As an avid golfer, I recently had the opportunity to read The Negotiable Golf Swing by Joseph Laurentino.

I must say it was one of the most enjoyable instructional books I have read in a long time. I found the book to be extremely organized and simple to follow. As a collector of many golf books, I find most golf instruction books to be very technical and difficult to comprehend. I can honestly say that wasn’t the case with The Negotiable Golf Swing. It was an easy read for golfers of all levels.

Mr. Laurentino has simplified his teaching approach, allowing golfers to utilize many of their current techniques, which he categorizes as “negotiable”. It’s the perfect book for golfers looking to improve their game without becoming too technical in their approach.

I have recommended the book to many of my fellow golfers and believe Mr. Laurentino has aced it with his theory.

The section on ball flight is worth the price of the book, best ever. Peter Jacobs book comes close but you raised the bar.

When is the last time you bought a golf book and the author would answer your email. Joe will and has done that for me.

Does not give quick fixes but will give you a path to work to improve your swing no matter your level of play.

After all the golf swing is always a work in progress.

I wanted something simple that could help me improve without complexity and that would allow me to work with some of the individual characteristics that were already built into my game. The Negotiable Golf Swing did exactly that.

The author’s simplistic approach enabled me to understand the fundamental laws of physics that impact the golf swing, without being overly complicated or boring. Furthermore, as a PGA pro who has worked with hundreds of students, Joe Laurentino understands that a golfer doesn’t need to have a picture perfect swing to be successful (look at guys like Palmer, Trevino & Furyk to name just a few). This book’s approach is simple: to impart an understanding of how the golf club works at impact (the non-negotiable elements of physics that impact ball flight) and how you can combine that knowledge with your individual swing elements (or negotiable elements) to create a successful swing.

At only $16.50, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a simple approach to improving their game. By teaching me what is “non-negotiable” in the swing and how I can combine that understanding with my individual swing characteristics to improve my game, The Negotiable Golf Swing is among the best instruction books I’ve read.

I purchased Joe’s book, “The Negotiable Golf Swing” from Amazon about two months ago and read the book from cover to cover, rather than just glancing over the areas I thought would help my golf swing. I am glad that I read the entire book before I decided to try some of his drills and exercises.

After reading the book, I now understand why the golf ball slices, hooks, pulls and pushes. So when I am practicing on the range, I can now take the necessary steps to correct my ball flight, instead of just hitting ball after ball and hoping to correct my problem.

I suffer like most golfers do, with the over the top move, and hitting the ball from outside to in. Joe’s simple explanation of how to correct the over the top move has helped me immensely. I am now able to hit the ball from the inside and I am using less effort then before and I am hitting the ball solid.

The book is very well illustrated which has really helped me understand how to correct my swing path and to have me swing from the inside to out instead of outside to in. Once I corrected my swing path, I was able to hit the ball straight and also gain some distance. The illustration and explanation on page 129 is my favorite, it shows you that “from a player’s prospective, it appears that it would be impossible to hit a ball if the angles are maintained this late in the downswing. This lag creates clubhead speed and power.” This illustration and explanation has helped me convince myself to trust his advice and to maintain the angles and lag.

I would recommend this book to golfers who have become frustrated with their golf swing and have considered quitting the game. Read the book from start to finish and do not jump from chapter to chapter. Also, have an open mind and try his drills and exercises on the range for a month or two. It will be well worth the time and effort you put in at the range, before you try it out on the course.

Thanks Joe for making golf fun again.

The Negotiable Golf Swing is a refreshing look at golf instruction. I’ve had this book for over a month now. I read through it fairly quickly the first time, and now I’m on my second reading. After reading it the first time, my iron play improved. All the chapters in this book are excellent and well written, but the chapter that helped me the most so far is chapter 5: Elements of the Right Side. Among other things, the author talks about moving the right shoulder down instead of out. I took this to the range and my iron play improved dramatically. By concentrating on making sure my right shoulder went down instead of out, I started to have a slight draw to my iron shots, whereas before I was hitting pushes and slices. My swing was on plane for once instead of being all over the place!

I can’t say enough good things about this book. It is extremely well written, and the author’s concepts make a lot of sense! Give it a try. You will not be disappointed.