How to Put Power and Direction in Your Golf

Novak, Joe

Published by Prentice Hall, 1954

About this Item

Includes the 3D glasses. No dust jacket, front cover has a small area of damage due to sticker removal, green cloth boards have minor wear, binding sound, front endpage has been removed. 5th ave., New York 11.This is the first golf book in which 3-Dpictures are used. The 3-D glasses are in anenvelope inside the front cover. Thru themyou look at Novak in address, top of swing,just after impact, and follow thru. The 3-Dpictures definitely make it easier for theviewer to ge t in mind and eyes a cleareridea of the golf swing. Especially is thehand action impressively plain.The black-and-white sequence photographs are exceptionally clear and takenaccurately by Tad Gillam. Line drawingsillustrate the "case histories" of pupilswhose faults Novak has eliminated.Joe, when he headed the PGA Teachingcommittee, prior to his election to the presidency of the association, checked his 8-steps system with methods of pro and amateur tournament stars and confirmed hisbelief that he had a sound routine for improving most golfers. He explains the 8steps so simply in this book the reader caneasily put them properly into his own game.Novak is very strong on getting the pupil standing to the ball with everythingproperly set for action. He maintains thatthe grip, stance, and position of club andball at address ? all essentials that canbe correctly cared for before beginning theswing ? can be so organized the properswinging action is easy.He shows how to ge t set, then goes intofootwork, body pivot, hand action andbalance.Joe bluntly disagrees with some instructors. He doesn't go along with the "onepiece movement" of the backswing start.He says there's a "definite, orderly pattern"of detail procedure. He also advocatespivoting in making short approach shotsand in putting. Novak teaches that the gripfor the left hand be confined to the forepartof that hand.He makes a logical presentation of his"body for power; hands for direction" basicprinciple.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How to Put Power and Direction in Your Golf
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 1954
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Missing
• Weight: 20 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sports Golf