Before titanium drivers, before oversized heads and bubble shafts, before electronic systems to tell you how far you are from the pin, golf was much the same way as it is today. The lessons Penick taught in the pre-gadget days still stand. The golf swing is basically the same, and Penick could teach it better than anybody.
For most of his life, he never intended to publish his Little Red Book, a notebook of golf wisdom and anecdotes that he compiled with the idea of passing it onto his son. But for the sake of history, it’s a good thing he did. Contained in its 175 pages is just about everything you need to know about golf from a technical standpoint, along with Penick’s priceless memories of working with famous pros like Ben Crenshaw and teaching absolute nobodies to get the ball in the air.
This book makes you feel good about playing golf, that you’re part of something steeped in ritual and mystery and tradition, and that the game was played perfectly well before perimeter-weighted graphite-shafted irons came along. (Amazon)
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