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 “My wife said, ‘How the heck are we going to make ends meet?’” he recalled. Fortunately, Foster was familiar with the golf business. While enrolled at Long Beach State, he played on the golf team and worked at Mesa Verde Country Club in Costa Mesa. Still, when he became a pro, he admitted, “I had no clue how to teach.” So he picked up Ben Hogan’s book, “Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf.” “It’s the most influential golf-swing book I’ve ever read,” Foster said. Now, the 53-year-old is the general manager at Talega Golf Club in San Clemente. Here are five books that have influenced his teaching. “Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf” by Ben Hogan It was probably the first book I ever read on the golf swing. When I started teaching, everybody said “Hogan, Hogan, Hogan.” If you can understand his fundamentals you can teach the swing. If you don’t know them it’s very difficult to help people. Every bit of it is awesome. “Golf is Not a Game of Perfect” by Bob Rotella It really talks about how to eliminate your fears and frustrations. It’s excellent. I didn’t read it until the mid-90s, but it really hit the spot. It helped my game a lot by keeping the negative thoughts out. To only think positive and picture the shot. “Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book” by Harvey Penick The thing I liked about Harvey Penick was that he concentrated on people’s strengths. He didn’t sit there and assume everybody is alike. He’d build on your strengths. Nobody should build a swing into what they think is right. They should help people with what they’ve got. “Bobby Jones on Golf” by Bobby Jones He talks about how the golf swing is about feel, and if you can’t feel something you’ll never be able to do it. “A Golfer’s Life” by Arnold Palmer It’s not going to help you teach, but it’s a great, humorous read. There’s also a lot of personal stuff in there, like stories about his first lessons with his father. It’s just great. |
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