Jaacob Bowden's Swing Man Golf Blog

Golfpark Otelfingen Tour - My Home Course - Part I and II

Here is a quick little tour of Golfpark Otelfingen...my current home course.

Inside the Nike Tour Van

Ever wondered what it's like in one of the PGA Tour club vans?

Check out this video to take a look inside Nike's Van.

A Day at Pilatus - World's Steepest Cogwheel Railway

My wife and I decided to take the day off work and make the 50 minute trip from Zurich to Pilatus with our friends Steve and Jenna.

Pilatus has the world's steepest cogwheel railway at 48% grade!

A Day at Pilatus - World's Steepest Cogwheel Railway

My wife and I decided to take the day off work and make the 50 minute trip from Zurich to Pilatus with our friends Steve and Jenna.

Pilatus has the world's steepest cogwheel railway at 48% grade!

Who Hits the Greens the Best?

As I'm sure you know, getting the ball on the green in regulation will really help your scores.  After all, most people will get the ball in the hole in fewer strokes when putting as opposed to chipping.

For sake of comparison, here are the guys who are best at getting the ball on the green from certain distances:

<75 Yards - 97.70% Stephen Ames
75-100 Yards - 94.74% Steve Stricker
100-125 Yards - 85.54% Robert Allenby
125-150 Yards - 82.56% Paul Casey
150-175 Yards - 72.66% Jason Bohn
175-200 Yards - 67.83% J.J. Henry
200+ Yards - 62.04% Greg Owen

A Bit of Zurich

Here's a quick little tour of where we live in Zurich, Switzerland...

Who Putts the Best?

If you want something to compare yourself to and maybe use as a target for your own improvement, here are the guys on the PGA Tour who have been best at certain distances up to this point in the season:

Inside 5' - 98.18% Luke Donald
3-5' - 93.28% Luke Donald
5-10' - 67.31%  Bryce Molder
10-15' - 40.32% Luke Donald
15-20' - 30.38% Stephen Ames
20-25' - 22.86% Andres Romero
> 25' - 10.23% Brad Faxon

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