Harvey Penick

Harvey Penick's Little Red Book (eBook, ePUB)

Lessons And Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The twentieth anniversary edition of this classic workthe bestselling golf instruction book of all time and hailed as the golfer's equivalent of The Elements of Style (The New York Times)includes a new introduction by a prominent golfer, twenty new illustrations, and never-before-published materials from the Penick family archives.

The most beloved golf book of all time, Harvey Penick's Little Red Book has become required reading for all players and fans of the game, from beginners to seasoned pros.

The legendary Harvey Penick, whom Sports Illustrated called the Socrates of the golf world, began his golfing career as a caddie in Austin, Texas, at the age of eight, and over the course of nearly a century worked with an amazing array of champions. In this classic book, which is named for the red notebook he always kept, Penick's simple, direct, practical wisdom pares away the hypertechnical jargon that's grown up around the golf swing, and lets all golfers, whatever their level, play their best.

This twentieth-anniversary edition features a treasure trove of rare images from the Penick family archives, commemorates Penick's lasting achievement with a moving new foreword by 2012 Ryder Cup captain Davis Love IIIwhose father learned the game under Penick's tutelageand reminds golfers everywhere to take dead aim.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781451676303
• Artikelnr.: 37891552

Autorenporträt

Harvey Penick lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife Helen. This is his first book.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introductions
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