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A rolling log of PZ website developments.
Updated Sunday, August 5, 2007 6:06 AM

127 titles for putting instruction books added 07-28-07. All the books in English (and a couple in German) between 1904 and 2007, part of a new Amazon.com affiliate program to generate support for the PuttingZone website ... HERE
12 New Image Galleries added 07-09-07. About 2,000 photos, drawings, figures relating to putting techniques and golf history ... HERE
New PZ 2-CD Set offered for sale, added 06-22-07. Over 1.3 GIGABYTES of tips, podcasts, teaching videos, research database, and more! ... HERE
New review of Joe Parent's Zen Putting book added 06-22-07. Another "golf psych" steps inside the ropes onto the practice green ... HERE
New Putting Tips from around the world added 04-19-07. Expert Village videos, Temecula Valley, Athlon Sports, eZineArticles.com, 112 new tips ... HERE
New study of Ball-Hole Capture Physics added 04-08-07. Showing correct analysis of optimal ball speed at the cup's lip is about 2 revolutions per second ... HERE
Snap! Technology added 04-03-07. Alows rollover preview of internal and external links -- big time saver while sharing info more efficiently! ... HERE
New Putting Tips added 02-15-07. A dozen or more including video tips ... HERE
New Podcasts page with audio tips added 02-12-07. Paired with a new PZ Blog page ... HERE
Tons of new music and videos added to the PZPix 01-03-07. Bob Dylan, Capt Beefheart, Zappa, Drumline, more ... HERE
Massive new study of the gaze for targeting beside the ball added 12-18-06. The neurophysiology of why one gaze pattern is better than others and how to use it for lethal accuracy ... HERE
Greenkeeping site massively augmented 11-27-06. USGA articles, Turfgrass Trends, Golfdom Magazine contents, much much more on golf's most comprehensive greenkeeper resource ... HERE
Over four dozen video clips added 11-24-06. Historical, Instructional, and Woodsical in the Gallery ... HERE
Eight new putting training aids added 11-23-06. Laser putter, computer putter, aiming, reading devices, stroke plane trainer, more ... HERE
Seven new putter companies added 11-23-06. Clay Long, Duane Engdahl, Bruce Sizemore, Rick Hamilton, Todd Sones, and more (right column) ... HERE
Two more months of Golf Digest online articles added 11-23-06. Now showing 7 full years and 84 issues of the top golf instruction magazine -- spot the (rare) putting tips ... HERE
Several dozen sets of Science Animations added 11-21-06. General Science, Physics, Physiology, Neuroscience, Math, Sports and more ... HERE
Numerous resources added to Science > Physical > Targeting section 11-13-06. Mostly university research into neuroscience of spatial orientation for movement ... HERE
Three more new tips by me added 11-2-06. One on perfect lagging and two on stroke technique ... HERE
Putter Buyers Guides added 11-2-06. Dozens, from top magazines and websites ... HERE
Top 30 Player 2006 stats added 11-1-06. Showing the specific reliance upon putting to crack the top 30 ranking ... HERE
Golf Psychology resources added 10-23-06. Tons of new resources for NLP, Hypnosis, EFT, Biofeedback, and more ... HERE
Sixteen new sources for used, antique & collectible putters added 10-22-06. Auchterlonies of St Andrews, Callaway, Barry O'Brien's, plus Roger Gilchrist's Guide to Golf Collectibles ... HERE
Three more new putting tips by me posted 10-22-06. Three new ones on the Stroke ... HERE
2006 Winners & Contenders Stats updated 10-19-06. Sal Johnson's stats for all events since the Masters ... HERE
Nine new putting tips posted 10-18-06. From KeepMyGolfScore.com ... HERE
Golf Podcasts added to NEWS section 10-18-06. Over 3 DOZEN sets of Podcasts and streaming audio on golf from around the world ... HERE
Two Stats Profiles of Tiger Woods' 2006 Streak added 10-3-06. Comparing 1999-200 with 2006 and comparing first 1/2 of 2006 with 2nd half ... HERE
Eleven new putting tips by me added 10-1-06. Touch and Stroke tips and Green Reading tips ... HERE
Seventeen new putter manufacturers added 8-7-06. Some Japanese models, some gift and others ... HERE
54 new articles added to the MagRack 7-22-06. 23 recent articles including major pieces by Paul McGinley, Nick Faldo, David Howell, and Stan Utley plus 31 additional articles from previous years from Golf Digest, and all GD articles have live web links to online versions ... HERE
New putting articles added to the MagRack 7-3-06. Digests of the gating stroke by Kris Moe; Dr Karl Morris on the eyes in putting; more, in the NEWS section ... HERE
Six new issues of Golf Digest added 5-25-06. Online content from the top golf instruction magazine in the world ... HERE
A couple of dozen Minitour Schedules posted 4-22-06. In the News section ... HERE
Sal Johnson's Winners & Contenders stats for 2006 added 4-13-06. Mercedes to Nissan plus the Masters complete so far ... HERE
Putting Books added 4-9-06. Forthcoming book by Stan Utley June 1, 2006, several obscure ones! ... HERE
Winners and Contenders stats for 2005 PGA Tour added 1-3-06. Sal Johnson's player stats for each winner and close contenders in nearly all 2005 events ... HERE
Who Improved Putting in 2005 added 1-2-06. Stats and analysis of 196 players on PGA Tour in 2005 compared to 2004 ... HERE
Six years of Golf Digest online added 12-17-05. 2000-2005, 72 issues, with all putting-related articles and tips highlighted ... HERE
Flatstick Forum Index updated 11-4-05. Several dozen new topics indexed for the site search engine ... HERE

Lots of magazine articles digested since May on 10-6-05.

 

Over a dozen magazines digested, with probably 30 articles ... HERE

Pro golf tour website links added 7-8-05.

 

All major world pro tours plus over a dozen US and European pro min-tours ... HERE
9 new putting tips added 7-6-05. Tom Kearney's nice list, Alex Moore, WorldGolf.com ... HERE
Numerous resources for "Brain Basics" and Emotion added 6-28-05. NIMH, PBS tutorials on anatomy and function, numerous researches into the relationship between emotion and thought and action ... HERE
54 new putting tips added 6-28-05. A miscellany of putting techniques from various teachers ... HERE
Massive addition of research to the Science > Neuroscience > Timing section 6-5-05. Numerous neuroscience studies about neural timing mechanisms in the motor performance of sports, and the relationship between music timing and sports performance ... HERE
Five new print articles added to the MagRack 4-27-05. Nine tips on putting by Jack Nicklaus, a long article by Tony Dear, more ... HERE
Nine new print articles added to the MagRack 3-11-05. A long one from Colin Montgomerie, two short ones from Freddie Jacobson, a nice mental / psych piece from Gio Valiante, a Billy Casper interview, and a good little item about the gravity free-flowing stroke ... HERE
Search engine now available on Flatstick Forum as of 3-10-05. Allows searching full-text of the 500+ threads and the several thousands of separate posts on the Forum ... HERE
4 more new putter companies added 2-3-05. PZ now lists 519 putter companies on a single page ... HERE
New "On the Clock" article posted 1-31-05. Featuring the Science and Motion Puttlab from germany ... HERE
A new Chatroom for putting students added 1-15-05. Meet and converse with others visiting the PuttingZone or the Flatstick Forum in realtime ... HERE
Whole training aids section revamped and many more aids added 1-15-05. Putting monitors, stroke trainers, string lines, alignment aids ... HERE
7 new putting training aids added 1-9-05. Science & Motion Putting Lab, DVPutt, Easy-Putt Stroke Guide, and other hot items ... HERE
38 new putter manufacturers added 1-8-05. Heavy, Srixon, FeelTech, Mars, Clive, Fiel, Sudden D'Eath, more, now up to 504 companies, the world's most comprehensive listing ... HERE
Winners & Contenders stats updated 12-20-04. PGA Tour events since PGA Championship thru Tour Championship, 2004 now complete ... HERE
Who's Improving in Putting on Tour 2001-2004 added 12-12-04. Comparing all players ranked on PGA Tour Putts/GIR stats between 2001-2004, showing who's gaining and who's losing ground ... HERE
44 new tips added to the Tips section 12-12-04. Tips from Scott Fossum, Larry Stanley, Peter Royce, Jack Nicklaus, Walter Hagen, Willie Park Jr, David Leadbetter, Jim McLean, Scott Eilers, plus 15 by me ... HERE
Four new tips added to the MyTips section 12-08-04. Counting gravity, the free flowing stroke, and 2 new putting games ... HERE
Neuroscience literature added to Science section 11-27-04. Hundreds of studies on perception, movement, laterality, etc. ... HERE
Nine new mini-putt online arcade games added 11-20-04. Flash and Shockwave putt-putt ... HERE
Mathematical Physics resources added to Science section ... 11-7-06. Partial Differential Equations and Vector Calculus for the physics of real 3-D systems in time ... HERE
Extensive discussion of golf ball dimples and the dimple-error in putting added ... 10-26-04. Callaway HX dimple pattern, history, aerodynamics, geodesic geometry, physics, Polara, Royal Plus 6, Dr Norman Lindsay's work, much more ... HERE
A nice handful of new print articles on putting technique added ... 10-9-04. Testing of top 20 putters at Pinehurst, a nice piece by Lee Scarbrow ... HERE
A dozen new putting tips added ... 10-6-04. BBC Junior golf tips, Bruce Fleisher, Korean Times ... HERE
New golf sites added to Links pages ... 9-16-04. Golf Equipment reviews and guides, golf advice, hitting nets ... HERE
Hundreds of new resources added in the Science section ... 9-15-04. Psychology, Tempo, Neuroscience, Targeting -- mostly movement and perception science ... HERE
74 new Putting Tips from around the world added ... 9-14-04. Including Korea Times, Butch Harmon 1-liners, Ian Godelman, Scotty Cameron essays, David Leadbetter Academy ... HERE
Amplified discussion of Skills, Drills and Putting Aids added ... 9-12-04. In the Science section, discussing the difference between real skill and artifically generated "confidence" from drills and use of aids, and how to know the difference ... HERE
Junior golfer training resources added ... 9-12-04. Books and websites to help better train junior golfers added as an addendum ... HERE
Anthropometry and Ergonomics resources added ... 9-12-04. To better understand human body, motion, putter designs, and setup postures ... HERE
Scores and scores of Neuroscience resources for Brain and Body Laterality / Handedness added 9-8-04. Tests for degrees of handedness, websites, books, left-hand golf, science articles ... HERE
More print articles on putting added 9-4-04. Justin Leonard's technique, the cerebellum and choking ... HERE
Revamped my Lessons and Clinics page 9-3-04. Added "Afternoons with Geoff" plus Maps to my four venues in the middle of North Carolina ... HERE
New putting stats for 2004 PGA Tour Winners & Contenders added 8-24-04. Showing total putts, 0-putt, 1-putt, 2-putt, and 3-putt greens from Sal Johnson data ... HERE
More print articles on putting added 8-16-04. Diana Luna has a pretty substantial article in Golf International, and Golf Magazine has a nice article on sand greens ... HERE
20 new threads started on the Flatstick Forum between 6-24-04 and 8-8-04. Plus 67 replies, on metronomes, pulls, rules, general plan for improvement, imagery training, Feldenkrais movement training, and much more ... HERE
New visitor' poll added 8-8-04. Ban the belly putter? Halfway down the Home page ... HERE
Over a dozen new putting articles in print summarized and added to the Mag Rack 8-8-04. Set includes a Golf Digest article about independent putter designers and a nice tip from Hilary Lunke about the setup ... HERE
Five current print articles on putting summarized in the Mag Rack 7-27-04. Including a pretty good article on technique from Ian Poulter ... HERE
Three new putting instruction book reviews added to the Books page 6-25-04. Heyl and Apple on Long Putters, Golf Magazine collection of tips from Top 100 teachers, and Walter Steen's nice book ... HERE
A year's worth of putting articles from print magazines added to the Magazine Rack 6-24-04. Seve Ballesteros, Trevor Immelman, Mark McNulty, Rob Akins, Martin Hall ... HERE
Irish Golf -- the "Full Irish" Tour of Great European Courses added 6-22-04. More beautiful courses per acre than anywhere else in Europe ... HERE
Nearly a dozen new tips by me previewed 5-27-04. Tempo / Touch and Stroke Technique -- for straight and smooth rolls the right distance ... HERE
Putting lessons and Clinics rate sheet, sample clinic agenda added 5-21-04. Individual, group, and clinic rates for personal instruction by me, locally or at your location ... HERE
New column "On the Clock with Geoff Mangum" added 5-20-04. This week profiling Mike Shannon's putting instruction ... general commnetary on the state of the black art ... HERE
Beefed-up Science>Physics section with tons of golf physics resources and more added 5-19-04. Ball physics, putter physics, ball-green physics, plus other sports and just lots of neat physics ... HERE
Don't miss the couple of "Daily Dozen" putting stories culled ever day from around the world! In the NEWS section, piling up in the Putting Digest at an alarming rate! ... HERE
New Index of Posts on the Flatstick Forum added 4-15-04. Making it easier to find the good stuff all on one page or by searching the PZ site -- the Forum is rapidly becoming a real asset for the whole of golf ... HERE
New page on Training Motor Skills for putting added 3-19-04. Learning theories, teaching theories, training design for instructors and students ... HERE
Holy Cow! a BIG collection of films of Bobby Locke in his prime added 3-10-04. British Open film clips from the 1930s and 1940s, and lots more, all digitized and all available ... HERE
Lots of new Physics references in the Science section added 3-8-04. Demos, Applets / Physlets, University lecture notes, and lots about the Pendulum ... HERE
New article on the 4 fundamental elements of putting skill added 2-27-04. Pick a target, aim at target, putt straight, with good touch ... HERE
Loads of new articles about putters and putter manufacturers added 2-10-04. Press releases from Mitcchell, Ping, Callaway, others, along with stories on specific putters and putters in general ... HERE
Hundreds of additional putter reviews added 2-9-04. Mostly from Golfmagic.com ... HERE
Dozens, scores, bunches of new Putting AIDS added 2-9-04. Laser googles, laser headsets, stroke tracks, break indicators, and much more ... HERE
30 MORE new putter manufacturers added 2-3-04. Penneagle, Daito, Sterling, Vulcan, Burrows, many more, now totalling 467 different companies ... HERE
Seven new putter manufacturers added 1-21-04. Aserta, Resso, Down the Line, Ebalon, Pax, Straight Aim, Ontic ... HERE
Complete Pro Golf Schedules added 1-11-04. See Year-at-a-Glance events organized by week for all Tours, with weekly results posted each Monday ... HERE
News section expanded to cover High School golf teams. 1-10-04. News items from state high school golf team play from 36 states -- archives and current news ... HERE
New Drills for Skills section added. 1-9-04. 55 new drills designed to teach 4 basic skills of perception and movement -- pick target, aim at target, putt straight, with touch ... more coming! ... HERE
Hundreds and hundreds of putting stories added to the Putting Digest. 1-6-04. From over 5,000 online newspapers and publications, covering June 2003 thru today ... HERE
Over 125 NEW putting tips added. 1-5-04. Tips from all over the world, largest addition since last summer. ... HERE
MagRack gets another new monthly installment. 5-22-03. New putters tested by Today's Golfer, plus some tips ... HERE
A half dozen new putter manufacturers added 5-22-03. Including Olyo, Ben Hogan, Lidsay, Ben Ross ... HERE
MagRack gets another new monthly installment. 5-11-03. 5 new articles, 4 in Golf Digest, including profiles of Jerry Barber, Aaron baddeley, and Putt-Putt Dominator Greg Ward! ... HERE
MagRack gets a new monthly installment. 4-6-03. A big handful of putting instruction articles in the print media, plus the 2003 Putter Buyers' Guide ... HERE
A half dozen new putter manufacturers added 3-28-03. Including Simple Simon's Belly Putter and the Belly Putter Network ... HERE
Links to EVERY Collegiate Golf Team in the US added 3-19-03.
At least those with a website, over 500 site links for NCAA Divisions I-III plus NAIA teams ... HERE
50-60 full-text putting articles from Golf Digest dating back a few years added 3-18-03. To the Putting Articles page in the Tips section ... HERE
Some further insights into Bobby Locke's putting technique, added 3-17-03. From Dick Mayer's book, relating what Bobby told him directly late in his life ... HERE
The "Mechanics of Instinct" - The Neurophysiological Paradigm for Golf Putting, added 3-17-03. My Manifesto about why the BODY is more important in putting than ROBOTICS and a critique of what is wrong with present research in this area ... HERE
Online Mini Putting added 3-17-03. Three FLASH miniature putting games for online play, for those with too much time on their hands! ... HERE
Putting Trivia Contest added 3-17-03. St Paddy's Day ... email the right answer and win a free prize... HERE
More books added to Putting Books page and to Putter Antiques page. 3-16-03. Some obscure putting books, HERE, and some clubmaker references, HERE.
19 Putting Science articles added. 3-13-03. Including my study of Putting Neurophysiology and my critique of the flawed approach of Joan Vickers, Debbie Crews, and the Mayo Clinic ... HERE
Fresh batch of articles posted in the Magazine Rack. 3-11-03. Sports Athlon Golf Annual, Golf International, Golf Magazine, T&L Golf ... HERE
Finally, a Site Map for seeing the PZ organization & navigation whole. 3-10-03. Dragging a little ORDER out of a lot of ChAoS ... HERE
New PZ Tip in the overview / general category called Five "Musts" for Great Putting. 3-6-03. An integrative overview of Touch, Tempo, Targeting, Technique, and Psychology ... HERE
Lots of new tips posted this week. 3-6-03. Including new PGA Tour tips with videos. ... HERE
PZ Putting Manual - about 25 pages on fundamentals. 3-2-03. Touch, stroke, reading putts, special problems, and more ... HERE
New PZ Tip on reading putts - Box the Break. 3-2-03. Simplify breaking putts to the break point and a higher aim spot ... HERE
New PZ Tip on the setup - Pick Up the Quarter. 2-27-03. A natural way to establish a balance stance in relation to the ball ... HERE
Revamped Home Page. 2-12-03.

For easier, quicker navigation ... HERE The old Home page is still around, now called "Features" ... HERE

January 2003 PZ Newsletter just released! 1-30-03. Showcasing 5 new PZ Tips, Dr Tony Piparo on Pressure in Putting, and more ... HERE
New PZ Tip on Dowhill Putts. 1-29-03. Knowing how to feed the ball downhill makes these putts as easy as pie! ... HERE
New PZ Tip on Setup for Sidehill Lies. 1-29-03. Conform the setup to the surface, not to gravity, to avoid losing the putt downhill on the amateur side ... HERE
New PZ Tip on Reading Putts. 1-21-03. See the Spider - one pattern of breaks and one aim spot for all possible putts for any hole, if you can "see the spider"! ... HERE
New PZ Tip on the Shoulder Stroke. 1-20-93. Make the Stroke as if a battering ram were suspended on rope beneath your shoulder sockets ... HERE
New PZ Tip on the Stroke Plane in Putting. 1-19-03. How the Conics of Apollonius of Perga teaches you what makes a straight stroke moving the square putterface squarely thru the ball, plus a comparison of stroke-plane training aids ... HERE
More music -- PZ Pikin's -- some old stuff. 1-16-03. "Show me a golfer who doesn't like music, and I'll show you a three-jacking hack." ... HERE
Who improved in putting, and who got worse, in 2002? 1-9-03. A look at all the players on the PGA Tour in 2002 to see whether they gained or lost in Putts per Green in Regulation. Later, I'll look at what difference the changes made to money earned and perhaps to scoring average ... HERE
More articles on putting noted in the print magazines, in the PZ MagRack. 1-5-03. Surveying all the major golf print sources for putting lore, now a regular feature with monthly updating ... HERE
Half a dozen new putter manufacturers. 1-5-03. De la Cruz, Ben Sayers, Sigma Golf, Swilken St Andrews, ... HERE
First in a series of putting tips from Tim Sheredy, putting specialist at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, Bradenton, FL. 12-19-02. This one of set-up fundamentals for solid contact ... HERE
18 new tips just added from around the Web. 12-17-02. Including some Rules of the Green stuff from Golfweb.com ... HERE
December PZ Newsletter just released. 12-05-02. Articles by Dr Patrick Cohn & Dr Tony Piparo on the putting psych of short putts, Putting Math & Physics, more ... HERE
Another handfull of new putter brands. 11-21-02. Dave Hick's Ultimate Putters, Gravity ArcMaster Putter, Australian Dint Putters, Frank Thomas's Putter, more ... Putter brands now nearing 400! ... HERE
PGA Tour Q-School progress report, plus coverage of Q-Schools from other Tours around the world. 11-19-02. Finals Field is set for La Quinta Dec 4-9; some notable 2nd Stage misses, Q-School newspaper stories ... HERE
A new regular feature highlighting what putting-related articles appear in the the current print magazines. 11-18-02. Starting with Brad Faxon and Harold Swash articles, with LIVE LINKS whenever available ... HERE
News section now includes "What They're Writing." 11-18-02. A lengthy collection of news items arranged by topic / event, part of the PGA Tour website ... HERE
Science section revamped and upgraded with tons of new materials. 11-11-02. New Articles, and Studies, and Discussion section now much more user friendly and expanded ... HERE
Lots of new Tips added in recent days. 11-11-02. Not just mine... HERE
New PZ Tip - Finger the Target. 11-9-02. How to point the putterhead to touch the target .... HERE
Guru Profile -- Europe's Putting Doctor, Harold Swash. 11-2-02. References, Putters, Aids, Videos, and Harold Swash's latest article on his technique ... HERE
New PZ Tip for Lags -- Zeno's Lag Ladder. 11-1-02. Step it up from halfway there, to three-quarters there, to all the way, with good tempo and stroke length adjustments ... HERE
New PZ tip for Targeting at address - Salute the Dawn. 10-24-02. Use your hand to set the right gaze needed for accurate line sighting ... HERE
Korean pros. 10-23-02. The LPGA Fab 5 plus KJ Choi and others ... HERE
New PZ putting tip - The Rib Cage Crunch. 10-22-02. How to avoid twisting the shoulderframe and thus how to keep the stroke straight ... HERE
First venture into putting psych-- Bubbleheaded Putting. 10-21-02. A clear head for the game means "Thinking is Stinking" when it's time to pull the trigger on the putt -- the brain is tricky that way ... HERE
A new Putting Game for fun practice -- Baseball Putting! 10-17-02. Two golfers at two holes on the practice green separated by about 15 feet -- one pitching for the strike zone, one swinging for the fences... HERE
Sand greens -- their history and present status ... 10-9-02. US, Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico ... HERE
Putter Patents! ... 10-8-02. Dozens of worldwide patents of interest for putters and putter aids from recent grants and applications ... HERE
A nice handful of new Homemade Aids for putting ... 10-07-02. Better than the $50 and $200 aids you have to order and wait for! All ridiculously cheap, but top-notch! ... HERE
Putting's mental science section growing by leaps and bounds .... 9-28-02. Flow, Zone, Stress, Choking, you name it, it's ... HERE
Google Golf News added to PZ Golf News section ... 9-27-02. Biggest search engine now has biggest news reporting, with thousands of golf news items from news agencies around the world ... HERE
My take on the problems with the Mayo Clinic's study of the Yips. 9-26-02 Who's your daddy for putting's neuroscience? ... HERE
New section on putter manufacturing, materials science, putter corrosion and care. 8-31-02. Tour the Ping Factory, see OEM processes, learn a little chemistry and metallurgy ... HERE
A nice handful of new putter reviews. 8-31-02. From my friend Dr Barry Lotz at GolfIndustryOnline.com and others. ... HERE
35 new putter makers identified. 8-31-02. Now the PZ has info and links to 385 different putter manufacturers from California to China, the long way --, more than 3 times more than any other listing in the world! ... HERE
Coaching Science abstracts in the Putting Science Studies section -- over 40 collections topically arranged, mostly on sports psych issues, but also nutrition and learning. 8-27-02. Each volume has six issues, and each issue has a dozen or more scientific studies on a unified theme of sports science -- about 500 total! ... HERE
Flash! MiniPutt putting game, and Kelsey Grammer's Gary the Rat! 8-26-02. For those putting nuts with too much time on their hands... :-) ... HERE
16 Internet Radio Stations to browse by... 8-19-02. Folk, blues, acoustic, head music, plus directory links to thousands more.... HERE
New Tips added! 8-9-02. Now the Tips are numbering in the thousands for sure... HERE
More Scandinavia -- Olso Norway and Stcokholm Sweden during Scandinavian Golf Week on the Euro Circuit! 8-3-02. Fjords, Iceland, Archipelagoes, much more from the Land of the Midnight Sun ... Oslo: HERE, Stockholm: HERE
Golf Spotting the Euro Challenge Tour outside Helsinki, Finland! 8-1-02. Bears, ice, Laplanders, Santa Claus, Lakes, Berries, much more ... HERE
Beefed-up Putting Science section, with much more coming very soon -- if you want the Science of Putting, you will have to know about the PuttingZone! 7-14-02. Hundreds of Putting Science studies added, some online, some only citations, but many abstracts. The PZ is the only place in the world where this info can be found outside a major research library ... HERE
Mega-page on the Developmental Neuropsychology for training junior golfers how to putt! added 7-12-02. Part of my science series, a taste of more to come, specially responsive to the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton FL ... HERE
More Stats! Player-specific putting stats added 7-11-02. Dozens of top players on various Tours - best putting performance stats ... HERE
Tour Players Pages and Websites added 7-5-02. Thousands of Pros from Tours around the World ... HERE
Lots of new putting aids added 6-28-02. Some lasers, Putting Pucs, more mats and backyard greens ... HERE
More putting stats. 6-23-02. Best career performances, Majors, PGA Tour top players, LPGA, Senior Tour. ... HERE
Over 350 new putter reviews! Holy cow. 6-21-02. From Golfweb.com, GolfGearReviews.com, Yahoo.com, TravelGolf.com, FreeGolfInfo.com. ... HERE
A nice PowerPoint slideshow to explain the PuttingZone approach to optimal putting. 6-16-02. About 40 slides explaining separate concepts and how they all relate to putting skills. ... HERE
2002 US Open coverage in the Virtual Periscope. 6-13-02. Everything US Open on one web page! ... HERE
Upgraded Stats page with Money & Points Rankings. 5-23-02. Performance Stats to come, plus more world tour stats. ... HERE
Virtual Periscope pops up off the coast of Macau for some Golf Spotting. 5-22-02. For the Macau Open, Asian Tour event, in the South China Sea. ... HERE
Virtual Periscope comes ashore in Tupelo Missisissippi for the Tight Lies event. 5-13-02. Birthplace of Elvis, the King of Rock and Roll! Plus Chickasaws and Hockey ... HERE
Weekly updates to the Virtual Periscope coverage of World professional Golf. 5-1-02. Plus Golf Spots where the Persicope gives you a look at exotic locales for golf. ... HERE
Interactive Poll on Putting Problems. 4-29-02 Register your view on which aspect of putting needs the most help ... HERE
Putting stories added daily to the News section. 4-18-02. Check the Putting Digest for the latests additions... HERE
Event schedules for all world tours accessible in News section. 4-17-02. Every week, dozens of worldwide pro golf events across the globe, including lots of mini-tour schedules. ... HERE
Learn about international golf venues aboard the submarine. 4-11-02. It's a big world out there, Americans! Some of it is right ... HERE
The PZ Virtual Periscope surfaces at Augusta! Daily updates and analysis, wh a specialus on the flatstick. 4-9-02. PowerSurf the Masters, with Mega-Resources all from one page! Cruising up the Savannah River ... HERE
News section now includes College Golf News. 4-8-02. NCAA, NAIA, Team and Individual Rankings, scores, schedules, etc... HERE
New section on Putting Stats, including an analysis of the BEST PUTTERS on the PGA Tour 1986-2001. 4-5-02. Starting with the main Tours, but this section will expand greatly in the next few weeks. ... HERE
More putter reviews added. 4-3-02. Top putters from eGolfWeekly.com.... HERE
Virtual Periscope now features Tour Event coverage from local newspapers where the event is being held, for detailed feature stories. 3-29-02. PowerSurf Web Golf to go deeper than the cookie-cutter wire service stories. The PZ goes there and collects up the local sports section and delivers it to you, for the PGA Tour, the Seniors, the LPGA, European Tour, Buy.com, and more, worldwide.... HERE
Revamped Putters section to speed it up, PLUS a whole new section on Putter Fitting. 3-21-02. Too short, too long, too flat, too upright, too light, too heavy, too shiny, too dark, too soft, too hard, legal, illegal, pretty, ugly, effective PUTTER FITTING. The DOG wags the tail! Be the DOG! ... HERE
Golf News section revamped. 3-16-02. Frames for better news coverage; world newspaper golf sections, wire services... HERE
Added another dozen or so putting training aids. 3-15-02. Miscellaneous items, including sunglasses, stroke trainers, etc. ... HERE
February-March Joint Issue of the PZ Newsletter just out. 3-9-02. MSU's Sian Beilock on CHOKING! Els, Faxon putting. SIX new Tips from me... HERE
Dozens and dozens of new putting aids. 3-5-02. Gathered from the PGA Merchandise Show, plus a new section on outdoor artificial greens. ... HERE
A Directory of International Greenkeeper Organizations, with websites, addresses, telephone, fax, and email links. 3-1-02. For North America, UK, Europe, and Pacific Rim nations, in the Greens > Resources > Organizations section and ... HERE
A Directory of all Golf Course Superintendent chapters in the US, with websites, addresses, telephone, fax, and email links. 2-28-02. Directors and Board Members for over 100 chapters from around the US in the Greens > Resources > Organizations section and ... HERE
50+ new putting tips added 2-25-02. From Bogart, Golfing-Tips.com, TP, and others ... HERE
100 Sports Science Dissertations on putting, with Abstracts and Order info. 2-21-02. Just the beginning of a major Putting Science project, covering Academic / Sports Science work from around the World. ... HERE
Revamped Tips section for ease of use. 2-21-02. Built for speed and easy navigating. ... HERE
Putting is Serious Fun! 2-17-02. A collection of dozens of putting photos - what variety.... HERE
Six new tips from me on technique, targeting, and tempo. 2-15-02. Hot off the griddle, from the Jan. Newsletter ... HERE
Reviews page revamped. 2-11-02. Hundreds of new reviews available - GolfJudge, Epinions, Golf Club Reviews, Simple Simon on Belly Putters, more... HERE
35 new putter manufacturers added 2-6-02. Now 324 different putter makers on one page! ... HERE
January 2002 Newsletter is now out 1-31-02. Featuring the 2002 PGA Merchadise Show with a focus on putting, and a New Tip (Putt Out Your Eyes). ... HERE
Ultimate Journey -- mental skills and techniques for top athletic performance! Maggie Connor and Traci Brown come to Golf. You'll like this cutting edge approach -- an INSTANT Amigas! Award Winner ... HERE
More putters .. 1-4-02 Thanks again Russ ... HERE
December PZ Newsletter .. hot off the griddle. 12-26-01. Belly Putters, 5 New Tips, more ... HERE
Golf Shops - all sorts of online shops gathered onto one page. 12-15-01. Retailers, discount outlets, used clubs, auctions, collectibles... hundreds and hundreds... HERE
Three FREE putting videos and One FREE Putter! 12-13-01. Real deals from nice folks! ... HERE
More putters, now over 280 brands! PLUS - articles on putter design, testing, selection. PLUS - putter GRIPS. 12-12-01. Books about Karsten Solheim, Scotty Cameron - Putter grips by Golf Pride, Winn, Lamkin, more... HERE
Poor Dr Goose's PuttingKnack - putting instruction in rhymes! 12-10-01. A little Poor Richard's Almanac, a little Mother Goose, a little Dr Seuss, and ... you got it! Putting Knack! ... HERE
Squirrel Nut Zippers? You bet! My ole pal Jimbo boogies.... Jimbo and I used to run a bookstore together and sing Glenn Miller's Pappa Niccollini! at the tops of our voices.... 12-5-01. Open it, start a tune, minimize the window, and browse the site. Volume control is on the page. All the cuts on three Xtra Fine albums, with your Flash.... HERE
Putting Pop Quiz! Whaddayano? 10 multiple-choice questions. 12-4-01. Try it and see if you know at least half, from the Home page ... HERE
Putting Science articles available online, now added to the Science page. 12-3-01. Lots of info on Brain Research for Putting skills, ball testing for putting, ball design physics, that sort of thing... HERE
New section added simply for putting-related articles online that are not really tips, but are still interesting to those interested in putting. 12-3-01. Interviews with great putters and putting gurus, specific putting experiences on Tour, press releases from putter manufacturers, etc. ... HERE
More new putting tips. 12-1-01. Collected in the New Tips staging area... HERE
Sports Page expanded from Golf News to now include Putting News Articles. 12-1-01. Putting experiences of pros, scientific research, putter manufacturer news, etc. ... HERE
Gallery pages now have many profiles and other key links for featured golfers. 11-29-01. Read key arrticles on Lloyd Mangrum, Nicklaus, others; videos of Casper, Stats of Faxon, much more ... HERE
More putter brands, collectibles, and books about putter designers Solheim, Cameron, & Cook. 11-16-01. Plus some more info about what pros play ... HERE
PuttingZone Newsletter now online in HTML version. If you haven't subscribed, see what you're not getting and could get for FREE about once a month. 11-14-01. October & November 2001 issues, end of year putting stats for all major Tours, LASIK eye surgery report, new gadgets, science of putting, more ... HERE
Dick Hill, former partner to Dave Pelz, now has his own Putting website. Nice job, Dick! 11-14-01. Lots of well organized putting instruction, posted initially on my New Tips page, now moved to his own GURU section. ... HERE
More putting aids, about a dozen new links. Added 10-28-01. Including the much-ballyhooed Zen Oracle and Carbite Carizma Ballputter... HERE
About 50 Golf Digest tips and putting-related articles now available 10-21-01. From the FindArticles.com archives, on the New Tips page... HERE
Whole GIGANTIC section on science of Greenskeeping... with more coming on this fascinating topic, added 10-11-01. Design, construction, agronomy, maintenance ... only for the truly obsessed, and greenskeepers Already praised by Golfdom Magazine and Dr AJ Turgeon at Penn State's Turfgrass Science Center... HERE
Revamped Putters page with dozens of new manufacurers - now with links to 260 manufacturers, the world's most comprehensive listing! PLUS -- great links to USED putters - oldies but goodies Just updated 10-10-01, with markers to help you spot the new stuff. Quick lo-graphics & slower hi-graphics versions.
More great links from the world of golf you might not know about! History, book reviews, collectibles, more... HERE
Free Stuff can now be downloaded by you directly ... Articles, database, database searches, photos, much more to come... HERE
Walter J. Travis putting drill ... From the turn of the last century, by the best putter in the first fifty years of American golf... HERE
Bobby Locke Photo Album ... a chronology of his career. Niffty navigation, and a template for many more albums to come (Casper, Palmer, Horton Smith, Walter Travis, Bob Charles, and many more) ... HERE
New putting tips - collected onto a "New Tips" page so you don't have to hunt thru the horde every time you visit! Plus "new" markers on all sorts of stuff once it's added (books, putters, reviews, tips, etc.) 40-50 fresh tips never posted before, added 9-3. Another 40-50 added 10-9! PLUS- now expanding into general articles about putting, not just tips, and cience of putting!! So you ought to really LIKE coming back to the PZ often, huh? HERE's the new tips page.
ZipTips appearing daily -- some of the best one-liners since Henny Youngman. On the Home page and a second series running the same day on the Tips page.
Oy Vey! What they say! ... Testimonials on PuttingZone instruction and website. Dozens of choice comments from my email files on a popup page no less - HERE
Video clips of great putters on Tour in tournament action -- short, one-shot highlights, mostly from CBS Sportsline as archived on the PGA Tour site in the Multimedia section. Handpicked for you by me -- Hundreds of golf-action highlight clips, including many many putts, by Top 10 PGA Tour putters plus perennial greats ... using free Real Player plug-in - HERE
PuttingZone Greeting Cards - send and receive! Pick from 18 historic photos and paintings of putting scenes circa 1790 to 1920, including Old Tom Morris and the Sand Putting Clock in Miami ca. 1900. Personalize your Notecard to a friend and invite them to come to the PuttingZone -allows music and your voice if you want it. A very nice and elegant way to let others know about this putting resource - HERE
Pro Setup Photos illustrating the functional difference between optimal positions and movements of the head and eyes -- don't miss this! Two dozen top pros from history show you the good and the not-so-good of setup positions for optimal targeting - HERE
Hober Radio! Now that's my kind of traditional music! Oldtime folk, progressive country, vintage acoustic ... I learned to putt listening to cassette tapes of Doc Watson, Harry Smith's Anthology, the Seegers, Uncle Dave Macon, New Lost City Ramblers, Jerry Garcia Band, Dawg Grisman, Tony Rice, more ... and so can you... Or change the TUNER to one of 2,500 other Internet radio stations from around the world! A black cat named Hober runs this supercool Internet Radio station from Maryland. Best on the Net! I've placed a Hober button on the bottom right corner of every page in my site - uses the free RealPlayer plugin - LISTEN IN WHILE YOU BROWSE
Cool Golf Links - some of the best websites you might not have heard of yet, including the Amigo! Award Winner for August, Michael Cohen and his InsideRight.com virtual postcards and note cards for golf. Just getting started with this section: Scoresaver yardage books, animated swings, international newspaper sports pages - HERE
Pro Tour links - all the tours worldwide, including every known golf Minitour, and the top Golf Superlinks pages, too! Many, many more to come - HERE
Putter reviews exclusively for the PuttingZone ... First one by Jeff Jennings.... add yours (email me).
Revamped PuttingZone Research DATABASE section in Resources, with Contents and Sample Searches

Ball speed, anatomy, breaking putts, Bobby Locke, more to come ... HERE

A little science, a little lore.... what's an alembic? Now under construction.. a BIG section on sciences related to putting! For a Preview... HERE
Want to Know Which Putters Win on Tour? Check out ProsPlay.com - neat neat neat! Other clubs, too.
Now you can locate Putting Aids galore! PLUS- my very own Homemade Aids! cheap, and naturally good for you...Dozens of aids added today, 6-27-01. Go to my Putting Aids page for hundreds of aids - HERE
More books! New one by Rotella, some oldies but goodies too... More in one place than any other source in the world - HERE
Now Under Construction - Gurus and Psychs (Top 400!), Links... Much More to Come at the PuttingZone ... stay tuned...
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