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Dave Pelz's Putting Bible
by Dave Pelz
Golf's foremost apostle from 100 yards in, Dave Pelz follows up the bestselling Short Game Bible--his essential testament on how to get on the green--with chapter and verse on what to do once you're finally there. The lower your handicap, the more of a religious experience it should be.
While you don't have to be a rocket scientist to explain the forces at work in rolling a small, dimpled ball over changing terrain toward a cup that looks far too small for its purpose, Pelz was in fact a rocket scientist by trade. His approach is analytical, theoretical, mechanical, and systematic, brimming with graphs, charts, and illustrations. But don't let that scare you--for all the science, Pelz and the gospel he preaches are as inspiring as a good sermon and readily understandable regardless of your skill level. Yes, advanced players will no doubt be more intrigued with the depths Pelz plumbs, but high handicappers can draw solace from the quality of the supplicants who've sought his counsel--Lee Janzen, Annika Sorenstam, Steve Elkington, and Colin Montgomery, for starters--and proceed from there. Numbers, charts, and graphs aside, Pelz preaches good grip and stroke, proper reading of lines and distances, the importance of leaving a ball in the best location (that only seems obvious), and the need to identify your putting weaknesses, learn why they're your weaknesses, and address the proper fixes. "Never give up on putting well," Pelz stresses. By studying his bible and heeding his golden rules, you'll find yourself standing over those knee-rattling, downhill 4-footers with a lot more going for you than just a prayer.
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Extraordinary Putting : Transforming the Whole Game
by Fred Shoemaker, J. Hardy
From the bestselling author and world-renowned coach, a unique approach to the often neglected art of putting that reveals three important keys to unlock the secrets to improved performance and overall satisfaction.
E xtraordinary Putting offers an innovative approach to improving the overall golf game by focusing on putting, which accounts for more than one-third of the strokes in a typical round. Although not a tips-and-techniques book, Extraordinary Putting features a series of illustrated exercises that will help players develop:
- inner freedom to trust themselves and to recognize self-imposed barriers
- peace of mind that comes from eliminating mental chatter and self-judgments
- increased awareness that allows them to pay attention to their experiences, to understand the differences in those experiences from stroke to stroke, and to master the art of self-coaching
More than a dissertation on the "mental" game, Extraordinary Putting aims to help players let go of expectations, find true enjoyment in the game, and, above all, develop the ability to self-coach that is critical to ongoing success.
Fred Shoemaker, who began teaching golf in the seventies, is the founder of Extraordinary Golf(r) named one of Golf Magazine's "25 Best Golf Schools" in America. He lectures and conducts workshops around the world for such organizations as the PGA and the LPGA and for major corporations, including Apple Computer, Oracle, and Pfizer.
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Putting Out of Your Mind
by Bob Dr. Rotella
Bestselling author Bob Rotella, the guru-cum-sports psychologist of choice among the world's top golfers, lines up a perfect double entendre with Putting Out of Your Mind. To putt out of your mind--to master this crucial part of the game--you've got to get putting out of your mind--to make it so second nature that you're not actually thinking and stressing once you're standing over the ball.
As Brad Faxon, a Rotella devotee and one of the best putters on the PGA Tour, emphasizes in his introduction, "The secret of great putting is not in the stroke. It's in the mind. When you putt, your state of mind is more important than your mechanics." Once you can imagine yourself sinking a putt, you've exponentially improved your possibilities of actually knocking it in. It's an important lesson, and he learned it from Rotella.
Rotella demystifies the mechanics, accenting instead the importance of a pre-shot routine to help you more effectively visualize your putts and serve as a security blanket when you're facing a breaking downhill five-footer with the match on the line. Most important, Rotella preaches the idea that putting is actually fun for good putters. It's the part of the game they relish most. You'll no doubt find yourself relishing it, too.
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The Art of Putting : The Revolutionary Feel-Based System for Improving Your Score
by Stan Utley, Matthew Rudy
PGA stars such as Jay Haas, Craig Stadler, Peter Jacobsen, and Darren Clarke have all sought advice from fellow pro Stan Utley about their putting, and have gone on to such immediate success on the green that Utley has become the most in-demand teacher in the game. Now, in The Art of Putting he outlines his unique approach to putting for golfers of all skill levels. In a welcome change from mechanistic and overly-complex putting "systems," Utley breaks down the putting stroke to a simple, natural motion, revealing a straightforward method for learning this sure, repeatable stroke.
As he guides you through the fundamentals of the proper grip, posture, alignment, and swing, Utley will overhaul and improve your stroke by putting feel back into your game. This definitive book also provides:
- A complete primer on club design, with tips for finding the putter most in tune with the nuances of your swing
- A guide to the sensory aspects of a good putt, from grip pressure to impact response to the way a putt should sound
- Simple steps for reading greens accurately, every time
- Drills to commit your putting stroke to muscle memory and overcome the tics that can knock your putts off line
- Cures for the mental hurdles you’ll face on the short grass
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Putt Like the Pros : Dave Pelz's Scientific Guide to Improvin
by Dave Peltz
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.
Dave Pelz was a physicist with NASA for many years. He had harbored hopes of becoming a touring pro, but twenty-three college contests against the young Jack Nicklaus (none of which Pelz won) decided him against it. For the past fifteen years Pelz has devoted himself to the study of the physics of golf, doing consulting work with the PGA and many PGA Tour professionals.
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See It and Sink It : Mastering Putting Through Peak Visual Peformance
by Craig L. Farnsworth
Dr. Craig L. Farnsworth, an optometrist and nationally recognized putting consultant to Nick Faldo, Tom Kite, Steve Elkington, Mark Wiebe and other top tour players, reveals the secrets of his unique, highly successful system.
Farnsworth believes that missed putts are more often caused by visual misperceptions than by faulty stroke mechanics. This invaluable, easy-to-follow guide shows golfers how to alter their visual perceptions by "rewiring" their eye-brain reality -- helping them to understand how to see and to establish accuracy of what is seen. See It and Sink It presents Farnsworth's winning method, which is based on the fact that in order to excel, one must develop accurate and enduring visual performance skills, such as eye-hand coordination, target localization, accuracy of visualization, space matching, visual discrimination and concentration. These are the essential basics to be able to align properly, judge distance and speed and to read the green. Step-by-step exercises are provided so readers can easily adapt the "Farnsworth System" -- the same system that helped Nick Faldo to win the 1996 Master's Tournament -- to master their own putting.
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The Superintendent's Guide to Controlling Putting Green Speed
by Thomas Nikolai
Let renowned expert Thomas Nikolai bring you up to speed on establishing and maintaining the best green speeds for your course. He covers it all: playability, environmental and weather factors, mowing, turfgrass species selection... every consideration that influences how fast and how far a given putt will go. Dr. Nikolai -- turfgrass academic specialist at Michigan State and green speed specialist for The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America -- distills a wealth of research and first-hand experience into easy-to-follow advice on how to deal with the common problems associated with green speed, techniques on how to find the ideal speed for your greens, and the correct use of current technology, including the Stimpmeter. His non-technical language makes the information accessible whether you're a golf course superintendent or a student. Order your copy today.
THOMAS A. NIKOLAI, PhD, is the Turfgrass Academic Specialist at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He is also a faculty member of The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) specializing in green speed management issues. He spent ten years working on golf courses and ten years working as a turfgrass research technician studying such topics as fertilization, topdressing, lightweight green rolling, cultivation techniques, PGR’s, mowing heights, wetting agents, leaf mulching, irrigation scheduling, putting green root zone mixes, and alternative spikes.
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The Mental Art of Putting : Using Your Mind to Putt Your Best
by Patrick J. Cohn
Having read just about every book on how to putt including Dave Pelz's opus on the technique and physics of the putting stroke, I can truly say this is a fabulous book that anyone who is struggling to become a skilled or just a better putter will benefit from reading. If you are having trouble getting the ball in the hole, if you are suffering from the yips, if you want to have more fun at this game of golf, then you can do no better than to read this book. It is too bad that it has not received the attention it deserves. Someone should find a way to market this book more effectively as it will help most everyone become a better putter and thereby enjoy the game more.
I really have to thank the authors for giving me hope as I was just about to abandon the game that I have played and have enjoyed for so long. BUY THIS BOOK if you are interested in improving this most important aspect of GOLF...you will not be disappointed!!!
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The Golf Magazine Putting Handbook (Golf Magazine)
by Peter Morrice
Replete with advice on equipment, strategy, and technique, The Golf Magazine Putting Handbook shows you the way to produce consistent results on the greens. You will learn to: develop a smooth, repeating stroke; understand the subtleties of reading greens; differentiate between variations in popular technique, including the cross-handed grip; control your nerves; cure common putting faults; and much more.Also included are putting drills and games from the archives of Golf Magazine and some of the finest teachers and players in the game. The Golf Magazine Putting Handbook will help golfers of all skill levels learn to size up their putts and make a good roll every time.
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Become a Putting Machine
by Yvon Legault
Golf is 18 holes, a field of grass, sand traps and, often, a lot of frustration. Sometimes, no matter how much one plays, when it comes down to just a few feet from the hole, the ball just won’t seem to go in. For people who need to shave a few strokes or need to completely change how they play, Yvon Legault offers the winning tips in his new book, Become a Putting Machine (now available through 1stBooks).
The bestselling guide in Canada and Europe has arrived in America. Become a Putting Machine is a complete and thorough breakdown of the art of putting. Legault covers stance, angle and putter selection as he patiently instructs golfers how to shave strokes off of their games from the green. From the topography of the course to the position of one’s feet, Legault covers everything an avid golfer needs to know to sink that putt for par.
In addition to addressing the mechanical aspects of the art of putting, the book covers the mental side of the game. He teaches golfers how to keep their cool under pressure, contain their emotions and put the ball into the hole. With this aspect, Become a Putting Machine becomes much more than a book about golf. It teaches readers life lessons based on love, faith and humility. Legault helps golfers carry their passion for the game from the course into the parking lot and out into the real world where it will help them become more well-rounded people.
For those with a passion for the links or those who seek to improve their lives through this metaphoric book, Becoming a Putting Machine will shave strokes off of one’s game and life.
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Putting: Sink It Every Time
by James Payne, Larry Wagster
Good putting improves a golfer’s score faster than any other skill. This incredible book shows golfers of all levels how to improve their putting dramatically with minimal practice. Unlike other putting books that stress mechanics, PeopleWise Putting provides specific steps based on brain technology to produce the Olympian focus and superior confidence needed to sink the ball every time. "PeopleWise golfers" will improve their scores, master this important skill, and get more enjoyment out of a challenging game. A must for anyone of any age interested in becoming a better golfer.
Dr. James S. Payne, a 2003 Fulbright Scholar, is a professor of Special Education at the University of Mississippi. He has authored numerous articles and 15 textbooks, three of which were best-sellers in their respective areas. Dr. Payne is the creator of the PeopleWise System of motivation and the author of PeopleWise Brain to Brain.
Larry W. Wagster is the former golf coach at the University of Mississippi, where he received his undergraduate degree in business administration. In 1989, he won the Mississippi Senior State Amateur Championship and was a medallist at the Mississippi qualifying site for the U.S. Golf Association Senior Amateur tournament in 1997.
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Precision Putting (Precision Golf Series)
by James A. Frank
Tape-measure tee shots may draw oohs and aahs from onlookers, but consistent, accurate putting is more essential to a solid golf game. That's why smart players spend more time on the practice green than the driving range: Precision Putting is the key to shooting lower scores.
Regardless of your handicap or how long you've been playing, you can become a top-flight putter with the help of the instruction, drills, and insights in Precision Putting. Written by GOLF Magazine editor James A. Frank, this all-in-one manual provides detailed descriptions and more than 100 photographs for the proper set-up and stroke for 25 different putting situations.
Throughout the book, Frank offers tips for practice, mental preparation, and etiquette. You'll also learn the secrets of several of the game's best all-time putters—such as Bobby Jones, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Nancy Lopez, and Ben Crenshaw.
Precision Putting is part of Human Kinetics' Precision Golf Series, a collection of books featuring specific, in-depth instruction and focused drills designed to improve the key components of a golfer's game.
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Putting Secrets : Weekend Golfer
by Steve Page
I have read several books on putting and by far this is the best. The book takes you through all the various aspects of putting and how each will affect your results. Very useful and practical diagrams throughout the book. The writer gives the player realistic advice on how to putt in any possible circumstance or placement which you might find yourself on the green.
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The Putter's Pocket Companion
by Jim McLean
A PGA coach and a renowned sports psychologist team up to offer golfers 100 unique physical and mental techniques to improve their putting in a special package designed to slip into the golfer's pocket or bag.
Jim McLean is director of instruction for The Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Florida and PGA West/La Quinta, CA, and runs Jim McLean Gold Academies in Scottdale, AZ, New York City, San Francisco, and Desert Canyon, WA. The coach of some of the game's greatest professionals, he lives in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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