Every Shot Counts
Using the Revolutionary Strokes Gained Approach to Improve Your Golf Performance and Strategy
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4.2 • 155 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Columbia Business School professor Mark Broadie’s paradigm-shifting approach that uses statistics and golf analytics to transform the game.
Mark Broadie is at the forefront of a revolutionary new approach to the game of golf. What does it take to drop ten strokes from your golf score? What part of Tiger Woods’ game makes him a winner? Traditional golf stats can't answer these questions. Broadie, a professor at Columbia Business School, helped the PGA Tour develop its cutting-edge strokes gained putting stat. In this eye-opening new book, Broadie uses analytics from the financial world to uncover the secrets of the game of golf. He crunches mountains of data to show both professional and amateur golfers how to make better decisions on the course. This eagerly awaited resource is for any player who wants to understand the pros, improve golf skills, and make every shot count.
Customer Reviews
Worth the read.
Sorry, I've got to counter the critical review below. I read a ton of golf books, 6 so far this year. I thought this was a great read. This book uses science to contradict many long held theories of golf. Will it make you a better golfer? I dunno, but it has changed my practice habits, and strategy on the course. My scores are lower for starting the season than they've ever been. I give this book some of the credit.
An Absolute Game Changer
I love golf. I really love it. There is so much folklore surrounding our game. Everyone has an opinion about the game. Everyone has their theories and opinions about what they need to work on, or what the most important part of the game is. Dr. Broadie doesn’t have opinions. Dr. Broadie doesn’t have vague notions based on anecdotal moments. Dr. Broadie has data, facts, and objective math.
This book has changed the way I see the game of golf. There are no subjective statements made in this book. Well, I don’t know…maybe there a few. But, understand that Dr. Broadie has created a method of analyzing the game which is immune to subjective manipulation of the facts.
I would highly recommend this book to any golfer who wishes to learn how to improve their game. Remember that scene in The Matrix when Neo can see the code? Well, when I play golf now, I can see the numbers before me, expressed in strokes being gained or lost.
Gets it right
The revolution in sports analysis began with Bill James in baseball and is solidly and expertly accomplished here for the sport of golf. While refinements will/did come along, this approach to understanding golf is timeless. For the first time we are able to really understand what is actually going on in the game and we have a framework for analyzing what a golfer can actually do to improve.