David Leadbetter - The Short Game/The Swing (Box Set)

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: 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

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Advantages: Very funny, can be watched over and over
Disadvantages: None at all!

...in 'The Avenue', which is a somewhat posh area AND they live next door to Margo Leadbetter a snob of the first water and her husband Jerry. Jerry and Tom worked together until Tom changed his lifestyle and poor Jerry can't understand why Tom would want to swap a life of well paid work for a life of poverty. Jerry is henpecked by Margo who likes her life and home to be 'just so'. She is a member of the Pony Club and the local Music Society and likes people to think that she has the perfect life so the neighbours owning pigs and growing vegetables in their front garden is her worst nightmare! There are two main things that make this comedy work. The first is the excellent casting of: Felicity Kendal as Barbara Good Penelope Keith as Margo Leadbetter Paul Eddington as Jerry Leadbetter Richard Briers as Tom Good The second thing... Read review

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