Harvey Penick's Little Red Book

Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime of Golf

By: Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake

Narrated by: Jack Whitaker

Length: 1 hr and 27 mins

Publisher's Summary

Harvey Penick's life in golf began when he was eight years old, caddying at the Austin, Texas, Country Club. Eight decades later, he is still there, dispensing wisdom to pros and beginners alike. His stature in the golf world is reflected in the wide array of champions that he has worked with, including those featured in this audio program. And it is not for nothing that the Teacher of the Year Award given by the Golf Teachers Association is called the Harvey Penick Award. After sixty years of keeping notes on the things he's seen and learned and on the golfing greats he's taught, Penick lets the secrets in his Little Red Book be heard by the golf world in this classic work. His simple, direct, practical wisdom pares away all the hypertechnical jargon that's grown up around the game, and lets all golfers play their best - whatever their level.

©1993 Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake, and Helen Penick, All Rights Reserved (P)1993 Simon & Schuster Inc., All Rights Reserved, AUDIOWORKS Is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc.

A golf essential

I couldn't believe there was no review for this so I had to offer my 2 cents. While the avid reader & student of golf will probably find nothing new, it's still an essential part of your golf library. I own dozens of golf books but find myself returning to this gem time after time. Broken down into pithy little chapters, the uncomplicated wisdom of this man shines through like a break in the clouds as you approach the first tee. It's not clever or sophisticated, and all the better for it. As my game grows, so does my love for this book: I find more and more depth of meaning in the words.

Learning Golf from the BEST!!!

If you are serious about learning golf, learn from the BEST... Harvey Penick and his "Little Red Book."

Enjoyment at it’s best if you are a golfer

If you are a golfer and you are a student of the game you will absolutely enjoy this book. I have it in hardcover and the Narrative by Jack Whitaker is wonderful.

good stories great man

good learning tools some good technique tools for older golfers and a few for younger

Harvey freeking P man

Nailed it from beginning to end, classic listen from a legend. Can't go wrong if you love golf

FORE!

This was recommended to me by a good friend and fellow golfer. Simply told, and easily understood.

Some concepts are very familiar, some are new...many are just different ways to think about how to play this addictive, frustrating game!

Insights into some of the better players and their mindsets. Reinforces just how good the pros are.

Must read for every golfer

2nd time I read it and love it. The concepts in this book are very simple and well explained. A must read.

good simple straightforward instruction

I struggle with my golf game. I believed this instructional book will help with that

Awesome!!

The is the best golf book ever! Harvey was a fantastic man. He lived to teach golf and this is the culmination of his work.

Great listen with great advice

The narrator is exactly as I picture Mr penick sounds. The instructions are clear and actionable. Highly recommended.

Must read for all golfers

Simple but superbly told from the humblest and greatest golf teacher ever.
I'm listening again and again. My scores will tumble.
Thanks for your little red book Mr Pennick

It is a classic but may be nothing new!?

It is always difficult to criticise a “Classic”, especially from a respectable person in the history of golf.
But I think most text books in golf might have covered the same thing and may be this little Red Book is more simplistic and therefore easier to understand!
I am glad now I have listening to it after reading it many years ago, but I can’t say I can say I have learned anything new!?
Good luck to people who enjoy it.

Timeless instruction from a master

I read this book when I first started golf over 30 years ago. Listening to it again not only brought me back to it, it reminded me of some of the things I still need to work on today. Is a must read/listen for any golf enthusiast.

Nice Pictures

Great bite sized pieces of information to create mental pictures to help ones game of golf. Recommended.

quite average book. there are better ones.

I have read by now quite a lot of books about Golf and there are many books that are more interesting or useful than this. on the other hand I'm sure you can easily pick several advices for you