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Harvey Penick's little red book, lessons and teachings from a lifetime in golf, Harvey Penick with Bud Shrake ; foreword by Davis Love III

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Harvey Penick's little red book

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Harvey Penick with Bud Shrake ; foreword by Davis Love III

lessons and teachings from a lifetime in golf

The most beloved golf book of all time is required reading for players and fans of the game, offering simple, direct and practical wisdom that lets all golfers play their best. This 20th anniversary edition features a treasure trove of rare images from the Penick family archives and includes a moving new foreword by 2012 Ryder Cup Captain Davis Love III, whose father learned the game under Penick's tutelage

Foreword to the 20th anniversary edition -- Introduction -- My Little Red Book -- Golf Medicine -- What's the Problem -- Looking Up -- Hand Position -- The Three Most Important Clubs -- The Grip -- The Waggle -- Holding the Club -- The Easiest Lesson -- Palm Reading -- Starting Young -- Hole Them All -- Learning Around the Cup -- Do You Need Help? -- The Right Elbow -- Take Dead Aim -- Beware -- How to Knock Five Strokes Off Your Game -- Reassurance -- The Practice Swing -- The Average Golfer -- How to Tell Where You're Aimed -- Seasoned Citizens -- The Left Heel -- Backspin -- Heavy Clubs -- Hints on Greenskeeping -- The Wrist Cock -- Hit a Full Approach -- Easy Bunkers -- Bunker Play -- Don't Relax -- Positive Thinking -- Psychology -- Stay Behind the Ball -- Hitting From the Top -- Hypnotism -- The Slow-Motion Drill -- Powder the Ball -- Ball Position -- Swing the Bucket -- The Weed Cutter -- Placing Your Feet -- The Turn -- Instant Humility -- Maxims -- The Mythical Perfect Swing -- First Things First -- The Prettiest Swing -- Hitting the Target -- The Magic Move -- How to Practice the Full Swing -- Warming Up in a Hurry -- Chipping -- Putting -- The Dreaded Four-Footer -- The Shank Shot -- Why I Decided to Become a Teacher -- The Stance -- A Very Bad Habit -- The First-Time Student -- Competition -- Kids and Carts -- A Story by Helen -- Learning -- Some of the Women in My Life -- And Some of the Men in My Life -- The Sexes -- A Practice Rule -- John Bredmus -- Hooking and Slicing -- Strange Penalty -- Yardage -- Long and Short -- Best Dressed -- My Best Boys -- Chip or Pitch -- Out of Sight -- The Follow-through -- A Little Bit -- A Golfer's Poem -- Preparing for a Big Match -- Uphill and Downhill -- Playing in the Wind -- Titanic Thompson -- Trick Shots -- Caddies -- A Life in Golf

Little red bookLessons and teachings from a lifetime in golf