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I was wondering if anybody could give some recomendations on some good golf books? They can be on anything from fitness to game improvement books. I was interested in getting some new reading material.

To help you get started:

"Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf" - Ben Hogan
"Little Red Book" - Harvey Penick (overall game of golf - try to find all of the Harvey Penick books)
"Golf Digest Ultimate Drill Book" - Jim McLean (drills - my golf pro recommended it)
"Strategic Golf" - Tom Watson (course management)
"On Golf" - Jim Flick (overall game of golf)
"Golf Is Not A Game Of Perfect" - Robert Rotella (psychological side of golf)
"Getting Up And Down" - Tom Watson (improving the short game)

The following thread offers a few more thoughts:

Required Reading

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Found these two threads posted regarding golf book recommendations and reviews posted before. Hope they help!

Required Reading

Favourite Golf Books

"Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf" Ben Hogan. Of all the Golf books out there this has got to be the best.

"From 60 Yards In" Ray Floyd with Larry Dennis . May be out of print found the one I have at a used book store, another great book.

If you have a used book store near you you can find some great golf books.

Here is a link to a on line used book store one of the largest in the country, if ever in Portland, Oregon check it out, great store.

www.powellbooks.com

I have a book box set by Jack Nicklaus, think its called "How i play golf"

its very informative, and a great read too, as Jack describes some of his situations on tour he has had.

its an old book set, but i think its great!

also, for a good read (not golf instruction though) consider bud, sweat and tees. cant remember who the author is, but look it up. a great read.

Besides Harvey Penick's Little Red Book of Golf, the only other book I could really recommend is Golf Digest's collection of breaking 100, 90, 80 articles.

There are over 200 pages of tips for breaking 100, 90, and 80.

But don't think because you are trying to break 90 that the tips for breaking 100 and 80 won't help you!

I have a great story about Ben Hogan's book...

Our Head Teaching Professional was one of Sam Snead's best friends. Prior to Mr. Snead's death, I got to meet him and over dinner we were discussing golf instruction books and the large number that bear Mr. Snead's name. He told about talking to Hogan and Hogan telling him writing the Five Modern Fundamentals (which we all now have and have read) was the WORST thing he ever did. I asked Mr. Snead why Mr. Hogan would say that and he said because the book was written about what works for Mr. Hogan, not what is necessarily proper for fundamental golf and ALL of the instructors jumped on the bandwagon attempting to produce Hogan Clones rather than stopping to think about what is right for each student. When I got to thinking about it, he was right, many of the instructors I have seen base their ENTIRE teaching on just one book or teacher rather than incorporating many of the great ideas from all sources.

thanks for all the advice i am going to start looking into these today

Three of the best books on golf I have read are:

The keys to an effortless swing by Michael McTeigue
Extraordinary golf:the art of the possible by Fred Shoemaker
The inner game of golf by Tim Galwey

Another good book by an Aussie is:
The art of golf by Peter Lightbown

None of these is overly technical but capture the purpose of golf and the swing very well. Read and enjoy!

'How To Play Your Best Golf All the Time' by Tommy Armour. 1953. My personal favorite.

It's very simply written, but I always score well after reading: Going Low: How to Break Your Individual Golf Scoring Barrier by Thinking Like a Pro
by Patrick J. Cohn

If you can take the detailed reading, the Pelz Short GAme and Putting Bible are also great reads, but be prepared for a LOT of detailed analysis!

I have a hold at my librbary for Ben Hogan: An American Life by James Dodson. Should be good, all 500+ pages.

I agree with all the titles mentioned. Studying golf is part of the fun and is always helpful. If you want to improve your score/handicap "Dave Pelz Short Game Bible" and "Dave Pelz Putting Bible" should be read and re-read over and over. In addition, there just is no substitution for short game practice, even if in your back yard.

I'm always surprised at the number of golfers who hit bad shots, miss easy putts and then yell and complain. When I ask how much they practice, the usual answer is they don't.

I took the Dave Pelz one-day clinic and it help immeasureably. I've lowered my handicap by 3 by just concentrating on pitching, chipping and putting. I got rid of the long irons, went to 7W, 9W and four wedges. The driver is just a position club. Where you score is 100 yards and in. Most of your practice should be with wedges and the putter. If you do that, you'll be amazed at how fast you cut out the double-bogies!

Great....I love backyard practice!