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The Four Magic Moves to Winning Golf | 
| Authors: Joe Dante, Len Elliott
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 12506
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 196
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0385477767
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3523
EAN: 9780385477765
ASIN: 0385477767
Publication Date: February 4, 2008
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Gets to the FEELINGs November 13, 2008
This book excels in getting to the heart of HOW to swing the club. It is not JUST about the 4 Magic Moves - but they are the cornerstone. So many golf books are about the technicalities of the swing - and they are no doubt technically correct more often than not - pretty good at telling you WHAT to do but often far too short on the HOW to do it. So thanks to Mr Dante for stripping things down to a kind of bare minimum. It has really changed the way I look at the swing and this has improved my game significantly. At least now I seem to have a clue as to what, why and HOW to swing - including what feelings I should be looking for. With the 4 magic moves (with my own personal modifications along the way ... and with some solid practice) I have been quickly able to improve the solidity of my hits. Within weeks my 6-iron now goes 5-iron distance and over the last few months my handicap has come down from 15 to 12 - all in large part I believe thanks to Mr Dante pointing me in a new (and I believe correct) direction. The book has its flaws (the pictures and layout are a bit old fashioned (but for me that in no way detratced from its interest)) and I am not fully convinced by ALL of the pointers. But he has made me look at the swing in a totally different "feel" type of way. The focus on a handful of "Magic Moves" really helped me develop my swing thoughts and swing in a different, more simplified, way - kind of focussing on the "essence" of the swing. And for the first time in my golfing life I really felt that I understood what was going on in the swing instead of it being that "grey blur".
What also helped cement the solidity of his advice for me was that I noticed that the technicalities that underly what Mr Dante is saying lined up almost exaclty with Nick Faldo's book (Golf - the Winning Formula (an excellent tech ref based on Nick's swing rebuild by David Leadbetter)). The problem I have with Nick's book is the overwhelming amount of info - all no doubt technically correct - but a bit too hard to take on board as there are no clear "hooks" to hang it all on.
Do not look at the 4 Magic Moves as an absolute golfing bible where you must do exactly what it says - I would suggest that you use it to help you change the way you view the swing, to strip away the complexities to a simpler level with a few key moves around which you can build and develop an improved swing.
So, a thousand thanks to Mr Dante.
Dante's "Magic" is teaching new tricks to old dogs. June 28, 1999
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I went from a 3 handicap in high school to what G.P.Wodehouse describes as a "goof". When I couldn't play every day my game went to pot. I had never developed a solid swing that I could repeat time after time, I was clueless. I am now 41 years old and this book changed my life. Well, my golf life at least. I love the game again. Joe Dante teaches the "magic moves" in a way even I can understand and I'm a hardheaded old dog to whom new tricks are hard to teach. The key to golf is delivering the club head to the ball square to the target (accuracy) while generating maximum club head speed (distance). Dante's early wrist break method is the key to consistent accuracy. His lateral hip shift is no secret to golf but it is the key to clubhead speed. The magic is that Dante teaches these moves in such a clear and concise way that, if you follow directions and practice his method, you will improve your golf swing and scores!
Outstanding insight into the fundamentals of a golf swing June 6, 1999
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have read about every book on the golf swing. This one has changed my game forever. Other than Hogan's Five Fundamentals, I have never experienced such an immediate change in the way I swing the club than since reading this book. It was like a light went on and in a instant, I UNDERSTOOD the objective. I have read it dozens of times and bought more than one copy for friends. It examines many errors of teaching, and takes the reader to the "four magic moves" that must be mastered to create a repeating and efficient swing.This book lit a fire in my and my love for the game, and the feeling that I can "get it", continues to burn.
I've been searching for this book since I lost mine in 1969. March 2, 1997
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I purchased this book at a used book store in 1969. After reading it I loaned it to a friend who never returned it. As a beginner at the time, it helped me more than any other golf book, before or since. I've been searching for another copy of the book in bookstores, new and used, ever since. As a lark, I decided to check the Amazon list and sure enough there it is, having been republished. I am currently a nine handicapper, but I feel I still need to have this book again. I especially recommend it to beginners, but I believe experienced golfers will also benefit. I am ordering me another copy today.
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