Good books for 2 weeks study/practice

[PaulMTC]

Hi all,

I am going on holiday to a golf village in Portugal for 2 weeks. This village has a 9-hole par-3 course running through it and an abundance of practice facilities/areas throughout.

I've been before and it's particularly good for practising short game with many little (well tended) putting greens here and there, chipping/pitching areas (on grass) and practice bunkers. It also has a driving range for full bag practice. The course itself consists of 9 par-3's ranging from pitching wedge to 3 iron.

I would like to take some instructional reading material with me, with the idea of putting into practice some of the ideas by way of a daily practice using the facilities in the village.

This is pre-season practice (first competitions of the season start when I come back off holiday).

So - can anyone recommend some well-regarded books that I could take that would lend itself to what I am trying to achieve?

I am looking for all round help with my game. I am a 17 handicapper and have played on and off for 10 years.

Many thanks to all who respond.

Paul.

[pball5156]

Someone recommended Zen Golf on here for when I needed something to read/do on the flight to Ireland. I recommend that book, because it really helps you clear your conscience, which keeps you calm during putting. The ideas in it are very intriguing.

[Davebud]

http://www.pelzgolf.com/Institute/SGH/SGH.aspx

[Pa Jayhawk]

Pelz Short game bible
Hogan's five fundamentals
and recently I picked up Penicks Little Red Book, which I am about 3/4 of the way through and will add it to my list of great golf books. I just really like his style of thinking and teaching. It may be at the top of my list by the time I finish.

[ualtim]

Get all of the Penik books. Red, Green, and Blue. They are just plain awesome.

Another good one I have found is Tom Watson's Strategic Golf. Kind of a different instruction book in that it teaches strategy rather than swing mechanics.

Jack Nicklaus' Golf My Way is another classic, but I wood get the Penik books over it in a heartbeat.

[Big Brother Dunk]

I would get one book that deals more with the technical side and one that deals more with the mental side.

Technical:
Hogan's Five Fundamentals
Nicklaus' Golf My Way
Either of Pelz's Bibles, although I prefer the Short Game Bible.

Mental:
Penick's Little Red Book
Rotella's "Golf is Not a Game of Perfect"
Gallwey's "The Inner Game of Golf"
Kroen's "Golf, How Good Do You Want to Be?"


By the way, have fun. Sounds like a nice trip.