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This is a good quality video of Bobby Jones' golf swing and approach to the game. Especially important is the Sybervision aspect toward the end were the viewer can see his fluid swing in action so it becomes ingrained in your mind and hence your own swing. It captures the fluidity and smoothness that is essential for any great golfing swing. After watching the video I applied it to my game and within 3 outing at the range and course I was hitting the ball absolutely beautiful- 3 woods off the deck with a boring trajectory. In other words I was hitting the ball like Bobby Jones!! No I'm not kidding; I just shot 3 under at a very challenging executive course for 9 holes!! I must add thought that my golf "game" was already substancial with a 8.2 handicap and I have 23 years playing "experience", so for newcomers it may take more time and dedication before your Jones like swing starts to blossom. Purchase this video and enjoy!! Bobby Jones was the man!!

Ok so this video contains footage from the 1930's. But guess what, Bobby Jones's fundamental golf swing is no different from those of the 2002 golf teachers. This video breaks down Jones's graceful swing in slow motion. The video wants to make the viewer emulate Jones swing, and it should. And on top of all that the video displays Jones's graceful demeanor. Play it and enjoy.

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G-MEN(1935)---James Cagney, Ann Dvorak, Robert Armstrong, Barton MacLane, Lloyd Nolan, Margaret Lindsay, Regis Toomey Cagney "switches sides" in this movie. Instead of playing the gangster, he is a "G-Man", out to bring the baddies to justice. Cagney plays Brick Davis who was "raised" and put through law school by a mob boss although he has never been a part of any criminal activity--which is the way his "gangster benefactor" wanted it to be. Cagney's best friend, Buchanan(Regis Toomey), is a "G-Man" who tries to persuade Cagney to "join the force". Cagney declines in order to pursue his career as a lawyer. However, when Buchanan is murdered by gangsters, Cagney decides to forego his failing law practice and become a "G-Man". The rest of the film is taken up with Cagney on the trail of a mob very loosely based on the Dillinger gang, headed by Barton MacLane. Ann Dvorak plays a "girl gone wrong", who pays the ultimate price for her "walk on the wild side". Part of the Warner Bros. "gangster cycle" of the 30's, this is a good film with Cagney turning in his usual dynamic performance. After a somewhat slow beginning, the film is fast-paced and there is lots of action. All in all, I would recommend this film to anyone interested in Cagney or in the Warner Bros. gangster movies.

James Cagney blazes the screen in this contrived yet entertaining crime thriller from the Warner Bros. assembly line. "G Men" finds the movie tough guy joining the FBI to avenge a friend's cold-blooded murder, with plenty of chases and shootouts along the way. Cagney's charismatic energy and William Keighley's crisp direction overcome a predictable script. Good support from Robert Armstrong, Lloyd Nolan and the underrated Ann Dvorak. No masterpiece, but historically important for its Production Code shift from iconic gangsters to crime-fighting heroes.

Here's an old-time (about 75 years old!) gangster movie that is fast-moving as all James Cagney crime films tend to be. In here, Cagney is the good guy, a "government man" out to get crooks, one of whom turns out to be his old pal. All the characters in here are pretty interesting, particularly Cagney's boss played by Robert Armstrong. Watching this film, one discovers an interesting fact: government agents weren't allowed to use guns in the early days. That didn't change until things got totally out of control with too many defenseless lawmen getting killed. Margaret Lindsay also stars in this movie, and that's a good thing. The more I see of her, the more I like her. It would have been interesting to see what roles she'd play if she was a young actress in today's films. Finally, the action scenes in this film reminded me of the old television series, "The Untouchables" with the machine guns blazing out of those big, boxy 1930 automobiles.

When the production code came around, movies got cleaned up, and that included gangster movies. In consequence, gangsters could not be glorified, so James Cagney went from hoodlum to the side of the law in G-Men. This is the story of the beginning of the FBI. Cagney plays Brick Davis, a former lawyer who turns to police work after his friend (Lloyd Nolan) is murdered in the line of duty. Brick grew up in the slums and was given his break by a gangster so he knows how the underworld works. That makes him a great cop. It is up to him to round up the top ten most wanted men in America and with the help of menotor Jeff McCord (Robert Armstrong), he can do it. An entertaining movie, G-Men is nothing too significant. It seems more like a Warners programmer than anything with plenty of stock actors. Ann Dvorak appears as a gangster's wife, Margaret Lindsay as Cagney's love interest, and Barton MacLane as the most elusive gangster Collins.

This movie not only shows how gangsters were in the 1930s but,it also shows how government law enforcement came together.Cagney was perfect for this part

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Beware - titles in this box-set originally issued in 2006 are identical to the more recently issued WARNER GANGSTERS COLLECTION VOLUME 2. Major disappointment as family members purchased both sets as Christmas presents for me this year. Other than that the titles are just dandy - preference depends on which box art you find more appealing.

If you remember Million Dollar Movie or the Late Show (New York & N.J.) You will love this box set, Picture quality and sound are excellent. This is a "MUST HAVE" in any collection. ...

This pack is very entertaining, with excelent movies. If you like noir or 30's films this is a must. All the movies are enjoyable, but are not truely GREAT. San Quentin and A Slight Case of Murder were the two worst of the pack I would only give these movies a 3 star rating. As for G men and Each Dawn I Die are marvalous films; and deserve a 4 star rating. Bullets or Ballots is a interesting movie featuring a feindish Bogart and a well known ruff and tough by the book cop played by Robinson. Its an OK flick but yet again a 3 star film. However, the real surprise was City for Conquest. I went into the movie thinking it would be the one I would dred; this was not the case at all. Though it has a few odd moments, for the most part the movie is brilliant. Without a dought one of Cagneys best preformances, and the movie mixes heart ach, boxing, and music into something that works. I would rank this as probably my favorite boxing movie. Maybe its from the way it peaks and falls and repeats until the passive yet memorable climax. This is defently a 5 star film and was a real treat. The whole set is well worth it if you like 30's humor and lingo.

This is a great and worthy companion to the Warner Gangsters Collection. However, this collection of films is much more varied than what you found in the Warner Gangsters bunch of films. It's not so much that we have a pre/post code comparison here of how Warner handled tough guys and gangsters in their films - there were only two precode gangster films in the Gangsters collection. Instead, we have WB's top three tough guys of the 30's - James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, and Humphrey Bogart - taking the lead in a variety of roles and films that often aren't about guys that are gangster tough, or even cop tough for that matter. Edward G. Robinson stars in "Bullets or Ballots" and "A Slight Case of Murder". In the first film, he is the hard-working cop turned out to pasture by a past associate the minute that associate gets a promotion. Now, suddenly past offers for employment by underworld figures in return for big bucks look pretty good. Will Robinson's character turn against the system and department he has worked for his whole career? In "A Slight Case of Murder" Robinson ably shows his hand at dark comedy as a gangster who is made legitimate by the end of prohibition. Now he can sell his beer legitimately. The only problem is, nobody has the heart to tell him that his beer is awful. James Cagney, Warners' number one gangster picture star of the 30's, shows up in three films. In "G Men" he is a lawyer who decides to go to work for the F.B.I. His education was bought and paid for by a local mobster, and thus his new associates are suspicious of him although Cagney's legal career has been on the up-and-up. This is an action-packed film with Cagney as a new G-Man who eventually has his loyalties to his old friends somewhat tested. "Each Dawn I Die" has Cagney as a crusading journalist set up on a manslaughter charge and wrongly sent to prison by the corrupt officials he was trying to expose. Month after month passes as he is sure he will be vindicated and released - but nothing happens. Only his convict friend - played by George Raft - who escapes while Cagney is inside, can find the witness that can free him. But will Raft's character bother to keep his promises once he is out? Cagney gives a top-notch performance of a straight guy turned bitter and hopeless as he realizes he may never get out of prison. Cagney's final film in the set "City for Conquest" is a very good film that has little or nothing to do with tough guys and a lot to do with tough breaks and melodrama, all of which Cagney's character gets. He and Ann Sheridan are sweethearts in a tenement district. Ann seeks escape from poverty with her dancing skills, Cagney with his boxing. Unfortunately, Cagney's character runs across a corrupt boxer who rubs a corrosive material into his gloves to temporarily blind Cagney so he can win the match. It works a little too well as Cagney's blindness is more than temporary. This film is a real tear-jerker that is a favorite of mine. Finally, Humphrey Bogart headlines a very short "San Quentin" at only 70 or so minutes in length. Bogart is a tough-as-nails convict who believes that his special treatment by Pat O'Brien - captain of the yard at San Quentin - may be because he is exchanging Bogart's treatment for his sister's romantic favors, to put it politely. However, Bogart's character has misunderstood the entire situation. The two knew each other and began falling for one another before Bogart's character even went to jail. He decides to escape and give O'Brien the 38-calibre reward he thinks he deserves for dishonoring his sister. Will he come to his senses in time? Bogart shows up as a supporting player in "Bullets or Ballots" in this set and as a supporting player in several films in the Warner Gangsters Collection. It's hard to believe that Humphrey DeForest Bogart - now recognized as the greatest actor of the 20th century - had to spend a decade slumming at Warner Bros. in supporting roles before his talent was finally recognized for what it was in 1941's "High Sierra". The rest, of course, is history. In summary, this really is a great set of films supplemented by Warner's Night at the Movies treatment, commentaries on the films by film historians, and various featurettes on the gangster genre. Highly recommended.

This movie collection of the depression era is AWESOME but the reason that Im dissapointed is that G-Men is the ONLY action-packed movie of the collection, the rest of the movies have all the action in the end! except for Bullets or Ballots and A Slight Case of Murder which they didn't have ANY action at all!!! But at least! the movies that have action are GREAT! they have car chases, lot's of shooting, boxing (City of Conquest) and cool dialoges! I HOPE that the Gangster collection is the one that Im looking for because the ONLY thing that I care about theses movies is the action!!!! Adios.

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"Bullets or Ballots" (1936) features Edward G. Robinson in one of his best tough-guy roles as an undercover cop who infiltrates the New York rackets. This solid Warner crime drama also serves as a good vehicle for Humphrey Bogart as the untrusting, trigger-happy gangster. Not much action, per se, but director William Keighley keeps the pot boiling - climaxed by a memorable confrontation between Eddie G. and Bogey. The DVD includes a "Breakdowns of 1936" blooper reel with outtakes from "Bullets or Ballots" (watch for the brief moment in which Robinson needs technical support to handle a gun).

Following his brutal portrayal in "The Petrified Forest," Bogart became a much more articulate and calculating killer in "Bullets or Ballots," a gangster thriller starring Edward G. Robinson as a crusading crime-buster, modeled after true-life cop Johnny Broderick, known as "the toughest cop on Broadway," who pretended to be thrown off the police force in order to infiltrate Bogart's gang and get the evidence to bring him to justice... Bogart revealed no emotion whatever as he goes about his gun-happy chores of shooting a respected newspaperman as well as his partner-in-crime, Barton MacLane, in his characteristic double-cross... The exciting finale found both Bogart and Robinson in a blazing showdown, an unusual ending for this period in film history, but one which Robinson had fought hard to retain... William Keighley directed the film with a firm and fresh efficiency...

With the implementation of the Hays Code in 1934, Warner Brothers explored new ways of retaining the excitement of the pre code films while honouring the principle of not making the gangsters into heroes. The solution was to make their great stars switch sides so in this one, Edward G. Robinson is an ex-cop who infiltrates the mobs. The head of the racketeers is Barton MacLane who lacked Robinsons's star power and accordingly, the heavy is much less attractive. The plot is more complex than most of these films with the introduction of the bankers and politicians who actually head the syndicates. Whether Robinson has turned crooked or not provides most of the suspense and he cleverly walks a fine line between good and evil. His character is a loner and the film is dominated by the relationships between the men. It is also not as fast moving as others films in the genre where actions speak louder than words. Joan Blondell has a small part as a smart business woman who runs the "numbers game" and invests it with more depth than she was often given the opportunity to do. Her two encounters with Humphrey Bogart, typecast as a violent but very suave racketeer, are memorable. Her sidekick is Louise Beavers who transcends black stereotypes and plays a woman of resource and intelligence. The presence of Blondell implies a romance but Robinson's loner avoids a relationship with her in a couple of touching scenes. The DVD is chock full of worthwhile extras including an interesting documentary on the immigrant in the gangster film, an amusing short film on golf with Joe E Brown, Douglas Fairbanks Junior and Edward G Robinson himself, a Vitaphone cartoon with the signature detailed drawings and rollicking music, a musical short and a very funny newsreel item. There is also one of those blooper shorts from the Warner Brothers Films of 1936. If you know your Warner's films, these are always good fun to see. The commentary attached to the film itself is analytical to the point of boredom - a bit like a university thesis on the film's plot and script. The commentator misses the opportunity to say much about the players and the sheer entertainment value of the Warners product. Incidentally, the print of the film itself is outstanding, particularly preserving the superb lighting. The DVD is excellent value particularly if it is purchased as part of the Warner's Tough Guys Collection.

Bullets or Ballots is a good gangster film set in the later 1930s which helps to explain their existence after Prohibition. Edward G. Robinson plays Johnny, a veteran of the police force whose unpopular methods leave him with nowhere to turn but to the gangsters who want him on their side. Humphrey Bogart plays a gangster who feels his position is being threatened and who serves to make trouble throughout the film. Joan Blondell plays Leigh, a pretty girl who is close friends with Johnny. Robinson plays his decent character very well, but not particularly notably. Bogart's character is childish and headstrong and he plays the part well, a variation on his many gangster parts. Blondell is less pretty here than in her pre-code films and she dons many low cut dresses perhaps to compensate. One of the most notable parts of this film is the incredibly sexy kiss between Bogart and Blondell.

Edward G. Robinson stars as a cop dedicated to getting rid of gangsters running rackets. When he is fired, he winds up taking a job with crime boss Barton MacLane, against the wishes of MacLane's number one man, Humphrey Bogart. MacLane wants Robinson to make his organization foolproof against the police. When they start having more interference from the police, people in the organization start questioning Robinson's trustworthiness, especially trigger-happy Bogart. This is a tough film, trying to address the problem of gangsters after Prohibition ended. Robinson, MacLane, and Joan Blondell as Robinson's disappointed girlfriend all turn in terrific performances, while Bogart contributes yet another of his bad guy jobs that he did so often until he became a star. I liked the perspective in this gangster film, which focused more on what the law was doing to end the problem, rather than simply giving us the story from only the gangsters' point of view. It's one of Warner Brother's least well known crime films, but it definitely deserves a look.

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this didn't really seem all that useful if you've been playing and paying attention. was surprised.

Thank You Hank, With all the instruction info out there, this is a Great Book to get you back to understanding how the golf game and the golf swing is supposed to happen. Clarity is a beautiful thing. A matter of fact approach (which I love). Great stuff keep up the good work.

This is a great book i read it 3 times already and has improved my golf where i'm always in the 70's now.

This book is very weak...the pictures are blury and all in black and white, the entire layout of the book in general is just not high quality...I think the concepts in this book will hurt more people then it will help...I guess if you teach Tiger people will like anything you do...Just my opinion, but I would not recommend this one

This book is quite good. Hank goes out of his way to explain every detail of the swing to be sure it can be understood and worked on. It is understandable and to the point. It covers the swing, practice and coarse tips. The only thing it does not cover well is fading or drawing your shot. It is covered but in a superficial way. But that should be covered in a seperate book for more advanced players.

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I've only read a couple of chapters but from that sample the book is very good. The book is an easy read- informative without being technical and the right amount of anecdote is mixed in. The only negative I can find so far is the actual writing style. After hearing him talk & realizing his age at the time of publication the words don't seem to be his voice. It seems that editors style is most prevalent. It's not a problem once you get used to it though it was a disappointment at first.

TIGER WOODS: How I Play Golf with the Editors of Golf Digest (Warner Books) © Marc Wickert December 27, 2009 www.knucklepit.com The beauty of this modern age for anybody into anything is that there are instructional books and DVDs by the best practitioners in the world in every field imaginable - golf, mixed martial arts, tennis... even books on how to grow handlebar mustaches. The thing is, no matter where you live on the planet, you can hop online and order a book or DVD, then start receiving tuition from the greatest exponent in any chosen sport or interest. TIGER WOODS: How I Play Golf is a perfect example, where you can have the world No.1 for your mentor. As the cover states: "There is simply no athlete quite like Tiger Woods. His domination of golf is unparalleled." CONTENTS: Preface - How to Start (Yearning to Learn) Chapter One - How to Putt (Rolling the Rock) Chapter Two - How to Get It Down (Turning Three into Two) Chapter Three -How to Escape from Sand (Making the Hard Easy) Chapter Four - How to Swing (Building an Action to Last) Chapter Five - How to Flag Your Irons (Knocking Down the Pin) Chapter Six - How to Nail Fairway Woods (Playing the Versatile Clubs) Chapter Seven - How to Smoke the Driver (Going with All You've Got) Chapter Eight - How to Handle Problems (When it Starts Getting Ugly) Chapter Nine - How to Stay in Control (Managing Your Game) Chapter Ten - How to Master the Mind (Winning Psychology) Chapter Eleven - How to Get Strong (Surviving as the Fittest) Chapter Twelve - How to Play (Enjoying the Journey) All instructions from Tiger are clearly worded and accompanied by excellent photos to make your lessons with him easy to follow and put into practice. As with the best of the best in all sports - Fedor Emelianenko in MMA, Roger Federer in tennis, or Tiger Woods in golf - there is more to the player's winning ways than meets the eye. All elite champions have great mental powers. And as mentioned above, TIGER WOODS: How I Play Golf also contains the chapter, How to Master the Mind, which covers some very interesting aspects of Tiger's mental approach to the game. This is an outstanding publication for any professional or would-be golfer.

Could not ask for better service! I sent the book as a gift. It arrived right on time. Great Book - Great Service!

Tiger's swing in 2000-1 was pure. (Much more so than now, I believe...) This book captures his swing in perfect color images that are worth being framed, they are so good! Great insight into his mindset and swing thoughts at that time. Worth triple this $ 12.99 price.... A 'Must Have' if you are a golfer.

Really enjoyable. Great pictures. Published when he was younger in his career of course but right after his white hot 2001 Season. Very interesting what he shared about some of his shots and philosophies. A great adddition to the home library. I highly recommend it.

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I cannot rate the content of the DVDs because I haven't watched them but since they have been around for many years, I expect they will be fine. I was, however, very disappointed that the product I received was not the product advertised on Amazon. The DVDs were supposed to be packaged in a deluxe collectors tin but they were not; they arrived in a non descript plastic case. The DVDs were a gift for someone and the tin would have made it more of a keepsake.

It is fascinating to listen to Bobby Jones describe how the game was played nearly a century ago and to watch him demonstrate the fundamentals of good play. Excellent, entertaining instruction. And a really interesting insight into how the equipment and jargon have changed since Jones originally recorded this material in the early 1930's.