John Jacobs Golf Books -
Improve Your Golf
With The Best Golf Instructional Books By John Jacobs
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John
Jacobs, who was born in Yorkshire on March 14, 1925, has has served a
lifetime in golf. He is enormously respected as one of the
greatest instructors around, as well as for being the
pioneering architect of Europe's united approach to the modern game.
Making his Ryder Cup debut in 1955 Jacobs earned the unique distinction
of winning both of his matches in America, and won the Dutch
Open and South African Match Play Championship in 1957
He then served as Tournament Director General of the European Tour
from 1971 to 1975, a period which included the inaugural season of the
modern day tour in 1972, and in 1979 and 1981 he was the non-playing
captain of
the European Ryder Cup team. |
In
recognition of his
outstanding service to the game and multiple achievements in
golf,
John Jacobs was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen
Elizabeth II in 1997. He is an honorary life member of the European
Tour and was voted into the World Golf Hall of Fame
in 2000 for the indelible
mark that he has left on the game.
Although a fine Tour player in his own right, John Jacobs soon realized
that his real strengths lay within his teaching abilities and
soon
became one of the most sought after coaches throughout Europe and the
United States. His practical approach to teaching, words of wisdom and
string of excellent golf instructional books (more
information below) have helped countless golfers over the
years,
to improve their golfing performance and to have more fun on the golf
course.
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Practical
Golf by John Jacobs
If you
love your
golf, then John Jacobs 'Practical Golf'
is a must buy!
By sharing his unrivaled knowledge and experience of the game, and
using clear
practical instruction, John
Jacobs shows you how to develop
a consistent swing, improve your
mental attitude & achieve superior
results from the rough.
Practical Golf will also help you to cure the dreaded golf slice if
that's what your suffering from, and gain that
extra
yardage off the tee, that we all crave so much. This book is another
great read and a must have
for all those serious golfer's out there looking to improve their
performance out on the golf course.
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50
Years Of Golfing Wisdom
'50 Years of Golfing Wisdom'
features all the
lessons and advice that
made Jacobs the original, and many say still the ultimate, golfing
guru. Every department of the game receives the John Jacobs treatment,
from the fundamentals of grip and swing, to problem solving
and
curing
your bad shots.
As well as providing you with instruction on hitting every
shot,
from the longest
drive to the shortest putt and everything in between, you will also
find this great John Jacobs book, simple, easy to understand,
and
very effective when it comes to maximizing your full potential and
playing the best golf of your life!
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The
Golf Swing Simplified
'The Golf Swing Simplified'
by John Jacobs
distills the elements of an effective golf swing into its key
essentials, relying on scores of detailed drawings
and a minimum of text to convey the simplicity of a good golf
swing. All the swing essentials are here from grip, stance,
alignment,
takeaway, tempo, and more.
Presented in a uniquely uncomplicated format, 'The Golf Swing
Simplified' will show you why getting the connection and
impact
with the ball right, is so important, and explains what is going on
with you grip and swing by helping you to understand the flight of the
ball, and why this can be you biggest teacher.
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50
Greatest Golf Lessons Of The Century
John
Jacobs is one
of golf's most respected teachers, he has either played
against, talked with, or given a tip to just about every significant
player in the last half of the 20th century, and combines
this experience with his enormous knowledge of the game in '50 Greatest Golf Lessons Of The
Century'
'50 Greatest Golf Lessons of the Century' assembles a very interesting
mixture of some quite general and some more specific
golf lessons, and
is
a remarkable
collection of personal anecdotes, expert swing analysis, and
fascinating insights into what makes a champion and how these great
players play the game.
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Golf
Doctor by John Jacobs
In 'Golf Doctor', John
Jacobs takes you through
nearly every golfing
fault that there is, and explains the fundamental reasons as
to why many golfers slice, hook, or
mishit the ball, and shows you how you can correct these common shot
problems by using the flight of the golf ball as the essential
indicator.
John Jacobs
provides each with a focused lesson that breaks down the fault, reviews
the
essentials of the problem, then addresses what needs to be done to
correct the swing. With wonderful two-color illustrations from noted
illustrator Anthony Ravielli, "Golf Doctor" is almost as good as a
private instructor.
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