Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible: Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score (Dave Pelz Scoring Game Series) by Dave Pelz Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible: Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score (Dave Pelz Scoring Game Series)
Book Review: Pelz short game bible
Summary: 4 Stars
Great book. I am a former 5 handicapper who has lost his way and touch, and Pelz is helping find the tools to regain skill levelBook Review: Great help for your short game
Summary: 4 Stars
Pelz does an in-depth analysis of the flaws of the short game of hundreds of amateur and professional golfers,studies thousands of golf shots, then provides easy to follow solutions for each situation. His methods work ! His background as an engineer gives credence to his conclusions. You may find his analyses a bit weighty, but you can skip right to his solutions if you choose to.
An essential book to read if you are struggling with your short game.
Book Review: What every golfer should know
Summary: 5 Stars
This book gave me the tools I needed to lower my scores. I have been playing golf for 30 years and have never uderstood how to controll shots from 20 to 60 yards. I save at least 3 shots a round using ideas from the book. I went from a 12 handicap to an 8 and I have only read half the book.Book Review: His bible is our bible
Summary: 5 Stars
Dave Pelz made a name for himself by being one of the first to scientifically study the game. Starting out with simple statistics, his search for what made the great ones great led to him to realize that the key factor was not just in how well they hit the ball, or even how they did once on the green. The big determining factor was how close they could get the ball to the hole with their approach, most importantly from less than a full club's distance.
This book contains most, if not all his conclusions. It also (perhaps more importantly) offers the ways he developed with tour players and amateurs alike to produce repeatable results that don't mysteriously vanish when you walk off the practice tee.
The simplicity of his methods is probably the place most people will find fault with his book. "It can't be that easy." In truth, although the proceedures described for every kind of wedge shot are painfully simple, one thing comes out loud and clear: you must practice the motions over and over and over again. This is the hard part, the bit written between the lines.
I enjoyed reading Pelz's book if for any other reason than it appealed to the scientist in me. I love seeing the reasons for why something happens layed out for me. I also found that many of Pelz's observations were ones I had myself had at one point, but hadn't attached too much to them. Looking back now, I feel more vilified than anything in knowing that I was right at one point (but lost it, as is the pattern with golf).
If you hate statistical studies, long explanations, and simple golf instruction, steer clear. This is not for you. If you revel in any of it, take a look. It can't hurt.
Book Review: In depth discussion of the different types of shots
Summary: 4 Stars
Starts off some analytical data with why the short game helps your score more than the full shots. Then goes into the fundementals like ball position and each type of short game shorts: distance wedges (30-100yd), pitch (<30y), chip (green side), sand.One thing this book can't help you is HOW to make that swing. You have to have a reasonably solid/consistent swing to take advantage of the concepts in the book. It talks about making a synchronized swing but that means different things to different people, so the best way to hone your execution is to go see a pro. The sequenced photos are great but we don't always swing the way we think we do.
The best idea of the book though, which help my short and full shot game, has to do with the stabiliby of the clubhead (pulling a cart vs. pushing). It explains why the Pros are more consistent even on their misses. Given the same club head speed, a stable club head will be more accurate (i.e. longer) on average. I'm an enginerd so I dig all these analytical stuff.
Anyway, a solid book with great ideas.