Book Review: The Authentic Swing by Steven Pressfield
The theme here is authenticity and allowing yourself to express it. Pressfield demonstrates this frequently by parable and metaphor, moving the reader toward the process of discovering authenticity without making the fact that it is a process confuse the reader with the expectation that it will be linear or easy, only natural. I don’t want to give away too much because it is fun to see how the vignettes unfold on build upon one another, obviously golf and the cultural context the sport provided for Bagger Vance is a large part of the book but that will not be a surprise. I will say that The Authentic Swing is a very elegant method of teaching.
Steve’s best non-fiction book since The War of Art.
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Elliott Scott:
September 25th, 2013 at 1:58 pm
I just received my copy of The Authentic Swing in the mail. I haven’t been able to read it yet, but your review has me very anxious to. Thanks for writing this review!
Lexington Green:
September 26th, 2013 at 7:35 pm
I read it last night in one gulp.
An excellent book. It sets a high standard.
An excellent sequel to the War of Art.