Dave Pelz's Damage Control : How to Save up to 5 Shots per Round Using All-New, Scientifically Proven Techniques for Playing Out of Trouble Lies

by Pelz, Dave

• ISBN13: 9781592405107
• ISBN10: 159240510X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-12
• Publisher: Gotham

Summary

A paradigm-smashing instruction book on recovering from trouble and avoiding disaster shots”—the three or four errant shots in each round that lead to blow up holes and ruin golfers’ scores Over his three decades of working with pro and amateur golfers, Dave Pelz noticed some definite differences between the two, particularly in how pros and amateurs handle trouble shots. Seeking quantitative evidence for his hunch, he used his analytical tools to look at thousands of scorecards from a wide range of amateur players. The data showed that the majority of golfers play at or below their handicap most of the time but are done in by a few disaster holes”—double bogeys or worse—each round that ruin their score. In Damage Control, Dave Pelz teaches all the techniques necessary to recover from trouble and avoid disasters. He explains the golf fact that you will hit errant shots—into deep rough, into sand, into shallow water, or near obstacles that inhibit your swing. The key is being able to recover from these shots and not make a bad situation worse by hitting the ball into deeper trouble. The book is filled with full-color photos and drills on how to make all the shots you might encounter on a golf course using five skills specifically designed to minimize the chances of making your life worse. Revealing methods for shot-making never before seen in an instructional book, Damage Controlis a groundbreaking new look at the game from a master instructor.

Author Biography

Dave Pelz is the author of two bestselling classics of golf instruction, Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible and Dave Pelz's Putting Bible, and is the foremost instructor of putting and the short game in the world. A former research scientist at NASA, he has been analyzing golf and fine-tuning his instruction methods for three decades. He is the founder of the Pelz Golf Institute and the World Putting Championships, the senior Scoring Game Show instructor on the Golf Channel, and technical advisor to Golf Magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
The Concept of Damage Control	p. 2
The Big Picture	p. 4
Why Disasters Happen	p. 20
Separate Thinking ... and Almost Avoiding Disasters	p. 34
Subtleties of Damage Control	p. 49
Setupology	p. 56
The Fundamentals of Your "Normal" Swing	p. 58
Spine Angles Influence Swing Mechanics	p. 71
Spine Tilt vs. Lean	p. 82
Stance Width	p. 90
Solid Contact, Ball Position, and Face Angle	p. 94
Setupology Is Fundamental	p. 102
Swing Shaping	p. 104
Changing the Shape of Your Swing	p. 106
Changing the Swing Plane	p. 126
Swings for Sloping Terrain	p. 139
Launch Direction and In-Flight Curvature	p. 146
The Good and Bad of Swing wShaping	p. 152
Hand-Fire Feel	p. 156
Understanding Hand-Fire	p. 158
The Intensity of Hand-Fire	p. 177
Learning Hand-Fire Feel Is Essential	p. 192
Red-Flag Touch	p. 194
The Meaning of Red Flags	p. 196
Red Flags for Surface Conditions	p. 200
Red Flags for Slopes	p. 203
Red Flags for Things You Don't Often Try	p. 212
Red Flags for Fast Green Speeds	p. 218
Ultimate Red Flags for Combinations	p. 224
The Meaning of Red-Flag Touch	p. 229
Damage Control Mentality	p. 232
How Your Damage Controller Works	p. 234
Two Parts of Damage Control Mentality	p. 249
Developing Your Own	p. 258
Your Game Is ... What It Is (For Now)	p. 264
Developing Damage Control Skills	p. 270
Getting Started	p. 272
How to Prepare for Shots from Trouble	p. 278
Take It to Your Backyard	p. 282
Take It to the Course	p. 311
Try It In Your Game	p. 318
Acknowledgments	p. 327
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