Product description

Discontinued in April 2014 with the launch of Tom Watson Lessons of a LIfetime II which includes these lessons. In an April 2013 survey with 1,500 buyer responses, 88% said the DVD set had improved their game, 79% rated the DVDs as excellent (and 19% as good) and 71% rated the DVDs as the best instruction program they had ever seen. DVD Chapter Titles: Disc 1 1 Definition of Terms, 2 The Grip, 3 Grip Pressure, 4 The Setup, 5 Aim & Alignment, 6 Two Methods of Aiming 7 Ball Position, 8 "The Secret", 9 Find Your Waggle, 10 The Takeaway, 11 The Back Swing, 12 The Back Swing, a Closer Look, 13 Transition & Downswing, 14 Impact, 15 Follow Through to Finish, 16 Rhythm, 17 The Hook, 18 The Slice, 19 Low (or Punch) Shot, 20 High Shot, 21 Uneven Lies, 22 Adding Distance Disc 2 23 Recreating "The Shot", 24 Basic Chip Shot, 25 Spot Method Drill, 26 More About Chipping, 27 The High/Soft Lob, 28 Chipping Out of Heavy Rough, 29 Chipping: Uneven Lies, 30 The Basic Bunker Shot, 31 Bunker Play: Buried Lie, 32 Uphill Bunker Shot, 33 Downhill Bunker Shot, 34 Long Bunk Shot, 35 Fairway Bunker Shot, 36 Playing With Hybrids, 37 Full Swing in Review, 38 Putting, 39 Putting Drill, 40 How To Put Under Pressure, 41 Playing in the Wind: Putting, 42 Playing in the Wind: Full Shots, 43 How Can I Stop Slicing the Ball?, 44 How Can I Stop Hooking the Ball?, 45 Bruce Edwards Tribute, 46 Behind the Scenes

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The two-DVD set containing close to three hours of golf instruction and an accompanying booklet of 44 lessons was filmed at The Greenbrier Resort in the United States, where Watson is Golf Professional Emeritus. This instructional program is the ultimate learning experience, covering all facets of the game-from the grip to full shots, to chipping, putting and the secret of his timeless swing, plus specialty shots including those required in strong wind conditions. Directed by award-winning Terry Jastrow, 'Lessons of a Lifetime' embodies the practical experiences and competitive winning strategies that have earned Watson professional recognition as one of the greatest players of all time. "Tom Watson applies the same sense of determination and purpose in his new DVD instructional set," says Jastrow, "as he has to his competitive golf game. It's fifty years of experience from one of the game's masters." Watson ranks 6th on the list of total major championship victories with more wins than Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer and Phil Mickelson. Watson is one of only fourteen players to have won at least three of the four golfing major titles. Encyclopedic in its skill and strategy coverage, 'Lessons of a Lifetime' is a defining instructional medium and will be a must for beginning golfers and weekend warriors as well as experienced golfers wanting to step up their game. Watson shares the knowledge of the golf swing and game that he learned as a student, competitor and peer of golf legends Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino and others. Watson says, "It's very important that golfers-whether they are beginners or have played for 50 years-learn and understand the fundamentals. These are the building blocks every golfer needs to have in order to play up to their potential but, more importantly, to have fun." From playing in the wind, to hooking and slicing, antidotes to fearless putting, Watson breaks them down in an easy-to-understand manner. Golfers can begin applying these lessons of a lifetime the next time they stand on the first tee with their friends. Watson teaches his lessons of his lifetime as if golfers are there with him. "I was fortunate to have received excellent instruction early in my life," says Watson, a Kansas City, Missouri, native who shows no signs of slowing down. "When I was 6 years old, my father, Ray Watson, cut down a hickory-shafted 5-iron, then proceeded to teach me the grip, and how to hook and slice the ball-all the basic fundamentals of the game. It's all this knowledge I've accumulated that I'd like to share with golfers in 'Lessons of a Lifetime.' " Consistency, contact, alignment, firmness of grip, pivot points, release, rhythm and legendary coach, Harvey Penick's "dead-aim" philosophy are all covered in the two comprehensive DVDs. Watson's instruction comes across in an easy-to-understand manner making it seem your standing right beside him on the tee or green.