Beginner

[outlaw1984]

Hello,

I am a beginner who has been playing since July of this year. Its getting ready to turn cold here and was going to read and watch some intructional videos during the off season. I was wondering which one you would follow. I have some books i bought from amazon, but they all differ. I have Penick, Hogan, Leadbetter, Nicklaus, and Mclean's books....which one would you prefer.

I also have the dvd series from Shawn Clement from Youtube....

I don't know.....what do you guys and gals think???

p.s. i also have taking a lesson from a pro.....and he said that he wouldnt follow Leadbetter, any reasons why????

[mvmac]

Great to have you on the site!

Most important thing to know is that the clubs we play with are built to perform by having the handle/hands forward at impact

Check out the Golf Evolution youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/thegolfevolution

And I would recommend the Stack and Tilt book http://www.amazon.com/Stack-Tilt-Swing-Definitive-Remaking/dp/1592404472

Good information of ball flight laws, good drills and how to build a pattern for yourself

[x129]

I like Jim Sutties Your Perfect swing. Not so much for teaching but he discusses a bunch of the various variations of swings that people have used and why.  There are a zillion swings that have been effective. Find one that you are comfortable with (and can get good feedback from a pro on ) and go with it.  At the end of the day it is hard to say that one swing is much better than another. If that was true all of the tour players would be using it.  As it is the execution of the swing rather than the swing theory is the seperating factor between good players (I am assuming a somewhat sane swing)  The key is to avoid reading golf digest and getting 100 pieces of conflicting advice.