 | Break 100 Now: From Hacker to Golfer in Just 90 Days by Mike Adams
Buy new: $13.95 / Used from: $0.01 THE place to start if you haven't broken 100; the instruction is simple, easy to understand, and easy to employ
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 | Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf by Ben Hogan
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $0.67 The instruction manual of the great golf legend; a useful classic
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 | Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings from a Lifetime in Golf by Harvey Penick
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $0.01 Another classic; although more anecdotal in nature, still provides many lessons for the beginning or struggling golfer
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 | David Leadbetter's Faults and Fixes: How to Correct the 80 Most Common Problems in Golf by David Leadbetter
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $0.35 If you play golf and you're not a PGA pro, chances are that you commit at least some of these 80 problems; advice from one of the best teachers around today
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 | Getting Up and Down: How to Save Strokes from Forty Yards and in by Tom Watson
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $0.58 Novice golfers lose more strokes from inside 100 yards than anywhere else; 5-time British Open champ is a great teacher to learn from on this subject
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 | Golf is Not a Game of Perfect by Dr. Bob Rotella
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $0.85 A psychological treatise about golf, helping you to realize that it's unlikely you'll ever master golf enough to play perfectly, helping you to recover when you don't
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 | The Women's Guide to Golf: A Handbook for Beginners by Kellie Stenzel
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $1.53 Although I haven't personally read this book, I'm sure this would be a great place for beginning female golfers to start their exploration of the great game of golf
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 | The Scrambler's Dozen: The 12 Shots Every Golfer Needs to Score Like the Pros by Mike Mcgetrick
Buy used from: $5.97 As the author points out, even the pros have to scramble every round they play; he teaches you 12 essential shots that help you recover and improve your score
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 | Turning Three Shots Into Two by Mike Stachura
Buy used from: $13.99 |
 | Tony Johnstone's Short Game by Tony Johnstone
Buy used from: $0.99 |
 | From 60 Yards in: How to Master Golf's Short Game by Raymond Floyd
Buy used from: $0.01 |
 | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Improving Your Short Game by Jim McLean
Buy used from: $0.34 This book and the three above it are focused on the short game; if you want to lower your score, the short game is definitely the place to start for immediate results
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 | The 30-Second Golf Swing: How to Train Your Brain to Improve Your Game (A mountain lion book) by T.j. Tomasi
Buy used from: $0.99 |
 | Golf Digest's Book of Drills by Jim Mclean
Buy new: $18.68 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | 101 Drills to Improve Your Golf Game by Alan Moyer
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $16.77 Practice makes perfect; this book and the book above makes sure you're practicing the right way
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 | Tension-Free Golf: Unleasing Your Greatest Shots More Often by Dean Reinmuth
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $3.50 If you're like me, tension can be a huge part of your golf game, especially when performing around others; this book should help
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 | The Elements of Scoring: A Master's Guide to the Art of Scoring Your Best When You're Not Playing Your Best by Raymond Floyd
Buy new: $11.11 / Used from: $3.07 |
 | Golf by Design: How to Lower Your Score by Reading the Features of a Course by Robert Trent Jones
Buy used from: $0.25 |
 | Tom Watson's Strategic Golf by Tom Watson
Buy used from: $4.81 Strategy is an oft-neglected, but crucial part of the game of golf; this book and the two above should help; also check out Break 100 Now, which is #1 on this list
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 | Lights-Out Putting : A Mind, Body, and Soul Approach to Golf's Game Within the Game by Todd Sones
Buy used from: $11.95 You can never improve your putting too much
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 | 50 Greatest Golf Lessons Of The Century: Private Sessions with the Golf Greats by John Jacobs
Buy new: $28.00 / Used from: $4.06 I don't own this book, but I have flipped through it at the store and it looks quite good; basically it is made up of lessons from the pros on specific subjects
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 | How to Find Your Perfect Golf Swing by Rick Smith
Buy used from: $1.03 |
| Practical Golf by John Jacobs
Buy used from: $10.00 |
 | The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing: Curing Your Hit Impulse in Seven Simple Lessons by Michael McTeigue
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $12.95 |
 | The LAWs of the Golf Swing: Body-Type Your Golf Swing and Master Your Game by Mike Adams
Buy used from: $9.90 Helps identify what type of golfer you are, then gives you tips to best improve your game
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