Dave Pelz - Short game and Putting bibles

[fairmorn308]

Well got these in the post this morning and will be working my way through these books starting with the short game one.

I have a few books to read over next couple of months before next season

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Found the short game one more useful than the putting one but both have some very good points

 

[fairmorn308]

did you think it helped you?


and what exactly did you take from the book onto he course?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The short game bible helped in terms of learning three shots per wedge (PW, 52 and SW) with the 7.30, 9.00 and 11.00 o'clock swings although to be fair I found the very short 7.30 swing hard to master and kept hitting it fat or thin so tend not to use that on the course. These short swing shots are great when you are in between clubs and means you have more distance control and can vary the spin and trajectory to get nearer to difficult pins.

The putting book is quite technical but it is very good for the fundamentals and explains why a lot of short putts are missed (wrist breakdown, lumpy doughnuts - read the book to see what that is - shoulder motion etc)

 

[fairmorn308]

yes i will do also got a few other books on the list sitting awaiting to be read and study for the winter season for next season

 

[USER1999]

It all sounds a bit formulaic to me. I guess I am just blessed with natural feel.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I have to agree it does feel a little stiff and unwieldly to begin with trying to swing no further than the prescribed position which I think is why I struggle so much with the shortest swing but once you get the hang of it the 9.00 and 11.00 swings do become very natural and do give you more shots with each wedge increasing your armoury

 

[golfcitydweller]

hasn`t done `phil mickelson` any harm....i wonder if he reads his books before he goes to bed at nite...