On Learning Golf

Percy Boomer rivals Ernest Jones as the most highly respected and most influential teachers of the game from the World War II era and earlier.

 On Learning Golf: A Valuable Guide to Better Golf was first published in 1946 and has gone through more than 20 reprints as modern golfers keep rediscovering it.

Best golf instruction book I have ever read and I have read a bunch, including Penick, Hogan, Armour, Leadbetter, Haney, Harmon, etc

It is the swing rather than hitting the ball is Percy Boomers moto,  All motion below the waist is active, while all movement above the waist is passive, or responsive to the hips, knees and feet. Jones, Hogan, Sarazen, Snead, even Moe Norman, arguably the greatest ball striker in golf history, employ this motion. While none appear the same in terms of setup, posture, grip, etc, they all utilize the body to swing the clubhead.

  If you buy this book and read it, then practice its concepts and you will find yourself capable of nailing every shot. Of course, the result is that golf becomes a very fun game again, as it should be.