{"id":7165,"date":"2012-02-17T13:49:20","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T20:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertfagan.com\/?p=7165"},"modified":"2012-03-02T09:12:13","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T16:12:13","slug":"product-review-butch-harmon-about-golf-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/golf\/equipment\/7165\/product-review-butch-harmon-about-golf-dvd","title":{"rendered":"Product Review: Butch Harmon About Golf DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

 <\/p>\n

As the Hollywood film industry is well-known for its nepotism, so too are some of the top echelons of the golf instruction business \u2013 many have had their roots pass through Claude Harmon and his four sons in one way or another.\u00a0 Unlike the use of money and power, however, in golf this dynasty relates more to golf wisdom and the ability to successfully communicate it with others.\u00a0 When Butch Harmon, the oldest of the four sons speaks, I listen!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Father Claude Harmon\u2019s roots reach into many areas and he was a good enough player to win the 1948 Masters.\u00a0 His long-time position at the golf professional at Winged Foot in New York and Seminole in Florida had a virtual \u201cWho\u2019s Who\u201d pass under his tutelage.\u00a0 Among them were his four sons, all outstanding club or teaching professionals.\u00a0 Butch was the oldest and good enough to attempt the TOUR, but teaching was his forte.\u00a0 Of the father and four sons, Butch has become the most prominent, arguably the best teacher of his generation.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Butch Harmon and his Dad, Claude.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

There is a little secret in the golf industry that not all the \u201cgreat teachers\u201d are really that great.\u00a0 Some are better marketers or may have simply benefitted from the notoriety of a \u201cstar player\u201d they worked with.\u00a0 There are those who will go so far as to say that a few have even ruined their pupils\u2019 progress.\u00a0 Whether true or not, that certainly does not apply to the Harmons and Butch in particular.\u00a0 His stable of clients is deep and includes Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Fred Couples, Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Corey Pavin, Se Ri Pak, Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Lee Westwook, Nick Whatney, and on and on.\u00a0 And they all speak impressively about Butch.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

As you might imagine, Butch Harmon is busy and expensive, but \u201cButch Harmon About Golf\u201d is not at $79.95 plus shipping and handling.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great value and like enjoying an \u201cEncyclopedia of Butch Harmon.\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019ve heard Butch speak on numerous occasions and I am always entertained.\u00a0 More importantly I also always learn something.\u00a0 This production is an extensive 57-chapter library of more than 250 pieces of instruction in covering every part of the golf game in a 2-DVD four-hour set.\u00a0 In fact, there is so much information that you will likely be best served visiting different sections and trying the instruction on the practice area as opposed to trying to digest it all in one or two sittings.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Whether discussing the swing and ball-striking or the short game, specialty shots, and putting, you will find Butch Harmon to be direct, clear, and concise \u2013 and his messages easy to grasp and entertaining.\u00a0 The production quality is excellent.\u00a0 Another interesting aspect were his interviews with such stars as Phi Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Fred Couples, Ernie Els, Dustin Johnson, and Natalie Gulbis.\u00a0 They provide a unique inside-the-ropes perspective of what a world-class player goes through in keeping their game sharp \u2013 not all that different from yours or mine.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cButch Harmon About Golf\u201d is a useful, comprehensive resource for you to refer to whether your game needs help or you want to progress to the next level and will be one of your best investments in your golf instruction video library.\u00a0 I give it an enthusiastic \u201ctwo thumbs up.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Refer to: http:\/\/www.butchharmondvd.com.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

P.S.\u00a0 Behind the scenes:\u00a0 This video took more than a year to shoot.\u00a0 In the beginning you will note that Butch is a bit on the chubby side.\u00a0 He went on a diet and now looks great losing more than forty pounds.\u00a0 The slimmed-down Butch was shot toward the end.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    As the Hollywood film industry is well-known for its nepotism, so too are some of the top echelons… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":7166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2133,2437,3],"tags":[294748,85333,762,925,53,878,295841,1148,788,5829,5068,1154,6474],"class_list":["post-7165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-reviews","category-book-reviews","category-equipment","tag-all-about-golf","tag-butch-harmon","tag-greg-norman","tag-claude-harmon","tag-tiger-woods","tag-corey-pavin","tag-nick-whatney","tag-fred-couples","tag-ernie-els","tag-se-ri-pak","tag-natalie-gulbis","tag-phil-mickelson","tag-adam-scott"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2012\/02\/Harmon.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7165"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7174,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7165\/revisions\/7174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}