(Part 3) Best golf books according to redditors

Here are a few. Anything by Tom Wishon will be a great resource in understanding clubmaking and fitting.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0913563048?cache=8508466843f89d26ef064226728981a2&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1405909916&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0961941332?cache=8508466843f89d26ef064226728981a2&pi=SX200_QL40&qid=1405909916&sr=8-3#ref=mp_s_a_1_3

Since no one has mentioned it yet, Bobby Jones' newspaper articles were all collated into a 140 page book, Golf Tips, Secrets of the Master each chapter (column) about 3 pages long. Extremely well written and easily understood and translatable to the game.

Great post, thanks for sharing. I couldn't agree more about taking the hands out of the swing. Many things talked about in your post and the comments are laid out in a pretty sweet way in Hebron's book. I would highly recommend for anyone who identify's with OP to pick it up. It helped me.

That tip was from this book, http://www.amazon.com/Feel-Inside-Outside-Expanded-Edition/dp/0962021407 . I highly recommend it.

Yeah putting is all mental and these guys just let it get in their heads. Basically ruined a few profilic players latter careers (Hogan & Sam Snead to name a few)

Funny side note I read CB MacDonald's book on vacation last week Scotland's Gift: Golf and the schenectady putter was of hot contention during the early 1900s because it wasn't heel shafted and people thought it was against the spirit of the game. This was because mallet or croquet style putters were already banned. Interesting to see how that's evolved and all the different putter head styles since.

Scotland is easy. Buy this book by Allan Ferguson.


http://www.amazon.com/Golf-Scotland-Travel-Planning-Profiles-Courses/dp/0971032645

I've collected interesting putters for 20+ years now and for most of that time, I played a blade style putter.

For the last two seasons I've been playing a mid-mallet (specifically a Scotty Cameron Golo S and more recently a Cameron Futura X5R). I found the mid-mallets to be really easy to align and love the extra weight in the head. That said, given you have extra weight, you'll need to put some practice time in to get a feel for your distances.

Some of the best money you can spend is getting fit for you putter. I'm 6'3" and was surprised to find that I putted significantly better with a shorter putter (33" to 34").

Lastly, go ready this book: Putter Perfection http://www.amazon.com/Putter-Perfection-Groundbreaking-Guide-Finding/dp/0615492606

'the golfers mind' is another excellent book. very good for picking up the night before playing. my game has improved a huge amount thanks to it. the mental side of golf is easily 50% of the challenge! its by dr.bob rotella http://www.amazon.com/The-Golfers-Mind-Play-Great/dp/074353977X

Seconded. I have read another of Rotella's books, Putting Out of Your Mind. It is very informative, has great stories (Hal Sutton's is the one i remember most) and good drills.

However, the #1 golf book I have read is The Inner Game of Golf by Tim Gallwey. It changed the entire way I look at the game, and made it much more enjoyable - not only because it lowered my scores, but also because it changed the goal of each shot, from trying to hit it perfectly (and wondering if you can), to letting yourself hit it perfectly (because you know you can). The book explains it much better than I can. Nowadays I pick it up every couple weeks and read a few pages, and it's like that secret water in Space Jam - instant results.

According to the book Bud, Sweat, and Tees, so does Rich!

All of Harvey Penick's books. It's much more mental than technique, but mental is a big part of the game many people ignore. I'm sure he wrote much more than what I linked below, but it would be a good start.

Little Red Book
And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend
The Game for a Lifetime

For instructional, I think Jack Nicklaus' Lesson Tee is one of the best I have ever read. Excellent drawings and descriptions -- he really simplifies the swing. Highly recommend it!

Dude...trust me when I say this: the golf swing has a LOT in common with baseball. Did you ever play ball?

I'm an ex-baseball player but struggled with the golf swing until I took lessons from a guy who basically teaches golf in terms of the sports that ex-athletes might have played...especially baseball. The usual crap that people tell you about keeping your head down and left arm straight is BS too...don't listen to it. I'm killing the ball now, after learning a few things from my teacher.

Now, that being said, my GRIP is an overlap grip. But my swing is baseball.

Don't listen to any unsolicited advice people give you about golf because most people have no clue what they're talking about. If you ask for it, that's another story, but most people tend to chime in and it's annoying as hell. I was at the range the other day and was hitting well...I topped ONE shot...it's gonna happen. The fool in the stall next to me starts talking about me "picking my head up." Apparently he didn't see any of the other shots I hit.

Great book...helped me look at golf much differently

http://www.amazon.com/Golf-Baseball-Players-Thomas-Pranio/dp/1411628497/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451492375&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=tom+pranio

Thank you for your kindness. One of my favorite books is "In Search of Burningbush," about golf in Scotland with a handicapped philosopher/hacker. (Strongly connected to "Golf in the Kingdom.") And my collection "Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus" is a light, golf-crazed read for the newly insane.

Edit: Both book links added

https://www.amazon.com/Search-Burningbush-Michael-Konik/dp/B006G876AM

https://www.amazon.com/Nice-Shot-Mr-Nicklaus-Stories/dp/092971203X/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482085535&sr=1-11

Golf - A Good Walk & Then Some: A Quintessential History of the Game


lighter read, bunch of short stories
The Ultimate Golf Book: A History and a Celebration of the World's Greatest Game

Not sure why you got down-voted. I like the Odyssey 2-ball putter and have to say that it along with wedges to improve your short game are the most vital for a high handicapper. If I could add a #4 onto this, I would say to read How Short Hitting, Bad Golfers Break 90 All the Time by Fred Fields If you have a Kindle (OP), msg me your email address and I'll loan the thing to you. It's about getting your mind right and playing the course. Most of it seems like common sense, but we're all guilty of doing silly things like trying to hit a ball between two trees when we can't hit a fairway. Definitely worth a read and emphasizes the short game.

It's outdated. Try these books instead.

You won't be disappointed, I guarantee it!

The Golfing Machine by Homer Kelley is as technical and scientific as any golf book I've ever read. As someone who hated math and geometry this book is basically gibberish to me. It's cool to have around so you can show some of the illustrations to confuse people :) Some people swear by this book though, and there are many, many pros dedicated to teaching the theories. What this guy says in his trick shot video is basically verbatim out of the book. Yeah, it's that complicated.

I recommend:

http://www.amazon.com/Play-Your-Best-Golf-Time/dp/0684813793

and

http://www.amazon.com/A-Round-Golf-Tommy-Armour/dp/1558212175/ref=pd_sim_b_1

The advice in there is great and has helped me a great deal. The round of golf book gives you some idea of the thought process involved in playing on a course, making different choices and not always trying for the "big" shot.

My favorite quote is "always take the shot that will make your next shot easier." NOT the shot that you might have an outside chance of making once or twice a season.

A great example from my own play... hit a drive with too much fade and ended up in the rough with some trees between me and the hole. If I hit a 5i just right, I could get it on the green. if I hit a 7i i could easily get it to a great location on the fairway and then have an easy shot onto the green. Since no one was behind me, I hit both. 5i shot didn't make it, took me 3 shots to get on the green. Was on the green as predicted with the 7i shot and had an easier put than when I eventually got on the green after the 5i.

When you are a 100+ player, that can have an amazingly positive impact on your score.