The PGA Manual of Golf
At first glance, The PGA Manual of Golf (Warner Books; $34.95 SRP) looks like a coffee table book.
Don’t be fooled. It’s actually a very good instructional primer on the basics of golf—the grip, the stance, the address, the takeaway, and the forward swing.
The book is filled with stop action photographs and short pieces on the different parts of the golf swing, as well as segments on routine tactics, such as chipping, sand play, and dealing with the wind.
Rick Martino, PGA of America’s Director of Instruction, helped by long-time golf writer Don Wade, rarely misses an opportunity to suggest readers should use the Manual along with a regular course of instruction by their favorite PGA professional.
That’s not just marketing, that’s also just good sense.
Review Date: December 15, 2002