Best Golf Instruction Books - So What Are The Best Golf Instruction Books?

When we talk about the best golf instruction books what exactly do we mean? The best written golf books, or perhaps we use some other criteria to arrive at what we believe to be the best golf instruction books? The preferred method to evaluate golf instruction books in this article is the popularity of the book over the years. For example, Ben Hogan's Five Lessons book is regarded by many in the golf fraternity as a classic golfing book. Not just in the era when it was written, but it has helped and encouraged many keen golfers ever since. Sure, other golf instruction books have come and gone since 1957 which is the year when Five Lessons, The Modern Fundamentals of Golf was first published. It can be said that back in 1957 there were not as many golf books in circulation as there are today, so less choice for the reader. But, we have to remember that Ben Hogan was one of a kind. A unique golfer, in a class of his own. A perfectionist in the golf game. He worked incredibly hard at his golf swing, and was single minded in doing so. Ben Hogan 5 Lessons is my number one choice of best golf instruction books.Ben Hogan's other book on golf instruction is called Power Golf. The illustrations are brilliant. As a youngster just having started learning to play golf, I found the classic photographs of the Ben Hogan golf swing completely captivating in this book. I couldn't put the book down for a long time, as I tried to copy his golf swing. As you study the photographs in the book, the sheer power and mastery of the Ben Hogan golf swing comes out of the pages at you and leaves a remarkable impression on you of the brilliance of the player.