Golf by the Numbers: How Stats, Math, and Physics Affect Your Game

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...