Review
"...From playing against each other in friendly competitions to taking lessons from him while I was on tour, I have heard Tom talk at length about golf, and I have seen him execute golf shots at a very high level. He has studied and practiced the game for a long time, and I would highly recommend taking time to learn from him. I think you'll like this book."


"Tom Patri is one of America's leading instructors, and his Six-Spoke Approach to playing golf makes learning fun and simple. This book is great reading for all skill levels."


"Tom's Six-Spoke Approach is one of the most impressive compilations for teaching the game that I have seen. His knowledge, scope of material, and clarity of presentation, along with his extensive teaching background and playing record, make this book a 'must have' for golf professionals, teachers, serious golfers, and students of all abilities."


"Not only is it clear that Tom has a great amount of knowledge of the golf swing, he is gifted in his ability to convey that knowledge clearly and concisely...I would recommend this book for every golfer who wishes to raise his or her level of play significantly."



Book Description
The Six-Spoke Approach to Golf reveals what the world’s top golf professionals know: To play your best you need to focus not just on technique but on all six aspects of playing well. If your body, mind, game analysis, practice regimen, and equipment are not in balance and working with you, they’re actually working against you.

The Six-Spoke Approach To Golf is the first golf book to provide:
. Three professionally designed, graduated golf fitness programs
. Advice on quieting your mind on the course
. How to use computer-assisted and other cutting-edge analyses
. Direction in choosing the right equipment and having it fitted
. A simple, sensible short-game technique
. A how-to guide for developing a sound, repeatable swing
. Resources for locating the best practice aids
. Beautifully illustrated drills and exercises

Golfers who follow the Six-Spoke Approach significantly improve their scores,
have greater strength and flexibility, have more confidence in their game, and demonstrate
an increase in their overall satisfaction and enjoyment of golf.


About the Author
Tom Patri has been listed among Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers in America since 2000, and in 2003, he was named Southwest Florida PGA's Teacher of the Year. He is currently the Director of Instruction at the Naples Grande Golf Club in Naples, Florida. In 1999, Tom was named one of the Top 25 Instructors in New York State by Golf Digest, and in 1998, his peers named him Metropolitan PGA Teacher of the Year. From 1990 until 2001, he served as the Director of Golf Instruction at the prestigious Westchester Country Club (home of the Buick Classic) in Rye, New York. Tom has coached more than 100 PGA Tour, LPGA and PGA Club Professionals. His articles have appeared in Golf Magazine, Golf Digest, Executive Golfer, Golf for Women, Golf Illustrated, Senior Golfer, and Petersen's Golfing. He currently lives in Naples with his son, P.J.

Julie L. Moran is a freelance writer and an attorney. Her articles have appeared in a wide variety of consumer magazines and cover a broad range of topics, from legal and parenting issues to biographical features and travel columns for golf web sites. Her first book, Golf Vacations Even Non-Golfers Will Enjoy: The Southeastern United States, was published in 1996. Moran lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and their two children.

Fred Couples is the 1992 Masters Champion.

Jimmy Roberts is an Emmy Award–winning announcer for NBC Sports.


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Excerpt from Chapter One:
The next time you watch your favorite tour players on television, take a close look. See how they make aggressive, athletic swings and stay in balance or how they turn their shoulders so far and hit the ball great distances? Believe me, those people work out for hours a day, every day. When prize monies in professional golf tournaments increased dramatically, the sport began attracting world-class athletes in greater numbers.
The allure and prestige--and the resulting attention to physical fitness and training--have changed the game forever, for amateurs and professionals. Proper physical training for golf has finally gained serious attention. Unlike their predecessors, today's competitors have personal trainers and a fitness van while they're on tour.
Most people view golf as a benign, even docile, activity--a hobby, not a sport. Thing again: the golf swing generates up to four horsepower and reaches a speed of over ninety--and sometimes more than a hundred--miles an hour. Golfers must have strength, speed, and an adequate range of motion to create that kind of kinetic energy, not to mention the stamina to play for an average of four hours and to walk the equivalent of four to six miles, often on hilly terrain.
Golf is an athletic event--a true sport.

FROM THE PUBLISHER