Lights-Out Putting : A Mind, Body, and Soul Approach to Golf's Game Within the Game Review
This book has clarified the remaining loose ends I had in my putting. I have been bouncing around with styles and putting keys for 45 years and have been an average putter relative to the rest of my game; I have been between a 1 and 5 hcp over the years. The advice per arm stroke and tempo ideas coupled with alignment, i.e. hands below shoulders, eyes over ball, etc. have filled in the blanks once and for all. I was touting another putting guru at a USGA Mid Am qualifying round awhile back and another fellow recommended this book. There was something about his confident enthusiasm that caused me to go ahead and order the book, to take a chance so to speak. I'm glad I was paying attention.
----------- "Lights-Out?"........... More like 'Lights-On' in my case. And, the author wrote it in such a simple and easy to understand style. Says so much with an economy of words. This is good writing, good teaching, the final word on putting in my relatively learned opinion.
Lights-Out Putting : A Mind, Body, and Soul Approach to Golf's Game Within the Game Overview
"Todd Sones understands there is much more to being a great putter than a good stroke. In his book, you will find the knowledge of not only the stroke but also the setup, equipment, and mindset that will enable you to become the best putter you can be." -- Scott McCarron, Two-time winner on the PGA Tour, ranked 4th in putting on the PGA Tour in 1999 "Todd teaches the fundamentals of putting as simply and uncomplicated as anyone I've met. He understands the cause of what keeps people from putting their best and has the ability to communicate in a way that insures success." -- Robert Gamez, Two-time winner on the PGA Tour "I have had the privilege of working with Todd Sones for the last eight years. His simple and fundamental approach has been a great asset to me, and it will work for you. His book will enlighten you on how to improve your putting and lower your scores." -- Bill Harmon, Director of Big Horn Golf Club, Palm Desert, California, and one of
Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers in America "Improved putting is the quickest and easiest path to lower scores. Golfers who really want to improve this part of their game can learn a lot from Todd Sones's approach. He covers all aspects of successful putting, including how to putt with a winning attitude, which is as critical as picking the right speed on a putt." -- Mike McGetrick, McGetrick Golf Academy, 1999 National PGA Teacher of the Year
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One of the best books on putting - Milton C. Von Minden - Denver, CO United States
Todd Sones book is one of the best two books on putting in my library (the other is Dave Stockton's Putt to Win). Sones covers setup, pre-putt routine, the stroke (he advocates a simple arm stroke -- in comparison to Dave Pelz's pendulum type stroke and whatever you would call Stan Utley's forearm rotation arcing stroke). I have found this book to be the best of the lot for this mid-handcapper.
bad book. Written for completely newbies - Ulrik Plate - Atherton, Ca, USA
The book only contains very very basic stuff. There is only a very poor analysis of different grips' plusses and minusses and very poor (to no) instruction on how to actually do each kind of grip. The different schools of how to make a putting stroke are weakly compared and explained (for some strange reason author Todd Sones didn't feel any need to explain or discuss the stroke type that is most widely accepted as being the "correct" one namely the pendulum stroke!!!!. There is no real analysis (numerical or "scientific") of how the ball rolls or behaves on the green. Green reading instructions and conscepts are weak weak weak... It seems like he just summarized a few starters articles about putting and threw in a few references to some pros' putting technique. What a waste of money and time! If you wan't to learn how to really improve your putting and learn the proper and correct technique forget this book.
If you wan't to learn how to master the mind's game of golf forget about this book too and get "zen golf" (which is very good and intelligent). Peltz might be an alternative if you can stand his manic habit of endlessly repeting himself (which I can't)...
Good, basic guide to putting - -
Does a good job of covering both mechanics and psychology of putting. Touches on a lot of aspects of putting that other books don't, or maybe I should say that the way in which the author discusses subjects such as ball position, alignment, etc. is better at anticipating problems average golfers encounter when trying to follow the standard advice than many other books I have read.
I had bought Dave Pelz' Putting Bible earlier, thinking that would be the only book I would ever have to buy on putting, but was quite disappointed in the approach of that book. Sone's book gives much more useful information.
At the same time, it is a concise, quick read, and is arranged in a way that makes it easy to go back to certain chapters at a later date for a refresher.
Highly reccommended.
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