David Leadbetter - The Short Game DVD

Advantages: Makes learning and understanding the swing simple the swing simple
Disadvantages: At times it can overwhelm you with information

...This DVD is appealing to all golfers for the reason that it is brought to us by David Leadbetter. He coaches some of golfs best players in the world including; Ernie Els, Michelle Wie, Justin Rose, Charles Howell III, Ty Tryon, Ian Poulter and Nick Dougherty. The teaching methods that he uses in this DVD can be very easily related to by all levels of golf players, whether they are yet to make it out on the course, or have been playing at a high level for a number of years. As a 7 handicap golfer myself, I found this DVD very helpful, as it can be used to get the basics of your swing sound and strong, and so you can return to this DVD time afyter time when your game is not as it should be. Overall, I found " The Swing" to be enjoyable to watch, easy to relate to and it has made a significant improvement to my game.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Very detailed, provides accurate knowledge and tips
Disadvantages: Lengthy video with alot of points to understand

...Well, the Leadbetter Box Set is comprised of three DVD's, it guides you through each aspect of the golf swing, explaining the swing plain in very good length. The main focus of this DVD is promote a better understanding of the good and bad points of the average golfers' swing. It then starts to build a solid foundation on a professionals golf swing introducing new swing drills for the golf course, such as the L to L drill. Overall, as an avid golfer myself of reasonable handicap I found this to be very helpful as a introduction to the aspects of golf. David Leadbetter is famous for his teaching skill and really shows how golf should be played. I found this very intresting and both very helpful in the process to building a good golf swing and playing better golf. A must buy for me.... Read review

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Advantages: Great Acting, Directing and Visual Effects
Disadvantages: None

...brilliant direction by Paul Greengrass and you have a thoroughly enjoyable two hours of DVD viewing I watched the HD DVD version of this and although the quality was good I can't say I noticed the huge difference in visuals that can be gained from a true HD experience. The extras on the DVD were the usual mix of deleted scenes and short behind the scenes documentaries. There is also a game where a series of short clips from the film are shown and you are asked multiple choice observational questions.... Read review

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