Jim McLean Movies
- 1997
Jim McLean lays out a detailed, thorough plan for improving golf technique in The 8-Step Swing. With a multitude of videos already in circulation, McLean approaches technique from many different angles. This specific course promises to break down instructions into easy and learnable steps. Along the way, the 20-year veteran of PGA coaching dispenses tips on practicing, and also notes which moves to avoid. This video is recommended for the seasoned golfer who has a sense of his or her downfalls; otherwise, McLean's technique might be somewhat hard to decipher. The 8-Step layout is a companion to the book by the same name. For a patient student, McLean offers a useful guide to the full golf swing. ~ Sarah Ing, Rovi
Roy McAvoy (Kevin Costner) is a talented golf pro, who owns his own driving range. That sounds impressive, but the reality is quite different. While it's true that Roy is indeed a talented golfer and does own a driving range, it is in a tiny, unheard of Texas backwater. With almost no customers, he is likely to go broke. His golfing talents remain untapped and his life is rapidly going nowhere. To pass the time, he drinks a lot of beer with his buddies, or swings at a bucket of balls. Sometimes, he even plays real golf, and his friend and assistant Romeo (Cheech Marin) caddies for him. That's all there is for Roy, until he is wakened from his deathlike reverie by a visit from a newcomer in town, psychologist Molly Griswold (Renee Russo). Teaching her how to swing a club reminds him of feelings he had nearly forgotten. Discovering that she is the girlfriend of his old golfing rival, David Simms (Don Johnson), goads him yet further, and he returns to the PGA golf tour to compete in the U.S. Open. Maybe he'll get Molly for himself, maybe not, but in the meantime he has some things to prove to himself. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, (more)
- 1995
This instructional golf video offers 10 techniques for longer, straighter shots. ~ Rovi
