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Build Your Swing: Position Teaching in the Modern Age
By Jim McLean and Phil Franké
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In this expert guide, the renowned PGA Master Instructor shares the secrets to helping all players—from beginners to pros—perfect their swing.
In Build Your Swing, Jim McLean distills the essence of his fabulously successful method of golf instruction by breaking down the various parts of the golf swing. He draws on an unparalleled wealth of golfing knowledge and experience, grown out of decades of teaching all levels of players as a PGA Master Instructor—and as the founder of the #1-ranked Jim McLean Golf Schools.
This illustrated, practical guide is a must-read for golf students and instructors who are serious about improving their game.
In Build Your Swing, Jim McLean distills the essence of his fabulously successful method of golf instruction by breaking down the various parts of the golf swing. He draws on an unparalleled wealth of golfing knowledge and experience, grown out of decades of teaching all levels of players as a PGA Master Instructor—and as the founder of the #1-ranked Jim McLean Golf Schools.
This illustrated, practical guide is a must-read for golf students and instructors who are serious about improving their game.
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Jim McLean
Jim McLean is a freelance artist / illustrator based in Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a BA in Fine Art, and he studied advertising art and design at American Academy of Art in Chicago.
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