This book is one of the 4 best golf instruction books among the fifty something golf books that I have read so far. The beginner will learn golf from the basic fundamentals to a good ball striker if he can read, understand and practice according to the following four good books (preferred in the sequence) :

1. Ben Hogan's Five Lessions - The Modern Fundamentals of Golf
2. Tommy Armour - How to play your best golf all the time
3. Harvey Penick - the little Red and Green book (counted as one)
4. Joe Dante - The Four Magic Moves to Winning Golf

Other good books from Butch Hamon, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman,
Mike Dunaway, Tiger Woods and Ernes Els of course are also very good but the latters are developing the same fundaments to more advanced level of techniques but unfortunately failed to teach the very fundatmentals in the same level of clarity to the beginners as these 4 books.

I recommend these 4 four books listed above to all serious beginners. Hopefully you will save some money on lession fees, be less painful during the course of practice and able to learn the basics of the game.

I just finish reading this book and by far it is the best book to date that i have read about golf.This book gives you the secret to hit the ball a long way just like the pro's do it, by using coam(coefficient of angular momentum). Also know as the delayed hit or lag that you here about all the time. This is how Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, David Duval Charles Howell And Paul Azinger and Ben Hogan ect... hit the ball so far when it looks like they are not trying. They accelarate the shaft length wise not across wich throws it off plane. Other books that teach this The golfing machine, by Homer Kelly, John Redman's Esentials of the golf swing also there is a video available on this web site called ultimate power golf swing that you can purchase to see it on video by an instructor named Bobby Shaffer. I have all three books and the video and this book explains this magic move the easiest over the golfing machine wich is complicated but tells you the secret just like Mr. Redmans book does also and recomend it to. The video will let you see this magic move over and over again. I look forward to using this book to help get down to single digit from my 18 handicap in the future.

I bought this book last year upon seeing the word "magic" on the cover. I felt that it would take some magic to help me improve my golf swing. I had taken a series of lessons last year from a PGA professional. This helped improve my game. However, I could not seem to conquer my slicing tendencies, especially with my woods. After reading Joe Dante's "Four Magic Moves to Winning Golf" I found that by practicing the techniques in the book focusing on my wrist position throughout the swing in particular, my slice vanished. I play a game of golf more than once a week and can seriously say that after reading this book, I have sliced the golf ball only 5 or 6 times all year!!! And, when I have, I've been able to IMMEDIATELY correct and get back on track. I give this book a full thumbs up and a well-earned 5-star rating!! Try one, you'll see what I mean.

I love the opening setup for the story, and it just gets better,LT Joe Dante at his best I got the hardback edition, and it would be great to see more books in this series.

This book is a masterpiece! When this book was recomended to me, i was skeptical about it because after all it was published in 1978 and the game has changed a lot since then. Recently I have been slicing the ball badly and couldn't figure out what the problem was. I have been playing since I was twelve and feel I know the mechanics of the swing very well. I did everything I knew to correct it, asked friends, videotaped myself and checked out about every good golf book in my local library. Finally I got this book and the results were amazing. Dante breaks the swing down into: the grip, the takeaway, top position and downswing. He is so complete in stating every detail and I found out my slice was the result of poor wrist position on the takeaway. Months of agony and pain on the practice range because of not knowing what I was doing wrong were resolved after an hour of reading this book! I will recommend this book to every golfer who is having problems from now on.

I've read all of Newman's Dante series and have been disappointed with the last two outings. They don't seem to have the energy that the Midtown or Precinct titles did. I'd say this is a better than average book, the characters are compelling, but it is less than Newman is capable of.

I love the Dante series. I wish Neuman would continue the series. I can't wait until the next chapter. This book reads well and keeps you wondering how it all ties in. Hurry up with the next one!

I WAS SO GLAD JOE GOT A NEW LOVE IF HE WASNT SO DECENT HE WOULD HAVE ALREADY RUN OFF WITH HIS NEIGHBORS WIFE, SECOND BEST HER SISTER. HIS LOFT I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE THERE THE STORY IS AGAIN GREAT ACTION, HUMOR, AND INTRIGUE, AND AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE NYPD ALWAYS INTERESTING. HURRY BACK JOE.