For the beginner golfer I would recommend Ben Hogan's 5 Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf has achieved popularity by being an easy guide to follow and I often refer back to the basics.
Golf is a complex game and it's not easy remembering all the tips of the game, so having one of the Top golf books in your library is a great way to spend your spare time thinking about the concept of your golf swing
Harry Vardon was arguably the first golf "superstar." He was the first
to hook up with an equipment company and produce eponymous golf clubs;
he was the first British golfer to barnstorm the U.S. and draw huge
crowds; and he was one of the first to write his own instructional book.
Vardon's book is a great look into the thinking about golf that existed
in the early 20th century.
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Date of birth: May 9, 1870 Place of birth: Grouville, Jersey (Channel Islands) Date of death: March 20, 1937
Harry Vardon was the first international golf celebrity, and easily one of the game's most influential players.
The grip he popularized is now known as the Vardon Grip (a k a, the overlapping grip); the "Vardon Flyer" golf ball may have represented the first equipment deal for a golfer; his instructional books continue, to this day, to influence golfers; he won majors with both the gutta-percha and Haskell golf balls.
"Golf My Way" is one of
the Nicklaus' tome was first published
in 1974, almost instantly achieving classic status. It's been reprinted
numerous times, and numerous spinoffs (including a popular series of
videotapes) have appeared. If you want to know how the Golden Bear
approached the game, Nicklaus' book is for you.
This book comes HIGHLY recommended for all golfers . Read these instructions, run them through 100 shots on the
course and realize how a leading, proven, brilliant golfer and
instructor can point out a few things that could help you. For anyone
starting the game, for anyone who has reached a sticking point and can't
seem to improve, and for those who want to have more fun and just hit
the ball cleanly more and don't really worry about the score......all of
you will gain a great deal by getting the information in this book.
Jack Nicklaus is one of the worlds best golfers, although not an instructor of the game he gets the basic principles right along with some other great fundamentals of this wonderful game of golf.
The book is divided into four parts: Belief and Attitudes, Down the
Fairway, Around and on the Green, and Reflections and
Recommendations. Part One begins by introducing some general background
into Nicklaus' beliefs and attitudes that have helped him throughout his
career. Nicklaus asserts that he is not a method golfer, but rather
believes in fundamentals and successful consistency of results. He
warns against sacrificing fundamentals for gimmicks when things are not
going well.
Nicklaus concedes that every top golfer has his own style,
but they all aim to achieve the same result, so this is what we should
remember. Part Two covers thepractical elements
encountered out on the fairway. Elements such as grip, setting up your
shot, different types of full shot swings, timing, power and difficult
shots. The subject of practice is discussed here, and the importance of
staying in good physical condition. In Part Three, chipping and putting
are covered in some depth.
Finally, Part Four widens the discussion to
personal reflections and recommendations from this golfing master's
point of view.
John Jacobs is one of the most influential golf instructors among his
peers, probably more influential among his peers than with the general
public - but of course, over time, that means that Jacobs did
influence the general public. This book, originally published in the
early 1970s, is 144 pages with line drawings for illustrations.
John gives us the basics and builds on the vital necessity of knowing what is going on, the geometry of the golf swing.
Lady golfers will especially like the section provided and helps
throughout for them, such as "why women raise up on their toes" and
"ladies, you can hit it further"
Trouble shots, strategy,
equipment selection are all provided in one volume that anyone starting
in the game or desiring to shave strokes will reap benefits from.
Having gone to a Jacobs school, I can proclaim that this book is a good
one to study and mold one's swing after.
Awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1997, Jacobs also
achieved fame as a television commentator, author of several books
(including the best-selling Practical Golf), a two-time Ryder Cup
captain, and, from 1971-'75,
Harvey Penick - Little Red Book was in his 80s when this book came out, and the book
itself just entered its second decade of printing. But the words within
were compiled over the course of Penick's 60-year teaching career,
jotted on scraps of paper that Penick saved and finally collected. It
has become the best-selling golf instructional book of all-time.
The legendary Harvey
Penick, who began his golfing career as a caddie in Austria, Texas, at
the age of eight, worked with an amazing array of champions over the
course of nearly a century, dispensing invaluable wisdom to golfers of
every level. Penick simplifies the technical jargon of other
instructional books and communicates the very essence of the game, and
his Little Red Book is full of inspiration and homespun wisdom that reflects at once his great love of golf as well as his great talent for teaching
The lessons Harvey Penick teaches the basics and fundamental of the game of golf that we all should go back to..
The golf swing is basically the same, and Penick could teach it better
than anybody. For most of his life, he never intended to publish his Little Red Book,
a notebook of golf wisdom and anecdotes that he compiled with the idea
that he'd pass it on to his son.
But, for the sake of history, it's a
good thing that he changed his mind. Contained in its 175 pages is just
about all you need to know about golf from a technical standpoint, along
with Penick's priceless memories of working with famous pros, teaching
absolute nobodies to get the ball in the air, and finding a horde of bat
guano and hauling it across town in a pickup truck to fertilize his
golf course
This book is about life,"Take Dead Aim!" With
his teachings and those words as my mantra, I have not only improved
the quality of my golf game but I have improved the quality of my life.
This book is a testament to the fact that not all things in life can
be had by making more money than the other guy, but rather by finding
what you like to do (play golf), work at being the best you can be
(practice), and then treating others as you would be treated were you
in their shoes. A must have for not only any golfer interested in
improving their game, but for anyone.
Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings From a Lifetime
in Golf started out as a notebook of things that he learned about golf
over the years. He opens with, "An old pro told me that originality
does not consist of saying what has not been said before; it consists of
saying what you have to say that you know to be the truth".
Bobby Jones on Golf has been called "The Holy Grail of Golf " , one of the greatest amateur in the world, Jones' book also served as the basis for the movie shorts
that have regained popularity through their airing on The Golf Channel.
By the best amateur golfer ever to play the game, this is essential
instructional reading for the millions who have taken up golf during the
20 years this marvelous, this book is very easy to read and a compelling break down of the golf swing. The book also clearly discusses swing tempo and rhythm, essential to a good golf swing.
In his book, "Bobby Jones on Golf", Jones really gets to the spirit of
the game. This is a great book on the idiosyncrasies, nuances,
technicalities, and philosophies of the game of golf. If you read
carefully and take his advice seriously, I believe you will become a
better player. I can't guarantee this, but there is no reason why a
beginner can't shoot in the 80's within the first year of playing. If
you do the reading and practice the fundamentals; after 3 years of
playing on a regular basis (at least 3 to 4 times a week) you should be
shooting in the 70's.
One of the longer paperbacks in this category, Bobby Jones on Golf
is a top golfing classic read. Robert Tyre Jones, A.K.A., Bobby Jones,
was an amateur champion between 1923 and 1930. Because of his
competitive ability to win and then win again, he set the standard for
golf as we now know it.
