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Summary: Greatest golf book ever!
Review: Harvy doesn't explain the swing in a boring manner as most instructors do. Simple stories about real life people. After reading the red book I couldn't wait until the green and blue books were available to buy! No one does it as well as Harvy did!
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Summary: To read it is to believe it ... This works for all
Review: I first read this book two years ago. I saw it on the shelf of my local book store and thought I would see if he could help where all others had failed. Two years and twelve strokes off my handicap later, I can honestly say his methods and teachings work. But this book is about more than fixing the problems of you golf game. This book is about life. If I had never improved my golf game one iota, I can say that I still got more from this book to help me with my personal life than I ever could from another self-help book. His teaching and his lifestyle were simple. His outlook on life had one important credo, "Take Dead Aim!" With his teachings and those words as my mantra, I have not only improved the quality of my golf game but I have improved the quality of my life. This book is a testament to the fact that not all things in life can be had by making more money than the other guy, but rather by finding what you like to do (play golf), work at being the best you can be (practice), and then treating others as you would be treated were you in their shoes. A must have for not only any golfer interested in improving their game, but for anyone. He says himself that these words are nothing more that the thoughts and teachings of an over-grown caddy, but beleive me this is one caddy with the wisdom that can only come from years being true to himself and the game he loved.
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Summary: Just what was I doing before I read this book?
Review: I had been playing what I thought was golf for more than 25 years before reading this book. Some of the most basic methods to play shots well are described in this book. The methods are written in a style clear as fresh water. A quick, easy read that will open your eyes, help your game, and make you understand what so many others have said about this great teacher.
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Summary: The Magic Move
Review: I started playing golf in summer '96, at age 62, soon after retirement, and immediately became addicted to THE GAME. I began reading all the how-to books I could find, and I even taped TV shots of pros to study their swings in slo-mo. But none of these helped me so much as Mr. Penick's Little Red Book, in which he discloses THE MAGIC MOVE, and the SLOW-MOTION DRILL. Those two pages are a must-read for every hacker. They are truly magic. Duffers of the world, unite and take dead aim: read Mr. Penick's folksy masterpiece.
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Summary: What a wonderful book
Review: I started playing this great game almost 40 years ago. For a time I was playing 2 to 3 days a week and was scoring consistantly in the 80s and occasionally in the 70s, although that was rare. About 10 years ago I quit playing, why I don't know. About 6 months ago a coworker persuded me to play a round with him and I was hooked again.
We play once aweek and I don't have much time to practice. As a result I am strugling to find my swing again. I usually shoot in the 90s and occasionally higher. No matter how hard I try I couldn't break 90.
Then I found this wonderful book. When I started reading I found I couldn't put it down. I finished it in a few hours. It was a pretty easy read but kept my interest. However I remember feeling a bit disappointed when I finished it. I didn't find any wonderful secret to fix my swing , or so I thought at the time, just a lot of common sense suggestions. And a less radical approach to improving my game.
The next day , (today as I write this review) I played 18 holes on a course I scored a 96 on 2 months earlier. The difference today was it is much colder, 35 degrees as we teed off. The greens were frozen solid from the overnight cold temps. It was impossible to hold a shot to the green longer than 70 yards. The ball would take one hop and over the green it went.
Needless to say I didn't expect to score better than the last time out but when my round was finished I had an 83. I'll say again an 83. WOW, that's at least 10 strokes better than my average and 13 strokes better than the last round played in better conditions.What happened? I'm not sure, but I know it was because of this book.
Harvey's approach is to fine tune what you are already doing, not to radically change your swing, and that, I think, was the reason for my remarkable round. And keep this in mind. I didn't have time to practice what I found in the book. I fully expect to break 80 next year with a little practice.
If I was a highschool golf coach this would be required reading for everyone on my team. If you haven't read this book do it soon. you won't regret it.
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Summary: Got me back into the game
Review: I stopped playing golf for about 10 years because I had a vicious slice. I mean vicious. I went to several PGA teachers, who were no help. One day, I picked up this book, and his "Magic Move" showed me why I slice. I fixed my swing based upon this book and the video, and am now back to playing again. Bye, bye slice. Absolutely amazing book.
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Summary: Too much information for the beginning golfer.
Review: I understand that people will look at this and think of is as enjoyable but there are so many ideas of how to improve your game as to make it confusing. I would not suggest this book to a golfer unless he can already shoot in the high 80's or low 70's consistently.
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Summary: Wonderful a must read!
Review: I was told this was a phenomenal book, but had always approached golf instructional books with the attitude "I need to see a picture of the perfect swing" before I would consider it. After listening to Harvey Penicks The Little Red Book, I now understand, his words are worth a thousand pictures. I have listened to the audio several times and each time I picked up something new. Quite possibly it's the best book I've ever heard. Matthew Sedlacek
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Summary: Wish I Could Have Met Harvey
Review: I'm left with one overriding thought after reading this excellent book. I wish I could have met Harvey just once. He was obviously a very special guy. How many pros would start their first lesson by sitting down with you for twenty minutes and finding out about you as an individual? This book is a great golf book (we'll see if I agree after I hit the course this afternoon!), but it also makes the connection between golf and life more vivid for me. I bought it at 8pm, got home around 8:30pm, and finished the book around 10:30pm. That should tell you something about the book right there.
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Summary: It Never Gets Old
Review: I've owned this book for a few years now, and like my caption says, it never gets old. In this golfer's book you will find instruction, philosophy, and history - all woven masterfully together in the form of stories. Whether it's the lengthly section where Harvey gives his thoughts in the grip, or the extremely terse paragraph explaining why he never joined the tour, Penick uses the right words at the right times. I've read it several times and often take it with me on long trips. It's broken into several very short segments, sometimes two or three on a page, sometimes two or three pages. This means you can always pick it up, read a quick snipit, and walk away from it. Lastly, I've found that whenever my golf game is struggling, I read this book and it always somehow gets back on track. I don't know if it's from the lucid instruction or the comforting philosophy, but either way this book has become an integral part of my golf regimen.
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