Understanding the Golf Swing: Audio Edition is now available. Imagine, you are driving to the course and want to hear some last-minute instruction from a trusted coach, Manuel de la Torre. Or perhaps you already have the book and want the flexibility to absorb the content in another format.
The Audio Edition is provided in .mp3 format, compatible with all audiobook players. The files included with this purchase are summarized below. The seven .mp3 files delivered provide over seven hours or golf instruction. The Table of Contents of the book is also provided as a guide to the overall order of topics in each of the listening segments.
The voice used is produced using Artifical Intelligence (AI) technology. The audio retains all references to photos and figures in the text so that a listener can refer to the figures in the book if desired.
Understanding the Golf Swing: Audio Edition will show you a different, simpler approach to the golf swing. Manuel de la Torre, is a member of the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame, a program founded by Golf Magazine to ensure that the theories and philosophies of the game's greatest instructors live on. He is the leading modern day proponent of Ernest Jones' Swing Principles method of golf instruction. The Jones and de la Torre concept is quite simple:
"If the club is used properly, the body movements take care of themselves. This simple statement has the power to bring about profound improvements in your game! After reading (listening to) Understanding the Golf Swing you will join me in thanking Manuel de la Torre, as I do every day." (from the Foreword by Carol Mann).
Below is a list of the audio segments and listening durations:
| Audio Segment | Book Content Included | Duration | File Size |
| Front Matter | Title and Copyright, Dedication, Table of Contents, Foreword, Introduction, Acknowledgments, A Note to the Reader, The Most important Concept: The Swing | 27:49 | 21.95 MB |
| Part I Preparing to Swing: Grip, Stance, and Alignment |
Chapter 1: The Grip Chapter 2: The Address Position Chapter 3: Alignment |
51:40 | 30 MB |
| Part II Visualizing the Swing | Chapter 4: Analyzing the Swing | 49:16 | 28.9 MB |
| Part III Cause and Effect and Corrections / Covers slicing, hooking, casting, topping the ball, hitting the ground behind the ball, coming over the top, shanking, and corrections for incorrect ball flight |
Chapter 5: Common Problems |
1:24:52 | 61.6 MB |
| Part IV Special Shots |
Chapter 6: Sand Play Chapter 7: Pitching and Chipping Chapter 8: Putting Chapter 9: Playing the Unusual Shots |
1:34:52 | 73 MB |
| Part V Beyond the Swing |
Chapter 10: Power Chapter 11: The Mental Side Chapter 12: John Doe and His Game Chapter 13: Observation, Awareness, Feel, and Visualization Chapter 14: Course Management |
49:08 | 37.6 MB |
| Appendices |
15 ideas Detrimental to building and Maintaing a Good Golf Swing Glossary of Terms Helpful Thoughts Historical Information |
53:34 | 73.6 MB |
