Synopses & Reviews
When Ben Crenshaw sank his putt at the seventy-second hole for a one-shot victory in the 1995 Masters, he bent over, buried his face in his fingers for a moment, then wept in the arms of his caddie. This was Ben's way of telling the world that what he had just done was his own memorial to his great friend and mentor Harvey Penick, who had passed away almost exactly a week before. With Crenshaw's victory, every golfer, every lover of the game, joined Ben in giving thanks to the greatest golf teacher of all time. andlt;BRandgt; Harvey Penick's life in golf began when he started caddying at the Austin Country Club in Texas at the youthful age of eight. Over the next eighty-plus years, he enlightened the members of that club with insights into golf and life. In 1992, at the age of eighty-seven, he offered the world that same wisdom in a timeless collection of pieces entitled andlt;Iandgt;Harvey Penick's Little Red Book.andlt;/Iandgt; He followed that with three more books, all bestsellers, and all filled with thoughts, stories, and golf advice that had stood the test of time. Now, Bud Shrake, Harvey's friend and collaborator, gathers together the very best pointers, portraits, and parables from all four of Harvey's previous works. Filled with nuggets of wisdom from andlt;Iandgt;Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend, For All Who Love the Game,andlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;The Game for a Lifetimeandlt;/Iandgt; and enhanced with dozens of personal photographs and keepsakes from the Penick family scrapbooks, andlt;Iandgt;The Wisdom of Harvey Penickandlt;/Iandgt; is a lasting treasure from the most beloved teacher in all of golf.
Synopsis
To Sports Illustrated he was "the Socrates of the golf world". To millions of grateful golfers and book buyers, Harvey Penick was the greatest golf teacher of them all, always ready not only with practical tips to improve their swing or save crucial strokes around the green, but also with pearls of wisdom and life instruction that enriched their days on and off the links.
Now Bud Shrake, Penick's Boswell and bestselling collaborator, has gathered the choicest gems from Harvey Penick's Little Red Book; And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend; For All Who Love the Game; and The Game for a Lifetime -- the most delightful stories and parables, the most practical tips, and the most inspiring wisdom -- enhanced by a trove of personal photographs, handwritten notes, newspaper accounts, and other keepsakes from the Penick family scrapbooks. The Harvey Penick Reader will captivate a whole new audience, while this handsome selection of the best of his four priceless books imparts to any golfer an appreciation of the subtle beauty of this endlessly fascinating game.
Synopsis
The collected wisdom of the games greatest teacher.
The legendary Harvey Penick worked with an amazing array of champions over the course of nearly a century, sharing his invaluable wisdom with golfers of every level. In 1992, at the age of eighty-seven, he offered the world a timeless collection of advice and anecdotes entitled Harvey Penicks Little Red Book, which went on to become the bestselling sports book of all time. Unlike so many other instructors, Penick was able to dispense with the technical jargon and communicate the very essence of the game. He went on to write three more books, all bestsellers, and all filled with thoughts, stories, and golf advice that has stood the test of time. Now Bud Shrake, Harveys friend and collaborator, gathers together the very best pointers, portraits, and parables from all four of Harveys previous works. Filled with nuggets of wisdom and enhanced with dozens of personal photographs and keepsakes from the Penick family scrapbooks, The Wisdom of Harvey Penick is a lasting treasure from the most beloved teacher in all of golf.
About the Author
The late Harvey Penick was a renowned golf pro who began his career at the Austria (Texas) Country Club as a caddie. Though he coached golf at the University of Texas for thirty years, and worked with the likes of Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, and Betsy Rawls, he never left the country club, where he continued to teach until his death in 1995.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Part I. from andlt;Iandgt;Harvey Penick's Little Red Bookandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Introductionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;My Little Red Bookandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Golf Medicineandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Looking Upandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hand Positionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Three Most Important Clubsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Gripandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Waggleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Holding the Clubandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Easiest Lessonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Palm Readingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Starting Youngandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hole Them Allandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Learning Around the Cupandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Do You Need Help?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Take Dead Aimandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bewareandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;How to Knockandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Five Strokes Off Your Gameandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Reassuranceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Practice Swingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Average Golferandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;How to Tell Where You're Aimedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Seasoned Citizensandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Left Heelandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Backspinandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Heavy Clubsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Wrist Cockandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hit a Full Approachandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bunker Playandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Don't Relaxandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Positive Thinkingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Psychologyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Stay Behind the Ballandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hitting From the Topandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Slow-Motion Drillandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Ball Positionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Swing the Bucketandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Weed Cutterandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Placing Your Feetandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Turnandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Instant Humilityandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Maximsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Mythical Perfect Swingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Magic Moveandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;How to Practice the Full Swingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Warming Up in a Hurryandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chippingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Puttingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Dreaded Four-Footerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Shank Shotandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Why I Decided to Become a Teacherandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Stanceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Very Bad Habitandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The First-Time Studentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Kids and Cartsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Story by Helenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Learningandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Ben Hoganandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Sexesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Practice Ruleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hooking and Slicingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Long and Shortandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chip or Pitch?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Preparing fora Big Matchandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Playing in the Windandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Titanic Thompsonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Life in Golfandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Part II. from andlt;Iandgt;And If You Play Golf, You're My Friendandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;My Son-in-Law's First Lessonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Teaching Billyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Value of Knowledgeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Lawyerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;God Knowsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;In the Mind's Eyeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Flavor that Lastsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Story by Helenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;An Ironyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The First Choiceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Strange Worldandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Look Here Firstandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Higher Aspectsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Method for Madnessandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Distinctionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;From the Fringeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Lay Upandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Tommy Wins the Openandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Story by Christy Kiteandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Make Up Your Mindandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The California Womanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Judgeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Keep It Movingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The True Wayandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Special Clubandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Golfer's Prayerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Give Luck a Chanceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Teacher's Guideandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Wilmer's Woesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Championandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Practice It Firstandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Wrongheaded Husbandsandlt;BRandgt;rChildrenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hit It Hardandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;How to Stop the Bleedingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Dashing Demaretandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Wasting Your Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Fate Takes a Handandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;What Do You Look At?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Telephone Lessonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Future in Golfandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Playing Hurtandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Feeling of Farandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;My First Lessonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Timingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Time to Moveandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Downhill Lieandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hauntedandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hogan Whiffs Itandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Where Is He?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Game of Honorandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Part III. from andlt;Iandgt;For All Who Love the Gameandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Lessons in the Afternoonandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Practice Procedureandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Card Table -- Under and Underandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Fundamentalandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;What's Your Hurry?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Golf Tipandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Vital Long Chip Shotandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Matter of Touchandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Steady Headandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Be Yourselfandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;My Banquet Speechandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;An Outlook on Puttingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Refresh Yourselfandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Basic Shotandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Learningandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Left Wristandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Women's Gripsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Post Itandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Universal Adviceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;When to Offer Golf Advice to Your Spouseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Perceptionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Another Reason to Clip the Teeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Exerciseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Listen to the Swishandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Alignmentandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;But We're Not Robotsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Homeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Compliment from the Haigandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Checking Ball Positionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Remembering Babeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Know Your Own Gameandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Howdy Doandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Playing Pregnantandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Patty's First Timeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Part IV. from andlt;Iandgt;The Game for a Lifetimeandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Forewordandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Dreamer Sees the Real Thingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Keeping the Edgeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Leaping Luciferandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Barbed Wire Lineandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Crushed by Crunchandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Rock Solid Puttingandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;To the Finishandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Good Day at Cherry Hillsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Ezar the Wizardandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Practice? What's That?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Short Game Touchandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Yogaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;I Wonder Whyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Pick It Upandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Great One's Tricksandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Jones's Rules and One Moreandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Luckandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Word from the Wiseandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Waxo's Puzzleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Walter's Wayandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Forty More Yards for Bobbyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Be Mindfulandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Three Most Common Faultsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Practice It Firstandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Treat the Easy Ones with Respectandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bibb's Cure for Lungersandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;You're On Your Ownandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Hit the Canandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Saving the Cowandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Jimmy Would Have Changed His Gripandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Look Againandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Strike a Matchandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Not Quite Gentlemenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Salute from a Friendandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Willie the Weeperandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Too Far Forwardandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Solidandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Check Your Hipsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Who Is Talking Here?andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Use a Teeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Brownieandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;For the Tall Playerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Thoughts on Taking Dead Aimandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The "I" in Maxfliandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The Masters Championandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Helenandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Epilogueandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Picture credits