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

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.


What a difference a book makes...   March 27, 2000
 9 out of 12 found this review helpful

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 skills (or lack thereof..). I often 3 putted, or worse. Well, I must say, that after reading this book, I now understand what was REALLY happening as I was putting and I now know what to do about it. This book has done wonders for me and my golf scores...


great book   December 2, 1999
 5 out of 9 found this review helpful

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. it has helped me tremendously


If you like this approach, there's no better book   October 6, 1999
 17 out of 19 found this review helpful

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.