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Originally Posted by james.welsh John Jacobs is a GOD! I have an old book of his and it's the most clear book on golf I've ever read. He is absolutely critical of the Ben Hogan single plane school of thought though. |
I first came across Jacobs about 15 years ago, when as a young whipper snapper I was given a golf instruction video, Play Better Golf with Peter Alliss. Jacobs contributed a section to the video which was part of a BBC TV series. Unfortunately, I have only recently explored his ideas further. I was always into Leadbetter in the 1990s because he is also an outstanding instructor. However since Tiger has changed his swing through Haney, I noticed that Haney was a disciple of Jacobs. There are many other instructors such as Butch Harmon, whom Jacobs has had a profound effect on their teaching methods. I bought the DVDs for what was a bargain £11.50 plus P&P and these where retailing at £39.99 elsewhere. They are outstanding, and rather confusing players with different moves to build a swing, the focus on the flight of the ball to aid your development which was quite refreshing.