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"Tom Watson - Lessons of a Lifetime" DVD Set
Tom Watson DVD Cover

The front cover of the 2-DVD set "Tom Watsons - Lessons of a Lifetime."

© Tom Watson Lessons of a Lifetime
An instructional DVD isn't equipment, but we're including this one in this gallery of new equipment because Tom Watson's tips can help you make better use of your equipment.

The 2-DVD set is titled Tom Watson - Lessons of a Lifetime (compare prices), and a runs a total of 2 hours, 43 minutes. Part of that time is a tribute to Watson's former caddie Bruce Edwards, who died of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2004. A portion of the proceeds from all sales will be donated to the Bruce Edwards Foundation for ALS Research.

"I was fortunate to have received excellent instruction early in my life," says Watson in a news release about the DVD set. "When I was six 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."

The DVDs are organized into 46 "chapters" in which Watson covers such things as the fundaments of the set-up; the different parts of the swing; how to hit specific types of shots; specialty shots; short game drills; using different types of clubs; and faults and fixes.

The DVD set retails for $49.95. For more info, visit tomwatson.com.

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