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Old 01-07-2007, 09:32 PM
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Re: Dave Pelz - best tip....

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Originally Posted by homer333
The problem with pelz is the following---first thing if i can see the man myself in person and take a lesson thats not good--its much more lucrative for him to set up these short game schools all in these real exclusive clubs charge 3000.00 and not even show up---no good!---he trains some guys i think he has something like 20 guys that work for him ------and he collects the money-----im willing to bet he cant stand to look at a 20 handicapper but he will gladly take his money
I'm not going to dispute your points. They may be quite valid, and my Pelz books haven't arrived yet, so I don't have the knowledge to argue anything different, but ...

The above is true for any of the "coaches/players/ex-players" involved in publishing golf-technique related books or involved with golf academies.

Count them ... Leadbetter, Niclaus, Palmer, Woods etc. etc.

And how about all the golfers publishing "biographies" about their careers and what they did to excel? Aren't they too just money-hungry vultures going for the hard-earned $$ in the pockets of ordinary golfers?

I don't see the point in making it conceptually "wrong" to make money if you are able to provide a product that consumers want, be it a good book or a golf-lesson.

A lot of people swear by Pelz' bibles. You don't. That's fine. But it does not make Pelz a bad person.
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