My dad's a scratch golfer and I've got the knack of seeing something and then replicating it. I saw my dad swing a club and I worked out how to do the same thing. My backswing and follow-through have been basically the same since I was two.
I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want which I frequently do.