Could you all give me a couple of ideas for books to have my friend read?

Here is the deal -- I just have her her very first golf lesson last night! I love teaching people (not just golf) and I decided to set up "lesson plans" for the lessons I'm giving her. She had never even swung a golf club before, so I got to start from scratch. I started by telling her the history of golf, and then explained the game etc. We are starting slow, but I'm really excited about her swing. It seems to come pretty naturally to her! I'm going to get her as far as having a good base swing and working knowledge of the game. Then I'm going to send her to a pro to improve etc.

She went to law school with me and is very intelligent. She learns best by reading. For example, when I met with her last night, she had done extensive research on how to grip a club and had it perfect in time for our first lesson! I want to find something for her to read that is at the level she is at. Any suggestions??? http://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...s/computer.gif

Little Red Book-Harvey Penick. The most useful golf book I have ever read.

Any book by Earnest Jones, or Manuel de la Torre on the golf swing is a good read. They are a bit old school, but it is my belief that most of todays new teachings copy to a certain degree what these two originally wrote about.http://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...lies/clapp.gif

Thanks you guys!!!! http://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...ilies/good.png Prov - I will look into those! Just to get her started, I just went online and bought:

1) Little Red Book - Harvey Penick
2) Five Lessons: Modern Fundamentals of Golf - Ben Hogan
3) The Game for a Lifetime: More Lessons & Teachings - Harvey Penick

I'll look into any other suggestions people give too. I'm going to read these along with her!

1 and 2 on your list are the best place to start for anyone.

After that, "Getting Up and Down" by Tom Watson. It is the short game version of Hogan's Five Lessons.

Harvey Penick - For All Who Love the Game (Little Red Book is OK but not especially female friendly)

Ben Hogan - Five Lessons is good for hyper critical, analytical minds

The book from Jack Nicklaus would be good for a newbie

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One thing to remember is that once you decide on which instructor's book you want to use, don't change from that instructor's book unless you absolutely have to. I have a whole library of different golf books, but I only use two of them for my swing. I might pick bits, and pieces from some of them, but always go back to my two favorite ones that fit my swing. What happens is a person can get too many ideas on the golf swing from different books, and will wind up with a can of worms for a swing. Different instructor's teaching don't work well with others. http://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...ilies/cool.png

I think they just updated and re-released the videos too.

Misty, 5 Lessons is good because it is so simple and it won't overwhelm a beginner: Grip, Stance, Swing. But if your friend is a visual learner, DVDs (you can probably rent them) are good idea too.

Thank you all for the suggestions. Its good that everyone is thinking around the same type of books to start her on. I also appreciate the info about each one. I've ordered them and they should be here this week.

Prov -- that is a very good idea and something I'd thought about. I'm going to go through each book myself first and possibly only flag certain chapters for her. I'm in the process of building her swing and I don't want to confuse her.

Good news is she is enjoying it! I was also contacted by another one of my friends who wants to start lessons also! I explained I am noooo where near the person who could professionally teach them. I just told them I would get them started to see if they are serious and enjoy it (without wasting time or money on lessons if they are going to give it up) -- then it is time to send them to a real pro to help them.

"Golf For Dummies" by Gary McCord is a fun way to learn about the game without getting overally technical.

Another book I love is "The Golf Instruction Manual" by Steve Newell. Everything is done with pictures & is very comprehensive. It has helped me a lot.

Thanks DR! I love the "...For Dummies" series. I used it in Maui when I went and it was great! hahaha!

You can rent the DVD on Netflix.

Books that are a must read
 

2 books that have transformed my own game are

Mind under par
Every shot must have a purpose

Are we talking instructional only, or any golf books?

Instructional:

• Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

Other:

• Who's Your Caddy?

(And suddenly I've blanked, so I'll add more later.)