Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible
Same here. I never seem to get as much spin on pitch shots as I want... I would love to be able to throw the ball at the pin like that and know the ball will stop. Do you think that moving to a urethane ball like the B330RX would help with that? I just picked up a couple boxes as I liked them during the testing and was planning on gaming them in Myrtle.
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- #257
It will help, but it's mostly technique. Conditions play a big part as well. I can generate spin farther away, but it's hard from that close in.
Some pretty good shots today, but I'm sitting here thinking of the one that got away. Scooped a gottdang 80 yarder that left me in bogeyville. Stupid Hawk. I dropped another ball and put it inside 12 feet. Not sure why I couldn't have just done that the first time.
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- #259
That second golfer is always such a show off!!
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LOL it's just not right!. As with most things related to my swing I have to remember to turn with my shoulders. My arms don't hit good balls.
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- #260
Well, I still haven't practiced much lately, but my finesse swing was pretty darn good yesterday. Put a 90 yard shot inside 8 feet for a birdie and had a couple more that left me some very makeable putts.
Conditions were a little soft, so the shots I hit a little thick were penalized. Biggest thing I had on my mind yesterday was making sure I was following through all the way. I tend to forget that at times. Seems to improve contact and give me a higher ball flight.
Conditions were a little soft, so the shots I hit a little thick were penalized. Biggest thing I had on my mind yesterday was making sure I was following through all the way. I tend to forget that at times. Seems to improve contact and give me a higher ball flight.
dhill
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I think it's time to pick this book up
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I swear by this book.
Every time my short game needs work I get it out again!
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Every time my short game needs work I get it out again!
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I should be getting a copy for Christmas. In ready to dig in and do work
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SANDBAGGER!!!!!!!
I just got a copy. All the great talk of this book and approach made this an easy purchase for me.
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Thanks for the offer Hawk!
I got my copy yesterday. I should have brought it in to work to read today since theres no one in here
I got my copy yesterday. I should have brought it in to work to read today since theres no one in here
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- #267
Would have been the perfect time to get into it. The first part is a pretty quick read from what I remember. I'm a numbers/stats guy though. Eventually it sort of delves into specialty shots, which I still haven't paid much attention to.
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Me neither - I pretty much read the first few sections over and over
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- #269
I will say that it helped my sand game quite a bit, but the other shots I didn't pay much attention to. Same with the chipping. I still go back and read it too. The pictures help me visualize what I'm trying to do.
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The other thing to note is it teaches you to be specific.
So many times I've just though I want to get this close - but how close is close?
This book talks about the 'Golden 8 Feet' so that's what I try to do. Get within 10 feet when using distance wedges, closer when chipping and short pitches.
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So many times I've just though I want to get this close - but how close is close?
This book talks about the 'Golden 8 Feet' so that's what I try to do. Get within 10 feet when using distance wedges, closer when chipping and short pitches.
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- #271
I need to refine things a little next year. I'd like to see myself getting some of the in between yardages a little more automatic. Right now I'm mainly choking down, which works, but I could definitely do better.
I really got a lot out of this book.
The main thing I took away from it was how to properly hit a chip shot. There is one section where he gives a tip on how newbs should brace their finger against the shaft to prevent you from getting to handsy or wristy and promotes ball first contact. This helped me enormously.
I also like the clock positions on backswings. Only problem is that if I take less than a full backswing, I tend to swing harder on the downswing to compensate. Totally defeats the purpose.
The main thing I took away from it was how to properly hit a chip shot. There is one section where he gives a tip on how newbs should brace their finger against the shaft to prevent you from getting to handsy or wristy and promotes ball first contact. This helped me enormously.
I also like the clock positions on backswings. Only problem is that if I take less than a full backswing, I tend to swing harder on the downswing to compensate. Totally defeats the purpose.
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- #273
Yea it does. I can let my distance infatuation creep into my finesse swing and it's almost always a bad thing.
What does Pelz say about the length of the follow through on the 7, 9 and 10 o'clock shots? Is it always a full follow through or does the follow through approximate the length of the backswing?
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- #275