By Tommy Armour
There are several reasons why Tommy Armour’s book was an instant best seller when released, none of which have altered over time. Armour is straightforward, almost in-your-face, from the very beginning. “Understand that this is not a book about a soft way to great golf. This book is, frankly a textbook and as such requires intelligent study if the reader is going to pass the examination on the golf course.” While this sounds like heavy work, it is not. There is no confusing clutter of extraneous or conflicting instruction. This “textbook” is more like a schoolboy’s dream. The book is relatively short, uses a large typeface, has numerous space-consuming illustrations and is discerningly written in a lucid style.
Foreword by Herb Wind, Afterword by Herb Graffis