Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf

Penick, Harvey; Shrake, Bud

ISBN 10: 0671799614 ISBN 13: 9780671799618

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audioworks, 1993

Synopsis

Harvey Penick's life in golf began when he was eight years old, caddying at the Austin, Texas, Country Club. Eight decades later, he is still there, dispensing wisdom to pros and beginners alike. His stature in the golf world is reflected in the wide array of champions that he has worked with including those featured on this audio program, and it is not for nothing that the Teacher of the Year Award given by the Golf Teachers Association is called the Harvey Penick Award. Now after sixty years of keeping notes on the things he's seen and learned and on the golfing greats he's taught, Penick is finally letting the secrets in his Little Red Book be heard by the golf world. His simple, direct, practical wisdom pares away all the hypertechnical jargon that's grown up around the game, and lets all golfers play their best---whatever their level. Already a classic in hardcover, the audio adaptation of Harvey Penick's Little Red Book will be a constant source of guidance and inspiration to anyone who has ever stepped up to the first tee.

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Review:

"The venerable sage of golf instruction." --"Chicago Tribune"

"America's favorite golf teacher." --"Los Angeles Times"

The golfer s equivalent of"The Elements of Style". "The New York Times"

"The golfer's equivalent of "The Elements of Style."" --"The New York Times"

The golfer s equivalent of "The Elements of Style." "The New York Times""

The venerable sage of golf instruction. "Chicago Tribune""

There are a million golf instruction books, but Penick s . . . is the best and the most widely read book in sports. His innovation? Golfers need to keep it simple. "Golf Digest""

America s favorite golf teacher. "Los Angeles Times""

Some sixty years worth of wisdom . . . from anecdotes to maxims, delivered in a pithy, down-to-earth manner. . . . His teaching offers hope that at least some of our crookedness can be made straight. "The New York Times Magazine""

"The golfer's equivalent of The Elements of Style." --The New York Times

From the Back Cover:

A unique blend of practical tips and parables revealing the important truths behind the game, 'Harvey Penick's Little Red Golf Book 'steers clear of all the technical jargon associated with the golf swing and lets all golfers, whatever their level, play to the best of their ability.

In a career spanning over sixty years, during which time he has coached amateur players and professionals of the calibre of Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw and Bryon Nelson, legendary golf teacher and former University of Texas coach Harvey Penick has kept a running record of all his observations on the game. Now with the help of novelist and sportswriter Bud Shrake, he has turned his thoughts and words of wisdom into a book on golf instruction. The result is a charming collection of over eighty homespun lessons and teachings from a man whose simple and common-sense approach to life and, above all, his love for golf shine through.

No extravagant terms, no complex analysis. Penick tells it straight, whether it concerns holding the club correctly, how to knock strokes off your game, or playing with a positive attitude. His book is full of valuable advice that will inspire you with confidence, and help you improve your golf and enjoy your game.

"...the most important instructional book ever written."
TOM KITE

"Harvey Penick tees up a lifetime of wisdom."
PEOPLE

"...should be required reading for golfers of the world."
GOLF WORLD

"Once you start reading, you never want to stop."
AMERICAN STATESMAN

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audioworks
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0671799614
• ISBN 13: 9780671799618
• Binding: Audio Cassette