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 enlarge | Author: Dave Pelz
Brand: Golf Smart
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Rating:  123 reviews
Sales Rank: 6855
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0767903447
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3523
EAN: 9780767903448
ASIN: 0767903447
Publication Date: May 11, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Good Condition, minor shelf wear. GREAT VALUE!!
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 Not a typical 5-star review August 22, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Normally, 5-star reviews on Amazon are worthless and written by people who don't read with a critical eye. This, I hope, is an exception to that rule.
I bought this book when I was first starting to learn how to play golf, in 2003. I was immediately captivated by the methodical, well-laid-out approach Mr. Pelz set forth. He not only explains how to achieve your goal in golf (get the ball within 10 feet of the hole on your approach, and the closer the better), but he explains in common-sense terms WHY it is so important to do so (your likelihood of making the putt goes up GREATLY the closer you get to the hole). What's more, those common-sense lessons and reasons are solidly grounded in physics. Pelz was a physicist with NASA before the golf virus (my term) overcame him. And, as he is fond of pointing out, nothing in this book comes from the golfing equivalent of old wives' tales...it's grounded in scientific research, usually along the order of data collected from several thousand repetitions of the various techniques.
In short, he's done the hard work, he's got the results to show for it, and he's set forth his principles in a way that is nearly impossible to argue. I've been thoroughly pleased by how his instructions have helped me improve my scores and, subsequently, my confidence in the game. Having a steady short game on which to fall back gives you the ability to be more aggresive on your approach shots, leading to greater birdie opportunities. His putting bible is a fitting companion to this work, and both should be on the shelf of any serious golfer. Or better yet, they should be taken to the practice range--these are books meant for serious work, not pleasure reading.
He knows his game August 11, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Dave is the invincible Imam of golf!! I thoroughly enjoy his books and articles. I'm in the process of getting this book for several of my friend's birthdays. If you drive like a champ but chip like a chump!!!(say that 5 times really fast) Than this book will help you.
Direct results July 11, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was struggling with my short game. Pitch over the green, followed by another pitch over the green and maybe even a third for good measure. I was so frustrated I decided I had to do something. I sat down and started reading this book. The next day I golfed and my pitching improved dramatically. Simple instruction on stance, swing and grip helped tremendously. It is the first and only thing I have found to be a quick fix in over ten years of playing this maddening sport. If your pitching game is already good maybe you don't need this but if your drives you crazy like mine did, get this and read it.
Great system - definite results June 11, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Easy to read book, system works without a dought if you commit to doing it. I usually have a makeable putt from shots from inside 100 yards. I had 2 rounds in the 60's in 25 years of playing the game prior to reading this book, last summer had 5 rounds in the 60's after reading the book. If you can't spend $400 on his 3 day clinic this is a great alternative. My scores have dropped by 3-5 strokes avg.
Fantastic May 21, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dave Pelz is a scientist, and scientists believe in data. Dave Pelz has the data. He has proven that the short game is the key to scoring, and he has developed a method, simple, understandable and, most of all, doable, that will improve any golfer's short game. In a way, it's so simple that it's obvious, but it's said that the ability to answer simple questions in a new way is the mark of genius. The same easy swing, with three different differences on the back swing, applied to each of four wedges will give 12 predictable distances. Why didn't I think of it? This afternoon, I found myself 26 yards from the pin, placed on an elevated green. I now know that a 7:30 shot with my lob wedge goes 25-30 yards. I hit it four feet from the pin and saved my par.
The reviewers who say that the system requires a place to practice are of course correct, but this is hardly a legitimate criticism. Any new technique in any profession or sport needs to be practiced. I go the High School baseball field in the evening. It's deserted, and with my range finder and a bucket of balls, I've been able to figure out the distances I hit my various wedges. What a difference. Thank you, Dave Pelz!
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