In Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible, the author attempts to characterize the skill of a golfer from a specific distance in terms of the ratio of the error in the shot and the intended shot distance. For example, a five iron that is hit 175 yards and is 20 yards off target would have an accuracy rating of 20y175 5 .114, while a sand wedge hit 60 yards that is 10 yards off target would have an accuracy rating of 10y60 5 .1667 (the lower the rating, the better). To what evaluation method discussed in this section is this most similar?

Why does this evaluation method make more sense in golf than absolute or squared errors?