The Scorecard Always Lies: A Year Behind the Scenes on the PGA Tour was written by Sports Illustrated golf correspondent Chris Lewis after spending nearly a full season traveling with the Tour. I know I said up front that this blog isn’t intended to be a fan blog because there are already so many good ones out there. Plus my mission is a little different. However, being that I’m on a quest to be a golf pro, a book that delves into the most prominent facet of professional golf is of great interest to me. I’m also a golf fan so this book piques my interest on two fronts. Chris Lewis spent 30 weeks on tour in 2006 and this book is the result of those 30 weeks. It covers a lot of things that were well publicized and some things that were not so well known (at least to me). It shows a side of the players that we don’t see in front of the cameras. It brings us the good, the bad, and
Book Review: Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible
Without question, this is one of the books that changed my golfing life. Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible brings science to the game of golf in a way that is easy to understand and practice. It helps take guesswork out of the short game by providing an understanding of the finesse swing and the statistical realities of the game of golf from 100 yards and in. Pelz left a career in NASA to pursue his love of golf. His scientific background and love for the game come together perfectly to bring order to the short game, where before there was chaos. Chapter Listing Score Counts in Golf Understanding the Game and Its Realities The Five Games of Golf Mechanics of the Short Game How to Score Distance Wedges The Pitch Shot Chipping and the Bump-and-Run The Sand Shot Short-Game Equipment Everyone Has a Short-Game Handicap Secrets of the Short Game The Future Highlights As would any book that covers the short game, this book covers the swing technique for every shot you’re going to face

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