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Finished reading this book a couple of months ago.  It took forever to write a review... have been pretty busy during the week with work. 

For those who appreciate the game of golf, proper equitette, stories of teaching others and them basically turning professional at some point.  Loved the entire book. Only been playing golf for a year and continue to enjoy every aspect of the game.

He wrote this from a teaching perspective. Talks about all of his golf lessons with his students at Austin Country Club in West Texas.  He writes about his experiences playing golf, ladies having too high of a handicap, adjusting their swings, games and making the cut of tournaments.  What a fantastic teacher this Harvey Penick is. He also talks about Bobby Jones.

Back to more book thoughts....

Most of his students went on to become professional golfers.  He taught them every part of the golf game from bunker shots, alignment, pre-shot routine, putting, etc...

Half the time, I'd pull out the trusty USGA Rule Book and figure out exactly what he was talking about.  Know how everything is scored, how to establish your handicap, having confidence in your golf game, pitch shot, bunker shots, teeing off, fairways.

Found a bit of information from a recent blog that I wrote about a lesson out at the Ridge on How to read your putts:

Approach the greens, assess the lie, slope of the land. Also whether your putt it is uphill, downhill or across any slope. Controlling the speed of the putt is key. I observed how the putt was going to break either left, right or straight. I picked my break or spot. Then pick your target out as a straight line, hit your ball at the right speed and it will take the break.

Really enjoyed reading this book a lot.  Hope it inspires you to at least to take a lesson and give golf a try.