The Elements of Scoring: A Master's Guide to the Art of Scoring Your Best When You're Not Playing Your Best by Raymond Floyd, Fred Couples Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Elements of Scoring: A Master's Guide to the Art of Scoring Your Best When You're Not Playing Your Best
Book Review: It Don't Mean a Thing If You Ain't Got That Swing
Summary: 3 Stars
If you can't shoot 100 and you think this book will have you breaking 80, you're sadly mistaken. If you're average scores are more in the low 80's this book might help you get to the magic handicap, 0-9. For the most part if mechanics are your problem you should probably just get lessons from a PGA pro.Book Review: whow!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was struggeling for about half a year with my stroke, my putting an despecially my driving. I got this book in canada and read it in one evening. The next round I played I hit nearly every shot perfectly (at least for my abilities). There are a few essentials in this book, that seem so wright to me, that it changed my whole play (especially not having any "swingthoughts" during play). Thank You Ray!Book Review: Required Reading
Summary: 5 Stars
This book & Bob Rotella's "Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect" should be required reading for anyone serious about improving their game. His ideas on strategy, how to handle bad shots, & how to prepare yourself mentally are extremely helpful. This book has helped me improve more than any instructional book or lesson ever did. This is not an "instructional" book filled w/pics...this is a glimpse into the mind of a scorer. Highly recommended.Book Review: For golfers who want to take the next step
Summary: 5 Stars
This is not a book for the beginner but if you have reasonable shotmaking skills this book can help you take the next important step. Until reading this book I had never broken 90 even though I was always shooting in the low 90's. After reading and digesting its contents I not only broke 90 but shot an 84. You see this book doesn't tell you how to swing a golf club, it points you toward strategies for scoring the best with what you've got. Floyd explains crucial things like focusing only on the shot at hand, making sure you get your tee shot in play, never getting mad or steamed (it only clouds your thinking for the next shot), how the short putt is the most important shot in golf.
If you read this book and think hard on what he is saying this book will lower your score and make golf even more enjoyable.
Book Review: A "Must Read" For Improving Your Game
Summary: 5 Stars
Along with Ben Hogan's 5 Lessons and Dave Pelz' Short Game Bible, this is probably the best instructional book on golf I have ever read. And while those other two concentrate on the swing mechanics of different parts of the game (the full swing and the short game), this one is all about strategy and what you should be thinking about on the golf course. Very thought provoking, I will keep it by my bedside stand for repeated reading for the forseeable future. I will give away several copies to golfing buddies this Christmas...