chosen by TT member S. Holman

"I was recently introduced to this book by a golfing friend of mine who spoke very highly of it.

What's it about
Harvey is an old timer in the US who has coached many a pro golfer, the book is very simplified; it uses short common sense paragraphs that hit the spot.

Harvey compiled his book via taking notes and observation from when he was a young golfer. He kept it to himself throughout his golfing days, then when older decided to let his son read it. It's just full of short observations that make total sense.

Excerpt passage
An example is his Chipping technique on page 100:

'The first and foremost fundamental to learn about chipping is this:

Keep your hands ahead of or even with the clubhead on the follow-through, all the way through. Grip your club close to the steel. Flex your knees so you can get down to it.

Keep the club close to you instead of reaching out for the ball. Move your weight a little more to your left.

Loosen your elbows. Make your backswing and your follow through the same length, as in a putting stroke.

Use the straightest-faced club that will carry the ball onto the soonest and start it rolling towards the cup.'

The introduction page is useful as he lists these intriguing problems

Golf medicine
What's the problem
The three most important clubs
The easiest lesson
Do you need help
The right elbow
The left heel
The slow motion drill
Swing the bucket
Warming up in a hurry
A very bad habit
Chip or pitch
A little bit ( my favourite)
Preparing for a Big Match

Reminding myself of just one of his fixes prior to playing has worked wonders for me.

Steve Holman

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