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Old 08-12-2006, 12:16 PM
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What golf books are we reading at the moment?

I am reading a book clled "Going Low" which is a rotella esque book

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"The plane truth for golfers by Jim Hardy"

Anyone else reading a good one?
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Old 08-12-2006, 12:39 PM
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Right now, I pretty much look at Hogan's 5 Lessons for my information about the full swing, and go back to the chapter on sand play in Pelz's Short Game Bible.
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Old 08-12-2006, 12:40 PM
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Anyone else reading a good one?

Yes, I bought my mate who's the best 21 handicapper you will ever meet, ball striking, chipping and putting wise, 'golf is a game of confidance' by Vetalla. His problems are all with his mental approach to the game. This book is eventally getting through to him to stop going for the 'hollywood' shots and to start playing the game to his level, as his biggest problem he has is course management and stratorgy. He's off 21 but tries to play like a single digit handicapper which leads to treble bogies or worse. Know he's finished reading the book and today he actually played one of the best rounds I've seen him play off the comp plates. He scored 38 points off 3/4 handicap and didn't score worse than a double, sign of things to come hopefully.
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Old 08-12-2006, 02:07 PM
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I like Tiger Woods - "How I Play Golf."
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Old 08-12-2006, 02:32 PM
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All the Penick books are gold.

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Old 08-12-2006, 03:29 PM
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"Every Shot Must Have a Purpose: How GOLF54 Can Make You a Better Player" by Pia Nilsson

A great look at how to approach the game and some drills that you can actually do on the course...
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Old 08-12-2006, 06:30 PM
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I seldom read instructional golf books anymore. I guess I figure my game is beyond help. I just finished "Who's Your Caddy" by Rick Reilley.
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Old 08-13-2006, 06:05 AM
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"The Secret of Golf", edited by George Peper.

A collection of tips gathered from throughout golf history. In each chapter (47 of them) Peper discusses a teacher and his method, then takes an excerpt out of the teacher's writings.

Really shows the variety of "truths" about the swing.
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Old 08-14-2006, 03:19 AM
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Stan Utleys new short game book. It's a good read
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"The Fundamentals of Hogan" by David Leadbetter gives an interesting insights/interperations to some of the teachings of the original book by Hogan. A good compliment to that book.
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Old 08-14-2006, 09:39 AM
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Im reading Tiger Woods' How I Play Golf and a book called Think Like Tiger. theyre both good ones.
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Old 08-14-2006, 10:27 AM
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Let's see, a Golfsmith catalog and Edwin Watts catalog. Guess those don't count. I prefer to find a good teaching video by a Jack Nicklaus or somebody that you can trust over reading a book. A picture is worth a thousand words!
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Old 08-14-2006, 05:35 PM
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I'm reading The Complete Idiot's Guide to Golf, 2nd Edition...
I'm a high handicapper/beginner, (also new to the forum), and this book has been very informative...
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Old 08-14-2006, 10:48 PM
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First off, i'd like to say hi. I'm new to the forum, im a begining golfer (started early this season). And im a highschool kid.

But, i am reading Hogan's Five Lessons due to how much it is brought up and recommended on this forum. For me, golf has been a natural process, i can count on one hand the amount of times ive shot over 100, and ive golfing once or twice daily for the last 2 months. Howecer im trying to devolop a swing i can depend on, no little "tips" or quick fixes, but a solid swing where i can tell where the ball is going before i look up.

I also have picked up Tiger Woods : How I Play Golf, not really as a instructional read but enterainment.

I have glanced a Jack Nicklaus book dealing with the mental and strategy parts of the game, very informative.
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Old 08-17-2006, 09:25 PM
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I just read 'To The Linksland" by Bamberger while on Vacation

Not an instructional book but a good read nonetheless.
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