What's instructional golf books would you recommend?

Question

how about wieght training in golf? Is there anything out there really worth buying?

Answer 1

I read Ben Hogan's "Power Golf" and Jack Nicklaus' "Golf My Way" when i was a teenager.I found very useful tips in both of these books.The key is to try their different ideas and see which ones work best for you.Every golfer has a different physique so there is no perfect way to swing for everyone.But both of these books offer great tips you should be able to incororate into your own game.Good Luck and enjoy the game.

Answer 2

John Daly's "Drink my Way"

Answer 3

The Venturi Analysis by Ken Venturi

You'll have to find a used copy, out of print since the mid-eighties.

Answer 4

“FOUR MAGIC MOVES to winning golf”

by Joe Dante (1962) is a great book! Not many pictures, but a good read.  

Don’t take my word for it, read the reviews on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Magic-Moves-W...

Ditto the golf magazines, I love Golf and Gold Digest.

Answer 5

Ohio

A Hogan fan?

I don't think Power Golf is worth the buy. This book was written pre-1950 which means Hogan still had the duck-hook.

Five Lessons is probably the best one I have read.

Tiger and Nickolaus both model their swing on Five Lessons anyway with their own tips.

When reading Five Lessons, don't get too caught up in "suppination" of the wrist. Concentrate on the body swing.

Which brings me to the last part of your question - weights training. The key areas to strengthen are your

1) legs - squats and running

2) torso - twisting exercise, sit ups, pilates

3) shoulders

4) triceps

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Answer 6

Golfista -

I would recommend the following:

All of the books by Harvey Penick:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104...

Both of Ben Hogan's books:

Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

http://www.amazon.com/Ben-Hogans-Five-Le...

and

Power Golf  



http://www.amazon.com/Power-Golf-Ben-Hog...



How I Play Golf by Tiger Woods  

http://www.amazon.com/How-Play-Golf-Tige...

and



Golf My Way by Jack Nicklaus

http://www.amazon.com/Golf-My-Way-Instru...



I would also recommend a subscription to Golf Digest:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-...



All of these references have great information on the sport of golf and they are all interesting in their own way.

Good question!

Answer 7

Golfing for Dummies

Answer 8

I would recommend Ben Hogan's Five lessons book, The Art of Putting by Stan Utley, Every Shot Must Have a Purpose is also an excellent book.