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Dave Pelz on the Importance of Putting (and Making Exactly the Opposite Argument He Thinks)

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This video is 11 years old and Dave Pelz has since passed on. And the video above reminded me of this gem of a thread:

I have two issues with this video.

First, Dave's math is once again wrong. Winners historically putt to a level where it accounts for 35% of their "win." Very little of a win is short game, leaving most of the 65% for the full swing.

Second, and perhaps most importantly… he makes the opposite point he thinks he's making. He proves that the short game is easier and that putting is easier to reach a high level, and that most people have no hope of improving their full swing to the point where they can compete with a PGA Tour player. Because that's the area where better players separate themselves the most. That's the area where the biggest batch of strokes to be gained or lost exists for almost every player.

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