Harvey Penick Golf Books
- Unique Insights and Lessons From One Of The Game's Greatest
Coaches
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Harvey
Penick was born October 23, 1904 and passed away April 2 1995. His life
in golf started at the young age of eight, when he first began caddying
at the Austin Country Club in Texas and becoming head professional
after graduating at the age of 18.
He then spent the next seventy plus years enlightening the
members of that club with his unique insights into golf and life, as
well as coaching World Golf Hall Of Fame
greats such as Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Mickey Wright, Betsy Rawls and
Kathy Whitworth.
Harvey was considered a gentle, modest and unassuming man, who
always coached his pupils in a positive manner, enabling them to gain
confidence and allowing them to retain their individuality. |
There
was no Harvey Penick mold stamping out uniform swings. He avoided
negatives and technicalities and taught with unfailing courtesy and
generosity. The lesser skilled were equally as important to him as the
notables he helped. Ever so carefully, he chose the words he used in
teaching. And he did this for more than 70 years, saying
“When I quit
learning, I’ll quit teaching”. And he never quit
teaching until the day
he died.
Finally, in the 90’s the whole world learned about this
humble Texas
golf instructor. In collaboration with Austin writer, Bud Shrake,
Harvey authorized four golf instruction books (more information below)
with millions of copies
sold.
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Harvey
Penick's Little Red Book
Harvey
Penick is one of the most respected teachers the game has
ever seen and his first book 'Harvey Penick's Little Red
Book' is
acknowledged for being the
highest selling sports book of all time.
Including testimonials
from Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw and Byron
Nelson, shows just how well thought of the man is.
When
reading Harvey Penick's 'Little Red Book' you cannot fail
to notice how much he loves the game and more
importantly, loves teaching. You can see he gets as much
pleasure
from watching a beginner get the ball airborne for the very first
time,
than he does seeing one of his students win the U.S. Open.
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And
If You Play Golf, You're My Friend
'And If You Play Golf, You're My
Friend'
takes up from where 'Harvey Penick's Little Red Book' left off,
providing you with another dose of Penick's singular brand of wit and
wisdom, and is full of the simple, fun and easy to understand lessons
on golf, that only Harvey Penick is known and admired for.
If
simply improving
your golf swing is all that matters to you, then you will probably want
to get your hands on Ben
Hogan's 'Modern Fundamentals',
but if you're interested in learning about the other side of golf, like
sportsmanship, friendship and improving your life, then this book
should be in your collection.
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The
Game For A Lifetime
'The Game for a
Lifetime' by Harvey Penick is
filled not so much with swing tips and
stance aids but with a timeless philosophy that seeks to improve your
play by improving how you feel about your game, and restates that golf
is
primarily a mental game and good shots are envisioned before they are
made.
Penick has no hard-and-fast rules. On many
occasions in this collection of fantastic anecdotes and bits of
memorable advice, he tells
of encountering a beginner with unorthodox techniques who nonetheless
posted great scores and advises such players never to let anyone fiddle
with their games.
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For
All Who Love The Game
Unlike
many other teachers of the game, Harvey Penick has worked with, helped
develop and learned from as many women champions as men! In this
excellent book 'For All Who Love The Game'
he shares the lessons he has
learned from all of these women that he has watched in the last seven
decades.
'For All Who Love The Game' describes the techniques that can help
women gain greater power, discusses the psychological hurdles that
every
golfer must overcome to improve their performance, and gives tips for
developing the parts of the game where women can and should outplay
their male partners.
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The
Wisdom Of Harvey Penick
When the
most
beloved teacher in all of golf Harvey Penick passed away back in 1995,
his close friend and collaborator Bud Shrake decided to provide his
loyal and worldwide following with a compilation of Harvey Penick's
very best work during his life in golf and called it 'The Wisdom Of Harvey Penick'
This lasting treasure includes the very best pointers, portraits and
parables from one of the worlds greatest ever coaches, and have been
gathered by Bud Shrake from all four of Harvey Penick's
previous best selling books, including his very first and most
famous golf book 'Harvey Penick's Little Red Book'.
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