Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf

by Bud Shrake and Harvey Penick

Book Overview

The twentieth anniversary edition of this classic work--the bestselling golf instruction book of all time and hailed as "the golfer's equivalent of The Elements of Style " ( The New York Times... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671759922
• ISBN13: 9780671759926
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Bought for a family friend

Great read if you're a fanatic; short tips that make it a real quick book.

The Little Red Book That Could.....

Boy Howdy! I've been playing golf for two years now, and like other golfers who've started playing the game, I too watch The Golf Channel religiously looking for every possible tip to help with my swing. Reading golf magazines, and the like. Well,this past spring I purchased The Little Red Book, and it along with two other books written by Mr. Penick, are the only books on golf I have, and I don't need no more. I'm telling you,as you read this book, it's like Mr. Penick is right there with you, helping you to "Be At Ease" and to "Take Dead Aim". I love the Slow Motion Drill, and it's my goal to purchase a weighted club and use the drill extensively during the off season. Most of all, I plan to devote as much time as possible to my short game, because Mr. Penick is right when he says a twenty foot putt is more psychologically damaging to an opponent than a 270 yard drive off the tee. I carry "The Little Red Book" with me every day along with my Bible in my book bag. Sound crazy, but that's how I feel about Harvey Penick. In fact when people ask me if I have an instructor, I tell them it's Harvey Penick..

Just what was I doing before I read this book?

I had been playing what I thought was golf for more than 25 years before reading this book. Some of the most basic methods to play shots well are described in this book. The methods are written in a style clear as fresh water. A quick, easy read that will open your eyes, help your game, and make you understand what so many others have said about this great teacher.

Entertaining and helpful

Maybe it's a coincidence, but I lost 10 strokes off my game during the week I read this book and put it into my practice routine. If you will actually practice the drills in this book your game will improve. If nothing else, it's entertaining reading!