The author is writing about Ben Hogan's swing at two different times in his life. His early swing (at the time of Power Golf) was still a work in progress. The later swing (Five Fundamentals)was a product of long hours on the practice range.

He spends more time on the later swing, and discusses many of the fundamentals that Hogan did not discuss in Five Fundamentals.

The photos are good, although most of them are from the back while swinging. Several different angles would have been more interesting.

Boy, mixed reviews on this one! I can appreciate the feelings of the die-hard Hogan-ites, who would rather die than see anything added to or taken from the 5 LESSONS; but to classify the book a total lemon is unfair. I agree with whoever said that this book would be a good companion. At the very least, it reaffirms the brilliance in Hogan's teachings. I do not, however, whole heartedly agree with what the author tries to establish as "lost fundamentals". If Hogan had thought these to be true fundamentals, then he would have put them in his book. Furthermore, some of the so called "lost" fundamentals ARE in the book (i.e. ENOUGH lateral movement). Even so, the insights and wonderful photographs in this book can be very useful, I think, in the FURTHER study of swing mechanics. My advice: See for yourself. Check it out at your local book store, and then decide (oh, yeah, and buy from Amazon ;0).

It's too bad I was not able to give The Hogan Way six stars, because it certainly deserves that high rating. I have read numerous magazine articles and books looking to solve the mysteries of Hogan perfect swing technique. Finally and author has explained Hogan's swing secrets -- many that he never talked about or apparently was not aware of himself. Another reason I enjoyed this book so much is the photographs. Even in Hogan's bestselling book, Five Fundamentals, there were no photographs. In this one, a rare photographic sequence showing Hogan swinging, plus other photographs of this shotmaking master playing other shots, helped me understand Hogan's swing. A tremendous reference book that I will refer to throughout my golfing life.

The book is a good attempt, but a lot is missing, such as diagrams, pictures and more specific ways for drills.

I want to play better golf so I bought this book. Its title is very inspiring for everyone especially beginner who want to hit the ball a long way. The good points of this book are the author keep encourage the reader that he/she can play good golf and offers alot of practice drills. However, there are also some points which should be improve otherwise it can be a good book not an average one (for me). These points are its lack of pictures. For instruction book like this, an easy to understand picture is need not just a picture of Tiger Woods' swing here and there. I think it should include some details of each club in the bag. For this subject, Ernie Els book did a great job. What I really can't stad is that the author praise Tiger too much. I agree that Tiger is a great player in this age but he is not a god like perfect player. When I read this book, I feel like it said Tiger never make a mistake in which I disagree. Tiger is a great player and he also make lots of mistakes. That is the way golf is played. My suggestion is to borrow this book from you friend. Browse it to see if you l like it then decide wheter to buy it or not.

A very useful intsructional golf book that simply shows why Tiger Woods is such a great athletic golfer and how the reader can develop similiar golfing skills. In addition, the author compares in various areas of the golf swing and body movement, how Tiger's style of movement compares with a other great golfers. An enjoyable book to read and also learn how to emulate Tiger Woods great golf swing.

All you need to know about this book is that there is a disclaimer on the back cover which tells you that Tiger Woods had nothing whatsoever to do with the creation of this book. I bought and read the book before I saw the disclaimer. Stupid me. Shame on me; much more shame on John Andrisani. You won't learn anything, or at least anything useful. Look into Manuel De La Torre or Dede Owens (especially "Smart Golf") to really improve your golf game.

Okay, let's think about this one. Is Tiger Woods the golfing machine that John Andrisani wants us to believe he is? Or is he human, at the pinnacle of his game and cruising? Golf is all about streaks. Think about Johnny Miller. At the top of his game everyone was saying that HE was the next Nicklaus. Then all of a sudden it was as though he had been abducted by aliens. Go, Tiger, go! But I won't be the least bit surprised when the streak ends and Tiger ends up stumping Mizuno or Maxfli or Golfsmith instead of Nike.

Well...maybe.

The book does bring to the table some very good things about the mind game of golf. Tiger aside, this book could have been just as good without Andrisani's overt Tiger Woods hero worship that literally drips from every page.

Go ahead and read it. Not too bad, really. Not too deep. Definitely not earth shattering.

As anyone who is serious about golf knows, the game is 90% mental. Renowned teaching professional John Andrisani draws on interviews with Tiger's Mom, Dad, ex-coaches, and current one Butch Harmon to piece together what tips have made him into perhaps the greatest player the game will ever know. That being said, anyone who wants to improve at golf NEEDS to read this book. Lessons with pros are fine, IF you have unlimited time and money to pursue them. Save yourself both strokes on the course, grief, and money by getting a hold of this book! One of the most impressive aspects of 'Think Like Tiger' is the tips Butch Harmon learned from one of golf's other all-time legends--- Ben Hogan which are passed on here. Additionally, it is interesting to learn that Tiger's mother Tida introduced him to Buddism which he uses to relax, calm his mind, and meditate. His father Earl also tells how he prepped Tiger on the need for ignoring all distractions etc by rattling golf clubs during his back swing and other tricks to build his total focus. There is even a claim made that Tiger saw a hypno-therapist named Dr. Jay Brunza, a former navy man to help him with his pre-shot routine. This may be speculation, but then again, it may not. After all, who could possibly completely explain Tiger's total domination of a game so fickle and capricious? In short, it's fair to warn the reader that 'The Man' himself DID NOT collaborate with Andrisani on the writing of this book. However, Adrisani's keen insigts into all aspects of the game and his other reliable sources, more than make up for this short-coming. I found this to be a short, and incredibly insightful read. If you really want to play better golf, do yourself a favor and get your hands on a copy of this book A.S.A.P!

this book did not help my golf game at all it is horible

When I purchased this 'little' guide (it really will fit in your pocket), I thought it would be useful. What I have found is that it is vital. I would give up my driver first if I had to choose between the two. Not only does it very simply explain and demonstrate sound techniques and strategies, but it does so in very short, concise (unlike my own) language with illustrations when appropriate. It also uses varying scenarios in order to provide an opportunity to address almost any normal on-course occurence. It is a great guide to wedge play for the average golfer. I carry it my bag always and pull it out during those long waits on the tee box - it helps kill the time, and I often improve in the process!

If you are a collector of obvious statements that then fail to connect proposed solutions to the stated problems, this book is for you. Perhaps if you are interested in learning how politicians can use large amounts of space to write very little, you may find "Making Government Work" insightful. Otherwise, this book fails.
The concept of the book is intriguing. Take the most recognizable names in American state and local government, from Rudy Guiliani to Jeb Bush, and ask each to analyze their experiences in privatization. What results is a series of glorified press releases. This book is neither an honest presentation on the debates over privatization, as only one side is presented, nor a useful discussion of privatization. Little meaningful insight is offered.
What emerges are grandiose declarations of the need for privatization and how great the privatization programs each implemented are operating. Very little data is presented. We are expected to take these public official at their words they are doing great jobs. Perhaps some of their programs have been successful. Yet the lack of honest evaluation makes their claims suspicious.
This book argues that privatization is needed to counter the recent large growth in state and local governments. Yet, instead of analyzing why this growth occurred, the book immediately concludes this growth is out of control and needs to be curbed. Perhaps some growth is excessive. A more proper analysis would observe a.) the Federal government's recent devolution has transferred more responsibilites from the Federal government to state and local government, something, incidentally, most state and local government officials heralded at the time and b.) government has become more proactive in recent years in providing public services, from increased police protection to improving education, something the pubilc heralded at the time. To ask for growth and then recoil in shock when we realize growth has occurred is contradictory. To assume all this growth has been wrong is incorrect, unless you have a liberatarian ideology. What would have been more useful would have been to examine this growth and try to determine which is proper and which is wasteful.
Many of the writers in this book state public managers should look at government as if it were a business. Yet, business managers need to think in terms of managerial objectives such as maximizing profit rather than providing quality public goods. If public managers operate with bottom line considerations, financial considerations can lead to employee layoffs, decreased employee morale, and reduced public services. The business-like objectives may be met, but the initial purposes of the public services may be defeated.
With early data on prizatizion conflicting, this book is noted as a good collection of what public executives approving of privatization think. Beyond that, though, this book has little more to offer.

Contrary to the title of the book, this is not "every golfer's guide to lower scores." In fact, only a small subset of golfers will be able to put these lessons to effective and efficient use. While Chi Chi certainly was a great golfer in his day and there is what would seem an endorsing foreward by his friend and contemporary Jack Nicklaus, there is just too much in here for the average golfer to interpret and it is explained and illustrated pretty poorly. Chi Chi has taken 101 regular shots, trick shots, recovery shots, utility shots, shaping shots, etc. and although they are arranged in sections from tee to green, the compilation seems like a disjointed collection of random lessons. There are virtually NO photos (I think there are maybe 2 B&W photos, and only every 5th or 6th lesson is illustrated w/ an artists drawing, meaning most of the lessons in this book must be interpreted and applied from reading text only. The only golfers that would likely be able to do this would be low handicappers, and these golfers would very likely already have many of the techniques this book discusses under their belt and wouldn't need the book.

If you are a high handicapper, save your money, and get a book on the basics (try Tiger's book - see my review). If you are a mid-handicapper, you'll probably pull a few good lessons and shots from this but you've got to have the fundamentals down in order to interpret this stuff, and if you are a low-handicapper, some new stuff but not worth the read.