"Tom Watson - Lessons Of A Lifetime"
Instructional DVD
Westwood, Kansas -World Golf Hall of Famer and 8 time major championship
winner, Tom Watson, and Tom Watson Productions announced today the
release of a 2010 comprehensive golf instructional two-DVD set titled 'Tom
Watson - Lessons of a Lifetime'.
The two-DVD set containing close to three hours of golf instruction and an
accompanying booklet of 44 lessons was filmed at The Greenbrier Resort,
where Watson is Golf Professional Emeritus. This instructional program is
the ultimate learning experience, covering all facets of the game-from the
grip
to full shots, to chipping, putting and the secret of his timeless swing,
plus
specialty shots including those required in strong wind conditions.
Directed by award-winning Terry Jastrow, 'Lessons of a Lifetime' embodies
the
practical experiences and competitive winning strategies that have earned
Watson professional recognition as one of the greatest players of all time.
"Tom Watson applies the same sense of determination and purpose in his
new DVD instructional set," says Jastrow, "as he has to his competitive
golf
game. It's fifty years of experience from one of the game's masters."
Watson ranks 6th on the list of total major championship victories with
more
wins than Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer and Phil Mickelson.
Watson is one of only fourteen players to have won at least three of the
four
golfing major titles.
Encyclopedic in its skill and strategy coverage, 'Lessons of a Lifetime' is
a defining instructional medium and will be a must for beginning golfers
and weekend warriors as well as experienced golfers wanting to step up
their game. Watson says, "It's very important that golfers-whether they are
beginners or have played for 50 years-learn and understand the
fundamentals. These are the building blocks every golfer needs to have in
order to play up to their potential but, more importantly, to have fun."
From playing in the wind, to hooking and slicing, to fearless putting,
Watson breaks them down in an easy-to-understand manner. Golfers can begin
applying these lessons of a lifetime the next time they stand on the first
tee with their friends. Watson teaches his lessons of his lifetime as if
golfers are there with him.
"I was fortunate to have received excellent instruction early in my life,"
says Watson, a Kansas City, Missouri native who shows no signs of slowing
down. "When I was 6 years old, my father, Ray Watson, cut down a
hickory-shafted 5-iron, then proceeded to teach me the grip, and how to
hook and slice the ball-all the basic fundamentals of the game. It's all
this knowledge I've accumulated that I'd like to share with golfers in
'Lessons of a Lifetime.' "
Consistency, contact, alignment, firmness of grip, pivot points, release,
rhythm and legendary coach, Harvey Penick's "dead-aim" philosophy are all
covered in the two comprehensive DVDs. Watson's instruction comes across in
an easy-to-understand manner making it seem your standing right beside him
on the tee or green.
Watson, a graduate of Stanford University, was elected to the World Golf
Hall of Fame in 1988 and owns 39 PGA TOUR victories, including five British
Opens, two Masters and one U.S. Open. The latter victory was keyed by
Watson's 71st-hole birdie chip-in at Pebble Beach, a shot many historians
consider to be the shot of the 20th century.
Last year Watson pulled off one of sports history's most-memorable moments
when he made an incredible bid for his sixth Open Championship title,
taking Stewart Cink to a four-hole playoff at Turnberry. Four of Watson's
seven top-10 finishes on the 2009 Champions Tour came in major
championships.
This year Watson opened his season by teaming with Jack Nicklaus to win the
Wendy's Champions Skins Game. The following week, Watson birdied the final
two holes for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke victory over Champions Tour
rookie sensation Fred Couples in the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric
Championship.
Watson has long-standing professional relationships with Adams Golf, Golf
Digest, The Greenbrier Resort, MasterCard and Polo Ralph Lauren.
The two-DVD set finishes with a moving tribute to Watson's 'caddie for
life', Bruce Edwards, who passed away in April 2004 from ALS, or Lou
Gehrig's Disease. The tribute concludes with a song written and composed by
Watson's stepdaughter, Kelly Paige. A portion of the sales of 'Lessons of a
Lifetime' will go to help find a cure for this dreaded, life-ending
disease.
The Tom Watson 'Lessons of a Lifetime' DVD set is now available for $49.95
at select golf and sporting goods retailers, pro shops and on-line at
www.tomwatsondvd.com. The set is also available to purchase by telephone at
1-800-993-5589.
