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DAVE STOCKTON'S PUTT TO WIN: Secrets for Mastering the Other Game of Golf

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One of the game's greatest putters helps the rest of us putt better. Although he provides some great hints on technique, better yet was his help on attitude. Approach menatally to putting is everything, once one has a basic technique down. I also really benefited from his method of reading greens. This book has helped me putt the ball in hole more often. Thanks Dave.

From one who has played golf regularly for over 40 years, Dave Stockton's book is one of the best values I have EVER encountered. Reasons:
1) to get the same info from a live lesson would take several lessons at over USD$100 per hour each,
2) Dave brings out points you take for granted and applies weighted arguments for or against said practices,
3) The sections are sufficiently detailed, yet, you feel they are not excessively long,
4) It has already helped my game!

The fundamental in this book will help anyone to make more putts within 5-6 feet.

As someone who was struggling with putting, Dave's book made the game fun again. Try his tips when you're practicing and you should see immediate results. The tip that is helping me the most is keeping the putterhead low in the follow-through. Putting is all about touch and feel so this is a much better approach than the mechanical and scientific approach being preached by Pelz.

Many of the top tour pros are seeking out Stockton for short game advice. Instead of molding yourself into a posture that would withstand a 100 mph gale and maybe put your brain into the same frame of mind, Stockton will guide you to focusing on your line and the balls ultimate destination. You'll build a stable stance for sure, but you won't be so rigid in mind and body that some of those 'cookie cutter' young guns maintain.
He'll provide you with a short routine that you can personalize and build on. I found his instructionals on YouTube to be a good starting point, but you'll need this book for a more detailed account on why he teaches and thinks the way that he does.
Dave also has a few personal stories in the book. He grew up with a driver and a putter as his only clubs. I can only imagine having a kids frame of mind and the time and curiosity to practice and become really good at putting......but I'm going to give it a try!

Dave's techniques are simple, logical and immediate. What more can you ask for? There are key techniques that he teaches and tells you why they work, but he also tells you that you don't have to apply every technique in the book to see improvement. Do you want to feel mellow over putts that were previously nerve-racking? Who wouldn't? Dave will teach how to do you this and much, much more. Over the phone, I told my son just one of the techniques and the next day he shot a round with only 30 putts, a new low for him. This book is the ultimate winner on putting.

Great book for the weekend golfer who needs to find consistency and confidence with the putter. Dave Stockton's clear explanations and simple putting philosophy have removed the anxiety from my putting. I plan to hold on to this book and refer back to it whenever my putting needs a tune-up.

Dave Stockton's Putt to Win: Secrets For Mastering the Other Game of Golf

A great read with great instruction. Following Dave Stockton's putting process enabled me to change from a very much mechanical putter to more of a visual feel putter. As a result I am making more putts and fewer three putts.

This is a great book on putting. The author understands that most of us are nervous and uncomfortable when we putt. My game is already improving.

I was hoping for a little bit more about the mechanics of putting but I shouldn't have been. Stockton offers just enough mechanical guidance to make you trust yourself and commit to the line and speed you've chosen. Combined with Stan Utley's Art of Putting this book completes the definitive guide to the part of the game responsible for the majority of the strokes. Quick read. Easy to comprehend. Easy to implement.