Dave Stockton's Putt to Win Secrets For Mastering the Other Game of Golf

In Dave Stockton's Putt to Win, Stockton, one of the greatest putters of all time, shares the secrets he's learned throughout his career for mastering the "other" game of golf, the one played on the green. The leading money winner on the Senior PGA Tour in 1993 and 1994, Stockton explains the mechanics necessary for successful putting and the mental approach needed to accept your share of misses while holing at least your share of birdies. Beautifully illustrated to highlight various putting techniques and loaded with solid practice drills and short-game tips, Dave Stockton's Putt to Win helps you do just that. Stockton shows numerous ways to improve your putting and ultimately lower your score. Topics covered include how to develop a smooth, dependable, mistake-free stroke; how to stay focused throughout the stroke no matter how difficult the putt; how to read the green and judge the distance to the hole; how to make adjustments for the length, the speed, and the grain of the green; how to read the subtle features that can influence the roll of the ball; how to choose the proper putter; and much more. But most important, Dave Stockton is able to articulate and teach us how to develop feel - the crucial element that separates great putters from those who quake at the sight of a breaking four-footer.

Dave Stockton has long been recognized as one of the outstanding putters in the history of the game of golf. His eleven PGA Tour victories—including two Championships—and his eleven victories to date on the Senior Tour are testaments to his skill. When he is not touring, he lives in Mentone, California.

Al Barkow has been writing professionally about golf for over thrity years. He has published nine books on golf, including several histories of the PGA Tour and instructionals written with Billy Casper, Ken Venturi, Phil Rodgers, Carl Lohren, and George Low. He is the former editor-in-chief of Golf Illustrated magazine. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.