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Harvey Penick's Little Blue Golf Book: Lessons Teachings for Women Golfers
Harvey Penick's Little Blue Golf Book Lessons Teachings for Women Golfers Author:Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake, Kathy Whitworth, Betsy Rawls From what started out as innocent) jottings in a notebook, Harvey Penick's delightfully anecdotal Little Red Golf Book and its sequel, the Little Green Golf Book, have been worldwide bestsellers that have guaranteed the author cult status in the world of golf instruction. Harvey Penick, who sadly died on the eve of the 1995 US Mas... more »ters, was shrewdly aware that half of all new aspiring golfers are women. In his Little Blue Golf Book, he addresses, in his customary courteous and effortless style, the unique requirements of the woman golfer. With gentle humour, Penick concedes that men are much stronger but lack control, while women invariably need to develop extra power. Penick shows women how they can hit the ball further and conversely, how to use their intuitive touch around the green as well as negotiating hazards as varied as water, bunkers and seemingly well-intentioned male advice. From the regular player and the occasional holiday golfer to the businesswoman striving to hold her own playing with clients, the Little Blue Golf Book caters for golf's most overlooked audience - and provides a fitting tribute to Harvey Penick's fairmindedness, considerable wisdom and love for golf.« less