It also has Penick's personalized bookmark laid in and a lengthy note from Penick ("To Jay Smith who was mighty kind to me when you were president of Austin Country Club, and who I have many fond memories of. A few of these lessons have already had a wonderful impact on my game, and certainly have made it more enjoyable. My favorite image of what I want the forward press to feel like is to imagine you are in your stance holding a bucket of water with your hands on either side of the bucket. Learning- Harvey Penick divulges that he learns teaching from teachers, lerns golf from golfers, and learns winning from coaches.

What made my Little Red Book special was not that what was written in it had never been said before. Try holding your right shoulder back as long as possible to give your left side a chance to get through.Harvey Penick had a servant’s heart, and I think that’s one of the things that makes a great teacher, not just a good golf instructor.

I wouldn't show it to Tommy Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Betsy Rawls, Kathy Whitworth, Betty Jameson, Sandra Palmer or any of the others, no matter how much I loved them. His stature in the golf world is reflected in the wide array of champions that he has worked with, including those featured in this audio program.Penick gives the liberty to the right way one should putt as to how successful the individuals putting stroke is for him/her. That’s part of the beauty of Penick’s method, that he approached each student differently and used different methods to help them reach their maximum potential. After sixty years of keeping notes on the things he's seen and learned and on the golfing greats he's taught, Penick lets the secrets in his Little Red Book be heard by the golf world in this classic work. In this stance, the right foot is square to the target, while the left foot is open slightly, the advantage is a shortened up a long backswing with a tendency to make a full weight shift.

He became the club's assistant pro five years later, and after his graduation from high school, was promoted to head professional in 1923, where he remained until 1973. When the club face is pointed perfectly down the target line when you make contact with the ball, you have managed to find yourself with a square club face.

Along with Golf is Not a Game of Perfect, a super way to think about playing better golf with the skill set you have. Aim - One may tell where they are aimed by taking their stance and holding a clubshaft along the front of your thighs. Now it’s as easy as making a normal swing, but with one key caveat — hit three or four inches behind the ball. It’s a bit dated by the standards of todays game but I think it’s important to note that the lessons and quotes from Harvey are something to be valued. This book includes a span of sixty years worth of notes and markings he made while coaching professionals and amateurs.