Summary

ANOTHER ROUND OF INSPIRATION AND INSTRUCTIONWhen Harvey Penick signed copies of his now classic first book,Harvey Penick's Little Red Book,Bud Shrake, his coauthor, noticed that he often inscribed them with the line "To my fried and pupil." When Shrake asked him why, Penick replied "Well, if you read my book, you're my pupil, and if you play golf, you're my friend."Taking up where theLittle Red Bookleft off, this is the second dose of Penick's singular brand of wit and wisdom, full of the simple and easy-to-understand lessons on golf that Penick is known and admired for. Like its predecessor,And If You Play Golf, You're My Friendis rich with Penick's great love of the game, a love that he delighted in sharing with golfers of all ages and levels of ability.

Author Biography

The late Harvey Penick was a renowned golf pro who began his career at the Austin (Texas) Country Club as a caddie. though he coached golf at the University of Texas for thirty years, and worked with the likes of Tom Kite, ben Crenshaw, and Betsy Rawls, he never left the country club, where he continued to teach until his death in 1995.

Contents

My Son-in-Law's First Lesson
Teaching Billy
A Value of Knowledge
Identify the Problem
The Lawyer
God Knows
In the Mind's Eye
What Does It Mean?
Take Pleasure in It
Flavor That Lasts
The Oracle Speaks
A Story by Helen
Another Call
Toss It
An Irony
The First Choice
A Strange World
Look Here First
Toward a Stronger Grip
All You Need to Know About the Wrist Cock
Higher Aspects
A Method for Madness
Making a Comeback
A Distinction
Preacher Mann
The Reason for It
From the Fringe
South of the Border
The Lay Up
Tommy Wins the Open
A Story by Christy Kite
Make Up Your Mind
The California Woman
The Judge
Keep It Moving
The Learning Game
A Story by Tom Kite
The True Way
Club Selection
A Special Club
A Golfer's Prayer
Give Luck a Chance
The Bench
A Teacher's Guide
Musings on Rulings
Wilmer's Woes
The Power of Negative Thinking
The Champion
Practice It First
Wrongheaded Husbands
Children
Crosshanders
The Left Arm
The Secret of the Golf Swing
Hit It Hard
Brand-Name Aiming
Slices and Hooks
Pressure
The Erratics
How to Stop the Bleeding
The Dashing Demaret
Luck
Sweet but Incomplete
Paula Granoff's Story
Indoor Teaching
Masters Manners
A Golfer's Poem
Wasting Your Time
Mr. Connerly
Fate Takes a Hand
Unfair to Ben
Made in Heaven
Chipping
What Do You Look At?
Telephone Lesson
Still the Most Dreaded Shot
Reassurance
A Future in Golf
The Sweet Spot
Playing Hurt
The Feeling of Far
In the Eyes
In the Mind
Old Familiar
Governor Hobby
Life in the Mind
My First Lesson
A Soft Wedge
The Examination
Club Fitting
The Best Hands
A Hard Job
Mr. Aminex
An Inexhaustible Subject
A Tip
The Fee
Timing
Time to Move
Mr. Roberts
Randy's Driver
Jack Did It
The Downhill Lie
Haunted
Hogan Whiffs It
Caddie-Yard Psychology
Where Is He?
My Prayer
Training Aids
Necessity
Summing Up
Game of Honor

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Excerpts

Chapter 1

My Son-in-Law's First Lesson

My son-in-law, Billy Powell, was captain of the University of Texas basketball team. When my daughter, Kathryn, married him, Billy's pals accused him of trying to improve his golf game.

Everybody knew that was meant as humor, because Billy had never touched a golf club. Basketball was Billy's idea of a real game, not golf.

After college, Billy and Kathryn served a tour in the Air Force. They were stationed at Clovis, New Mexico. Billy tried golf for the first time in Clovis. Playing with a friend who had a 2 handicap, Billy learned what a thrilling experience golf can be. He was hooked.

Billy phoned me that night. He was so excited, he could hardly catch his breath.

"Harvey, I'm on my way to Austin to take a lesson," he said. "How soon can you fit me in?"

I said, "Billy, I will send you a set of golf clubs. Play golf for six months. Then we'll talk about lessons."

Six months later, Billy and I went to the practice range at Austin Country Club.

"I have to ask you a question," Billy said. "I've had an awful struggle for six months. Why did you make me wait so long for this first lesson?"

"This is the second lesson," I said. "Your first lesson was six months of struggle on your own."

"But why?"

I said, "Athletes like you, who have had success in other sports, need to be humbled before they can learn the game of golf."

There's an old saying: The student must be ready for the teacher to appear.

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