Golf by the Numbers: How Stats, Math, and Physics Affect Your Game by Roland Minton (PDF)

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How do the world’s greatest golfers improve their game? Practice, sure, but Roland Minton says mathematics and statistics are also key to their success. Golf by the Numbers analyzes the mathematical strategies behind the sport, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at how numbers drive the game.Computers, GPS trackers, swing simulators, and high-speed cameras have introduced new and exciting ways of seeing and understanding the complicated and endlessly fascinating game of golf. Players like Phil Mickelson are so good because they review the results of every swing they take. Minton’s comprehensive analysis of statistics taken from the PGA Tour’s ShotLink system walks readers through the mountains of data that pros use to inform and refine their play. The result is an insider’s perspective of how the world’s greatest golfers apply mathematics to the sport.Minton discusses randomness in golf (especially how much luck is involved in putting) as well as aggressive and cautious strategies both on and off the greens, and he explains, by the numbers, just how Tiger Woods was so dominant from 2004 to 2009.Here is a book that tells some truly engaging stories of modern golf, featuring famous players and memorable tournaments, all through the lens of elementary probability theory. Minton’s informal style and clear and direct explanations make even the most detailed discussions accessible to all curious-minded golfers. His mathematical morsels are not only enjoyable to read―they may even help you improve your game.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: About the Author Roland Minton is a professor of mathematics at Roanoke College and coauthor of several calculus textbooks, including Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions and Calculus, Multivariable: Late Transcendental Functions.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Interesting. However, even for those of us who like math, it is pretty heady. For us golf nuts, an updated version would be interesting.

⭐I bought the book for my husband for Christmas. I am sure he will love the book.It was recommended by a friend.Lefty

⭐The book compares opinion with the truth of statistics. The perspective is worth knowing especially as the way information is recorded can lead to distortion.

⭐full disclosure: my dad wrote this book. it’s possible that i might be a bit biased.first impression? my dad’s got jokes! there are little jokes and turns of phrase peppered throughout the book, and the overall tone is light. this is more of a fun read about the relationship between math and golf than it is an academic treatise on applied mathematics. the chapters are set up in a way that lets the reader choose how deeply to dive into the math: more complex topics are relegated to sections at the end of each chapter called ‘the back tee.’ (see? jokes!) the interesting parts of the books for me were those that used math and statistics to answer questions like ‘who is more likely to win, the golfer who plays it safe, or the golfer who takes risks?’ and ‘which is a better predictor of score: driving skill or putting skill?’the ideal reader for this book is someone who is into golf and curious about how math can be used to better understand and even improve your game. if you’re no mathematician, you can still safely click ‘add to cart.’ everything is spelled out, and you don’t need to be able to calculate, say, standard deviation in order to understand what makes it a useful tool. not a hardcore golfer? that’s ok, too! i don’t play golf (i “play driving range”) but i was still able to follow and enjoy the book. if you can I.D. phil mickelson in a line-up and know the difference between a driver and a putter, you know enough to have a good time with this book.

⭐I must start by saying that I am NOT the author’s son and can therefore be objective about the book.The advertising hype in the book description says “His mathematical morsels are not only enjoyable to read–they may even help you improve your game.” Cue an investigation into the use of the word “enjoyable” and question the comment regarding improving your game.If you have the slightest interest in, and knowledge of golf you will no doubt be aware that during the 2000s Tiger Woods was the best golfer in the world. A hundred pages of mathematical formulae and equations are not needed to convinvce you of this. Similarly, you will also be aware that to score well it will be helpful to hit fairways rather than rough, greens instead of bunkers, and get down in one putt rather than three putts. It’s not rocket science, even if Mr Minton thinks it should be.Even the author himself suggests that the average reader skip some parts of his book owing to their complex mathematical nature but I think he overestimates how interesting and easy to understand the rest of the book is.I have to say in fairness to him that the chapter regarding cautious versus aggressive strategy was worth reading but one chapter out of eleven is not sufficient to convince me that this was a good buy.If you have a deep understanding and love of maths you may well find this book fascinating but if you are thinking of buying this from a golfers perspective I would seriously think twice. Certainly in terms of the quote that I have referenced above, it does not do what it says on the tin!

⭐Théorique.Les résultats des champions sont bien résumés.Beaucoup de chiffres.un choix que je ne regrette pas. Pour passionné d’info, de notions chiffrées

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