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Putt Like the Pros: Dave Pelz's Scientific Way to Improving Your Stroke, Reading Greens, and Lowering Your Score (Paperback)

by Dave Pelz (Author), Nick Mastroni (Author) "During my first four years working full time in golf, from 1975 through 1978, I measured the performance of golfers over many hundreds of rounds..." (more)
Key Phrases: lumpy doughnut, prestroke routine, putting stroke mechanics, True Roller, Safety Drawback, Safe Zone (more...)
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"Dave Pelz knows more about putting than Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Ben Crenshaw combined!" -- -- Golf Magazine

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Putting has often been described as an art, but the author of this book, by trade a physicist, has analyzed it as never before, using scientific principles. Pelz has come up with a system to perfect your putting stroke -- or at least to come as close to perfect as humanly possible.

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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (April 24, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060920785
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060920784
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,733 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but obsolete, June 5, 2001
By jeffnc "jeffnc" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This is a very good book, but we must leave room at the top for better books (by Dave Pelz, of course :-) Since his "Putting Bible" came out, there is no longer any need for this book. "The Bible" has everything this book has and then some. If you are looking for a used book in paperback to save a lot of money off the hardcover bible, then this represents an excellent value, since the basic ideas are here.

Note - this is not for those looking for a few tips, band-aids, or just some feel-good words to make you feel better about yourself. This is serious game-improvement stuff. If you just want to daydream about being a better putter, get a putting book by one of the other guys. If you REALLY want to be a better putter, get this and get to work!

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The authoritative cookbook for improving your putting, May 26, 2000
By joe_n_bloe (Ester AK USA) - See all my reviews
  
This well-written and easily digestible book by Dave Pelz is as good as any book you're likely to encounter on the subject of putting. It teaches all the fundamentals and backs them up with Pelz's research.

One of the most useful parts of the book is the putting games that it describes. The most useful of them, "Safety Drawback," teaches you to hit the ball into a "cone" past the hole.

Reading this book alone won't make you a better putter, of course. That'll take about 10,000 more practice putts. :) But at least you'll know what to practice.

I can't find any major faults with this book. Pelz suggests a particular technique but he also accepts that many other strokes and techniques work well. Whether you're a beginner who is still trying to figure out what a decent putting stroke looks like, or an experienced player who is just trying to work out the kinks in his game, you'll find at least something in this book to help you. Highly recommended and, at present, there's no better book on the market as far as I know.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like this approach, there's no better book, October 5, 1999
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I give this 5 stars because it's an excellent book, which is not to say *you* will love it - it just might not be your style. There aren't a lot of anecdotes, and surely no fluff. That last reviwer sure got it wrong - first he says it's very techical, then it's an infomercial? Which is it? 2 stars because Pelz mentions how to use a couple of his products? I found that helpful. If you don't want them, skip those few paragraphs.

But on to the meat. This is just packed with hard facts based on real research. Anyone who doesn't like this book will probably be the type of person who just wants a band-aid. There is no quick fix here - you will be told what it takes to seriously improve your putting. And that kind of improvement does not come for free. But Pelz boils it down to the core. This is *the* putting bible, as far as I'm concerned.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I am now a much better putter
I am putting much better since reading this book. Previously, I read Stan Utley's book and I could not get my putts on line. I am now putting everything where I aim. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Beaumont Benny

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling reading
This book is both informative and entertaining.

The sheer amount of research and effort that Dave Pelz has put into the project gives tremendous credibility to his... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Robert G. Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars Put like the Pros and the short game bible
2 Top Books, delivered very quickly and in excellent condition. Plays Mind games with your golf successfully.
Published 14 months ago by Dr. Eric Thevathasan

5.0 out of 5 stars Scientific approach to putting
I remember buying this book over a decade ago. It is a truly amazing book.

Putting is simple in concept. Read more
Published on August 8, 2005 by M. Young

2.0 out of 5 stars Too much scientific approach
I was quite dissapointing by this book as it contains lot of pages but only a few important messages. If Mr Pelz would put these on one A4 sheet, it would be more appropriate. Read more
Published on August 6, 2004 by Aiglek

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
I've watched Dave Pelz on the golf channel and took some of his chipping tips to the practice green where they really helped. I expected as much from this book. Read more
Published on July 13, 2000 by Azmadoc

5.0 out of 5 stars What a difference a book makes...
I read this book on a plane from NY to San Francisco, on my way to a golf outing at Pebble Beach. As a fairly new golfer (less than 2 years), I needed to work on my putting... Read more
Published on March 27, 2000 by jfr57

4.0 out of 5 stars great book
if you want to lower your handicap, this is the book that you want to buy. master the excercises and you're on your way to lowering that handicap. i guarantee it. Read more
Published on December 2, 1999 by rmunar

2.0 out of 5 stars Very technical
This book was too much like an infomercial for the author's training equipment.
Published on August 4, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book to sharpen your putting skills
This book, however technical, was very useful is clarifying and explaining different putting techniques. Read more
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