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How I Play Golf | 
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| Author: Tiger Woods
Brand: Booklegger
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 4363
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0446529311
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3523
EAN: 9780446529310
ASIN: 0446529311
Publication Date: October 9, 2001
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Product Description
For the first time an instructional book that has been fully authorized and written by Tiger Woods himself, where he reveals secrets to his incredible success. The insights Tiger reveals in How I Play Golf are a combination of the physical, metaphysical, and psychological practices that Tiger uses daily to keep his game at the top. For fans and followers of Tiger, these secrets will become the gospel of how to improve one's own game.
Amazon.com Review
No athlete has changed his sport the way Tiger Woods has transformed the world of golf. The Tiger phenomenon has created a new legion of golfers, seduced by Woods's almost effortless mastery of this most difficult game. In How I Play Golf Woods reveals the many facets of his game and offers a plethora of tips and advice aimed at all levels of play. Unlike most golf guides, and perhaps somewhat surprising from a player best known for his long game, How I Play Golf begins with the short game--putting, chipping, and pitching--before moving onto swing mechanics and hitting off the tee. Produced in conjunction with the editors of Golf Digest, the book is lavishly photographed and illustrated and offers a gold mine of useful ideas and mental images Tiger has collected over the years. Throughout, Tiger recounts memorable shots from his relatively brief career; for example, his only "perfect" shot (a 3-wood on No. 14 at St. Andrews) and his first putt at the 1995 Masters (a 20-footer for birdie on No. 1 that missed and rolled off the green). How I Play Golf is not only a first-rate instructional guide, it also communicates a passion and respect for the game that beginners, hackers, and low handicappers should find inspiring. Highly recommended. --Harry C. Edwards
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 Grand Slam of a Book December 24, 2008
Just as Tiger Woods is the real deal as a golfer and as a human, so is his book "How I Play Golf."
I bought this book when it first came out. Seven years later, it continues to be a reference I use over and over.
This book is well written, well organized, and is printed on high quality glossy stock. Everything about it is top notch, reflecting the excellence you expect from Tiger Woods.
Hands down, with few exceptions, I'd put Tiger and his book up against the teaching-pro trinket books of the day that are spewed out of the printing presses on almost a daily basis.
Tiger...How I Play Golf December 12, 2008
Will be using the principles in this book for many years to come. Was easy to follow, and very well written and pictures were realistic to the topic.
 Mind Preparation December 10, 2008
Certainly, his physical abilities have been perfected but you can see how this extreme professional has prepared his thoughts to become a peak performer surpassing the great golfers of the past. Darren A. Lossia
Best golf book! September 2, 2008
This book is actually used by many instructors - it gives detailed written and photo examples of instructions from the master.
The Photographs tell Half the Story August 29, 2008
Tiger Woods' book, How I Play Golf, is a thorough self-examination of his game, from green to tee (sic) and everything in between. Filled with fantastic photographs that do half the battle of ingraining the image of good technique into your mind, the book examines each element of the game and the swing, as Tiger plays it. He caveats at the beginning that his goal is not to tell us how to play, but rather to tell us how he plays and what works for him.
The book is also filled with lots of fun anecdotes which, now that it's 2008, are practically historical given that 2005 hadn't even started at the time the book was published.
It's definitely a practical book, filled with tips and advice to try and implement into your own game. Tiger starts with putting and moves back to the full swing with the driver, visiting chips, flops, high-irons and fairway woods along the way. He also talks extensively about the mental game and the importance of fitness.
The only thing that I felt was missing was a comprehensive section on practice. While Tiger talks throughout the book about elements of practice there's no one place where he provides a simple outline of how he approaches practice or how we should approach practice. Granted it's different for someone who rolls out of bed every morning and hits 300 balls on the driving range in his backyard but amateurs like us could probably use some advice on effective practice technique.
A great book that I've read once cover to cover and have already re-read a number of sections numerous times.
Enjoy.
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