accumulated by Watson during his forty year professional career. With a foreword by Jack Nicklaus and 4-color photographs by award-winning Golf Digest photographer Dom Furore illustrating Watson's method throughout.

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A member of the PGA Hall of Fame, Tom Watson was named its Player of the Year six times. In the 1970s and 1980s, he won eight major championships and currently ranks sixth on the list of total major championship victories.

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GOLF IS TIMELESS. BUT MOST GOLFERS' SWINGS ARE NOT. TOM WATSON, ONE OF THE TRUE LEGENDS OF THE GAME, REVEALS THE TECHNIQUES BEHIND THE SWING THAT HAS KEPT HIM A CHAMPION FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES.

Tom Watson, a few months short of his sixtieth birthday, led the 2009 British Open with one hole to play and came within an unlucky bounce of winning it for the sixth time. His stunning performance electrified the golf world and showcased a swing that has endured as a model of good mechanics, rhythm, and repeatability.
In The Timeless Swing, Watson draws on all the knowledge and expertise he has accumulated over the course of his extraordinary career, imparting lessons that will help golfers of any age play to the best of their abilities and enjoy the game more. From fundamentals like learning the proper grip to advanced shotmaking techniques such as swinging in wind, he breaks down the full swing into all its parts and explains with his trademark easy voice the most effective ways for mastering each.
Watson complements these lessons with time-tested drills and also offers a variety of tips and exercises to help golfers continue to swing well as they get older. And for the first time ever, he reveals the two key concepts he considers the most important of all-concepts that can enable players of all levels to attain a timeless swing.
The Timeless Swing is illustrated with stunning photographs by award-winning Golf Digest photographer Dom Furore, and Watson carefully draws the reader's eye to what is essential in each photo, providing the kind of easy-to-understand guidance usually found only in private lessons.
With a foreword by Jack Nicklaus and archival highlights of Tom Watson's most memorable shots and tournaments, this is an indispensable guide from a consummate teacher and one of the most respected and admired players in the game.
Each chapter includes an easy-to-access video of Tom Watson teaching key lessons. Details inside.
NICK SEITZ was editorial director at Golf Digest before becoming the magazine's editor at large. He has won numerous sportswriting and lifetime achievement awards, and his work has been anthologized in the annual series Best Sports Stories a dozen times. He is Tom Watson's longtime collaborator.
TOM WATSON, a member of the PGA World Hall of Fame, was named PGA Player of the Year six times and currently ranks sixth on the list of major championship victories, with eight. A devoted teacher of the game, he is a bestselling author whose popular monthly articles have appeared in Golf Digest magazine for more than thirty years. Watson lives with his wife, Hilary, on their farm near Kansas City, Kansas. Visit him online at tomwatson.com.
FRONT JACKET PHOTOGRAPHS: SWING SEQUENCE PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEPHEN SZURLEJ, COURTESY OF GOLF DIGEST; TOM WATSON PORTRAIT BY DOM FURORE

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0857206397
• ISBN 13: 9780857206398
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 224