John
PS - if you do not have your copy of the Perfect Golf Swing, now is the time to buy it!
www.swingofchampions.com
Putting Tips
It's a fact that the most often used golf club in every bag, every round, is the putter. It follows that no other club in the bag is responsible for more wasted shots.
A missed short putt is one of the only bad shots in golf that you cannot recover from. All you can do is add one to the score and tap the ball in.
On the other hand, you can still save par from the trees off the tee or the bunker by the green. You can still make the 10 footer you may have after the worst long putt you can possibly hit.
So it makes perfect sense that if you want to lower your scores you should start with your short range putting. I hope some of these putting tips will help you putt better from close in.
Always line up the ball. At the very least, use the brand name to line up with. The best way, though, is to use a Sharpie and make a line that is straight and easy to see. Would you rather shoot a good score with an ugly ball or an ugly score with a pretty ball?
NEVER practice on bad greens. Does it really help you to hit putts on a slow bumpy green? NO! The best you can hope for is to do no damage. Don't waste your time and endanger your putting confidence putting on bad greens.
Play more break on fast greens. The ball rolls at slower speeds to go the same distance, so logically it will break more than the same putt if the overall speed of the green were slower. The faster the putting surface is, the more effect the slope will have.
Play less break on slow greens. This putting tip is just an extension of the previous one. The speed of the greens will always have as much to do with the break than the slope does. Take this into account when you are reading the green.
Play more break on downhill putts and less on uphill putts. Another extension of putting lessons 3 and 4. All other things being equal, a downhill putt will break more than an uphill putt of the same length and slope.
Speed is king. Putting is all about speed. If you are going to hit a bad putt, you are much better off getting the speed right than the line. A putt that is slightly off line still has a chance if the line is only slightly off but the speed is right. Even if it is a foot offline you will still have a tap in. A putt left short will never go in and if it is hit too hard it has to go dead center or it will lip out.
Make your short putts easier. To minimize three putt greens, and to make your round less stressful, you should try to lag your long putts to the easiest place from which to make your second putt. A relatively flat uphill five footer is a lot easier to make than hard breaking downhill three footer.
On long putts its all about where you putt from next, not making it.
Maintain your stroke speed through impact. Many putts are missed because of "deceleration" of the putter head through the impact area. This has lead many well meaning golf teachers to suggest that you should "accelerate through the ball". This advice has wreaked havoc with the strokes of many amatuers. A better way to do it is to take the putter back at the same speed you need on the through stroke, and then restablish and maintain that speed on the forward stroke on through the ball. The speed of the putter head at impact should be established well before you actually hit the ball rather than trying to acclelerate to that speed at the precise moment of impact.
Make at least one putt per hole. As simple as this putting tip is to do, most amateurs just don't do it. Instead, they pick up the ball when it is still a foot or two away. As a result, they miss almost every putt they hit during the round. Do yourself a favor and putt those "gimme" putts. Even making a one foot putt can help build your confidence. You need to see as many putts drop as possible.
Always be positive. Putting is mostly a mental game, and short putting is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from any other golf shot. It is a near certainty that any putt you think you will miss will not go in.
Be commited to your choices. If you are going to make your putts, you must be 100% committed to the line and speed you have chosen. There is no room for doubt. In the end, all you can do is hit the ball on the line you pick and and at the speed you want. If you do that and the putt doesn't go in, it's not your fault. It's just golf.
It's a fact that the most often used golf club in every bag, every round, is the putter. It follows that no other club in the bag is responsible for more wasted shots.
A missed short putt is one of the only bad shots in golf that you cannot recover from. All you can do is add one to the score and tap the ball in.
On the other hand, you can still save par from the trees off the tee or the bunker by the green. You can still make the 10 footer you may have after the worst long putt you can possibly hit.
So it makes perfect sense that if you want to lower your scores you should start with your short range putting. I hope some of these putting tips will help you putt better from close in.
Always line up the ball. At the very least, use the brand name to line up with. The best way, though, is to use a Sharpie and make a line that is straight and easy to see. Would you rather shoot a good score with an ugly ball or an ugly score with a pretty ball?
NEVER practice on bad greens. Does it really help you to hit putts on a slow bumpy green? NO! The best you can hope for is to do no damage. Don't waste your time and endanger your putting confidence putting on bad greens.
Play more break on fast greens. The ball rolls at slower speeds to go the same distance, so logically it will break more than the same putt if the overall speed of the green were slower. The faster the putting surface is, the more effect the slope will have.
Play less break on slow greens. This putting tip is just an extension of the previous one. The speed of the greens will always have as much to do with the break than the slope does. Take this into account when you are reading the green.
Play more break on downhill putts and less on uphill putts. Another extension of putting lessons 3 and 4. All other things being equal, a downhill putt will break more than an uphill putt of the same length and slope.
Speed is king. Putting is all about speed. If you are going to hit a bad putt, you are much better off getting the speed right than the line. A putt that is slightly off line still has a chance if the line is only slightly off but the speed is right. Even if it is a foot offline you will still have a tap in. A putt left short will never go in and if it is hit too hard it has to go dead center or it will lip out.
Make your short putts easier. To minimize three putt greens, and to make your round less stressful, you should try to lag your long putts to the easiest place from which to make your second putt. A relatively flat uphill five footer is a lot easier to make than hard breaking downhill three footer.
On long putts its all about where you putt from next, not making it.
Maintain your stroke speed through impact. Many putts are missed because of "deceleration" of the putter head through the impact area. This has lead many well meaning golf teachers to suggest that you should "accelerate through the ball". This advice has wreaked havoc with the strokes of many amatuers. A better way to do it is to take the putter back at the same speed you need on the through stroke, and then restablish and maintain that speed on the forward stroke on through the ball. The speed of the putter head at impact should be established well before you actually hit the ball rather than trying to acclelerate to that speed at the precise moment of impact.
Make at least one putt per hole. As simple as this putting tip is to do, most amateurs just don't do it. Instead, they pick up the ball when it is still a foot or two away. As a result, they miss almost every putt they hit during the round. Do yourself a favor and putt those "gimme" putts. Even making a one foot putt can help build your confidence. You need to see as many putts drop as possible.
Always be positive. Putting is mostly a mental game, and short putting is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from any other golf shot. It is a near certainty that any putt you think you will miss will not go in.
Be commited to your choices. If you are going to make your putts, you must be 100% committed to the line and speed you have chosen. There is no room for doubt. In the end, all you can do is hit the ball on the line you pick and and at the speed you want. If you do that and the putt doesn't go in, it's not your fault. It's just golf.
Automatic Calculation of the Right Shaft for You
0 Comments Published by MIC GmbH on Monday, September 18, 2006 at 5:39 AM.
Here is a link where you can input your data - all in American inches, etc. - and calculate the right clubshaft for you!
http://www.pinemeadowgolf.com/cfw/
John
http://www.pinemeadowgolf.com/cfw/
John
Hank Haney archive
Lesson Tee: Square your eyes, (Golf Digest, July, 2006)
The way out of the sand: Three keys to escaping, (Golf Digest, June, 2006)
Hank Haney: Putting with Tiger, (Golf Digest, March, 2006)
Keep on turning, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2006)
Hank Haney, Swing Sequence, from fringe, (Golf Digest, Jan., 2006)
Hank Haney, chipping, pitching and putting, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2005)
Hank Haney, releasing the clubhead, tiger's missed fairways, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2005)
Hank Haney: Start with your feet, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2005)
Hank Haney: Staying Connected, (Golf Digest, July, 2005)
Hank Haney: Working with Tiger, (Golf Digest, June, 2005)
The science of swing, (Golf Digest, May, 2004)
Tips from the Top: Hank Haney: Focus on alignmen first, then on aim, (Golf Digest, Jan., 2003)
Hank Haney: How to make your woods work, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2001)
Enjoy!
John - and if you have bought it yet, The Perfect Golf Swing is valuable in every Golf library.
Click here and see - www.swingofchampions.com
Lesson Tee: Square your eyes, (Golf Digest, July, 2006)
The way out of the sand: Three keys to escaping, (Golf Digest, June, 2006)
Hank Haney: Putting with Tiger, (Golf Digest, March, 2006)
Keep on turning, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2006)
Hank Haney, Swing Sequence, from fringe, (Golf Digest, Jan., 2006)
Hank Haney, chipping, pitching and putting, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2005)
Hank Haney, releasing the clubhead, tiger's missed fairways, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2005)
Hank Haney: Start with your feet, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2005)
Hank Haney: Staying Connected, (Golf Digest, July, 2005)
Hank Haney: Working with Tiger, (Golf Digest, June, 2005)
The science of swing, (Golf Digest, May, 2004)
Tips from the Top: Hank Haney: Focus on alignmen first, then on aim, (Golf Digest, Jan., 2003)
Hank Haney: How to make your woods work, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2001)
Enjoy!
John - and if you have bought it yet, The Perfect Golf Swing is valuable in every Golf library.
Click here and see - www.swingofchampions.com
Butch Harmon's Basics - Links to a Library of Info!!!
0 Comments Published by MIC GmbH on at 12:55 AM.
Butch's Basics
Live wrists, extra power: Butch Basics, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2005)
Don't waste your waggle : Butch Basics, (Golf Digest, Oct., 2005)
How to stay in balance for consistency: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2005)
Find your balance: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, June, 2005)
Stay low after impact: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, May, 2005)
Where to set your hands: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, April, 2005)
Hold your chin high at address to facilitate a full turn: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, March, 2005)
An 'automatic' left-hand grip: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2005)
A clean clubface is the first step toward making solid contact: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2004)
A lesson in lesson-taking: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2004)
How Adam Scott made the most of a chipping tip from Greg Norman: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2004)
My simple secret to accuracy: Aim the clubface first: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Aug., 2004)
Swing your hybrid clubs the same as you would your 4-iron: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, July, 2004)
To cure your slice, try my Jim Furyk drill: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, June, 2004)
How to chip from the fringe: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, May, 2004)
Why long lags beat short putts as a pre-round warm-up: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, April, 2004)
Use a 'short thumb grip for more control and speed: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2004)
Why you should choke down on short irons: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Jan., 2004)
Match up your V's for straighter shots: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2003)
Today's stronger left-handed grip requires a shift from Hogan's philosophy: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2003)
Reaching for Tiger-like power? Don't over-extend: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Aug., 2003)
How to make mre downhill, sidehill putts, (Golf Digest, July, 2003)
Try this easy fix to get the most power out of your big new driver: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, July, 2003)
To avoid topping and slicing, keep your back knee flexed: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, June, 2003)
Make a complete turn to take the fear out of using long irons: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, April, 2003)
To learn creativity, practice with every other iron: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2003)
Want to make more short putts?: Butch Basics, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2002)
To lengthen your swing, let your left heel come up: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2002)
Three keys to hitting your tee shots farther: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2002)
To hit a power draw, tee the ball higher: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Aug., 2002)
Have a dress rehearsal for the long greenside bunker: Butch Basics, (Golf Digest, July, 2002)
Walk the line to find the tempo that's best for you: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, May, 2002)
For power, stay solid over your back foot: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, March, 2002)
How to fix the chicken wing and avoid the wounded flamingo: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2002)
Start behind the ball for a powerful coil: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Jan., 2002)
The key to a power transition: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2001)
A takeaway that creates real power: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2001)
How to hit it consistently, your way: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2001)
Good Golfing!
John - www.swingofchampions.com
Live wrists, extra power: Butch Basics, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2005)
Don't waste your waggle : Butch Basics, (Golf Digest, Oct., 2005)
How to stay in balance for consistency: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2005)
Find your balance: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, June, 2005)
Stay low after impact: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, May, 2005)
Where to set your hands: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, April, 2005)
Hold your chin high at address to facilitate a full turn: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, March, 2005)
An 'automatic' left-hand grip: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2005)
A clean clubface is the first step toward making solid contact: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2004)
A lesson in lesson-taking: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2004)
How Adam Scott made the most of a chipping tip from Greg Norman: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2004)
My simple secret to accuracy: Aim the clubface first: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Aug., 2004)
Swing your hybrid clubs the same as you would your 4-iron: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, July, 2004)
To cure your slice, try my Jim Furyk drill: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, June, 2004)
How to chip from the fringe: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, May, 2004)
Why long lags beat short putts as a pre-round warm-up: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, April, 2004)
Use a 'short thumb grip for more control and speed: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2004)
Why you should choke down on short irons: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Jan., 2004)
Match up your V's for straighter shots: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2003)
Today's stronger left-handed grip requires a shift from Hogan's philosophy: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2003)
Reaching for Tiger-like power? Don't over-extend: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Aug., 2003)
How to make mre downhill, sidehill putts, (Golf Digest, July, 2003)
Try this easy fix to get the most power out of your big new driver: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, July, 2003)
To avoid topping and slicing, keep your back knee flexed: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, June, 2003)
Make a complete turn to take the fear out of using long irons: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, April, 2003)
To learn creativity, practice with every other iron: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2003)
Want to make more short putts?: Butch Basics, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2002)
To lengthen your swing, let your left heel come up: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2002)
Three keys to hitting your tee shots farther: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2002)
To hit a power draw, tee the ball higher: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Aug., 2002)
Have a dress rehearsal for the long greenside bunker: Butch Basics, (Golf Digest, July, 2002)
Walk the line to find the tempo that's best for you: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, May, 2002)
For power, stay solid over your back foot: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, March, 2002)
How to fix the chicken wing and avoid the wounded flamingo: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Feb., 2002)
Start behind the ball for a powerful coil: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Jan., 2002)
The key to a power transition: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Dec., 2001)
A takeaway that creates real power: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Nov., 2001)
How to hit it consistently, your way: Butch's Basics, (Golf Digest, Sept., 2001)
Good Golfing!
John - www.swingofchampions.com
Here is a link for 8 new golf videos. There are some really GOOD tips here.
http://www.golfinternationalmag.co.uk/video_instruction.htm
John
www.swingofchampions.com
http://www.golfinternationalmag.co.uk/video_instruction.htm
John
www.swingofchampions.com
Here are the links for 21 LPGA Golf Videos.
Tip 1
The right amount of sand
click here
Tip 2
Vary projectory of your shot
click here
Tip 3
The harder you try, the worse it gets.
click here
Tip 4
High, soft shots out of a bunker
click here
Tip 5
To putt or to "chip putt"
click here
Tip 6
Distance drill for putting
click here
Tip 7
Less is More
click here
Tip 8
Improving your long putts
click here
Tip 9
What wedge to hit and how far
click here
Tip 10
Get more height and power out of swing
click here
Tip 11
One extra club, shallow swing
click here
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Next Series
Tip 1
Chip like you putt
click here
Tip 2
Big as a bucket
click here
Tip 3
Key to a solid golf shot
click here
Tip 4
A proper takeaway
click here
Tip 5
Curing a slice
click here
Tip 6
Improve your putting stroke
click here
Tip 7
Reading the green
click here
Tip 8
Inconsistent in the sand
click here
Tip 9
Back spin...or a soft landing
click here
Tip 10
Hitting the ball low
click here
YES, I sincerely believe that there is alot that we can learn from these ladies!
John
Tip 1
The right amount of sand
click here
Tip 2
Vary projectory of your shot
click here
Tip 3
The harder you try, the worse it gets.
click here
Tip 4
High, soft shots out of a bunker
click here
Tip 5
To putt or to "chip putt"
click here
Tip 6
Distance drill for putting
click here
Tip 7
Less is More
click here
Tip 8
Improving your long putts
click here
Tip 9
What wedge to hit and how far
click here
Tip 10
Get more height and power out of swing
click here
Tip 11
One extra club, shallow swing
click here
------------------------------------------
Next Series
Tip 1
Chip like you putt
click here
Tip 2
Big as a bucket
click here
Tip 3
Key to a solid golf shot
click here
Tip 4
A proper takeaway
click here
Tip 5
Curing a slice
click here
Tip 6
Improve your putting stroke
click here
Tip 7
Reading the green
click here
Tip 8
Inconsistent in the sand
click here
Tip 9
Back spin...or a soft landing
click here
Tip 10
Hitting the ball low
click here
YES, I sincerely believe that there is alot that we can learn from these ladies!
John
Nearly 60 FREE Golf Videos
0 Comments Published by MIC GmbH on Sunday, September 10, 2006 at 2:58 AM.
Here is the link to Roger Gunn's Golf Video Vault. Wow! Really well done, and alot of free materials.
http://golf.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=golf&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.golfsociety.us%2Fcp_index.php
John
www.swingofchampions.com
Also, the special offer is ONLY valid up until 15. Sept. so take a look at the previous blog entry.
http://golf.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=golf&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.golfsociety.us%2Fcp_index.php
John
www.swingofchampions.com
Also, the special offer is ONLY valid up until 15. Sept. so take a look at the previous blog entry.
Always line up the ball.
At the very least, use the brand name to line up with.
The best way, though, is to use a Sharpie and make a line that is straight and easy to see. Would you rather shoot a good score with an ugly ball or an ugly score with a pretty ball?
NEVER practice on bad greens.
Does it really help you to hit putts on a slow bumpy green? NO!
The best you can hope for is to do no damage. Don't waste your time and endanger your putting confidence putting on bad greens.
Play more break on fast greens. The ball rolls at slower speeds to go the same distance, so logically it will break more than the same putt if the overall speed of the green were slower. The faster the putting surface is, the more effect the slope will have.
Play less break on slow greens. This putting tip is just an extension of the previous one. The speed of the greens will always have as much to do with the break than the slope does. Take this into account when you are reading the green.
Play more break on downhill putts and less on uphill putts. Another extension of putting lessons 3 and 4. All other things being equal, a downhill putt will break more than an uphill putt of the same length and slope.
Speed is king. Putting is all about speed. If you are going to hit a bad putt, you are much better off getting the speed right than the line.
A putt that is slightly off line still has a chance if the line is only slightly off but the speed is right. Even if it is a foot offline you will still have a tap in. A putt left short will never go in and if it is hit too hard it has to go dead center or it will lip out.
Make your short putts easier. To minimize three putt greens, and to make your round less stressful, you should try to lag your long putts to the easiest place from which to make your second putt. A relatively flat uphill five footer is a lot easier to make than hard breaking downhill three footer. On long putts its all about where you putt from next, not making it.
Maintain your stroke speed through impact. Many putts are missed because of "deceleration" of the putter head through the impact area. This has lead many well meaning golf teachers to suggest that you should "accelerate through the ball". This advice has wreaked havoc with the strokes of many amatuers.
A better way to do it is to take the putter back at the same speed you need on the through stroke, and then restablish and maintain that speed on the forward stroke on through the ball. The speed of the putter head at impact should be established well before you actually hit the ball rather than trying to acclelerate to that speed at the precise moment of impact.
Make at least one putt per hole. As simple as this putting tip is to do, most amateurs just don't do it. Instead, they pick up the ball when it is still a foot or two away. As a result, they miss almost every putt they hit during the round. Do yourself a favor and putt those "gimme" putts. Even making a one foot putt can help build your confidence. You need to see as many putts drop as possible.
Always be positive. Putting is mostly a mental game, and short putting is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from any other golf shot. It is a near certainty that any putt you think you will miss will not go in.
Be commited to your choices. If you are going to make your putts, you must be 100% committed to the line and speed you have chosen. There is no room for doubt.
In the end, all you can do is hit the ball on the line you pick and and at the speed you want. If you do that and the putt doesn't go in, it's not your fault. It's just golf.
At the very least, use the brand name to line up with.
The best way, though, is to use a Sharpie and make a line that is straight and easy to see. Would you rather shoot a good score with an ugly ball or an ugly score with a pretty ball?
NEVER practice on bad greens.
Does it really help you to hit putts on a slow bumpy green? NO!
The best you can hope for is to do no damage. Don't waste your time and endanger your putting confidence putting on bad greens.
Play more break on fast greens. The ball rolls at slower speeds to go the same distance, so logically it will break more than the same putt if the overall speed of the green were slower. The faster the putting surface is, the more effect the slope will have.
Play less break on slow greens. This putting tip is just an extension of the previous one. The speed of the greens will always have as much to do with the break than the slope does. Take this into account when you are reading the green.
Play more break on downhill putts and less on uphill putts. Another extension of putting lessons 3 and 4. All other things being equal, a downhill putt will break more than an uphill putt of the same length and slope.
Speed is king. Putting is all about speed. If you are going to hit a bad putt, you are much better off getting the speed right than the line.
A putt that is slightly off line still has a chance if the line is only slightly off but the speed is right. Even if it is a foot offline you will still have a tap in. A putt left short will never go in and if it is hit too hard it has to go dead center or it will lip out.
Make your short putts easier. To minimize three putt greens, and to make your round less stressful, you should try to lag your long putts to the easiest place from which to make your second putt. A relatively flat uphill five footer is a lot easier to make than hard breaking downhill three footer. On long putts its all about where you putt from next, not making it.
Maintain your stroke speed through impact. Many putts are missed because of "deceleration" of the putter head through the impact area. This has lead many well meaning golf teachers to suggest that you should "accelerate through the ball". This advice has wreaked havoc with the strokes of many amatuers.
A better way to do it is to take the putter back at the same speed you need on the through stroke, and then restablish and maintain that speed on the forward stroke on through the ball. The speed of the putter head at impact should be established well before you actually hit the ball rather than trying to acclelerate to that speed at the precise moment of impact.
Make at least one putt per hole. As simple as this putting tip is to do, most amateurs just don't do it. Instead, they pick up the ball when it is still a foot or two away. As a result, they miss almost every putt they hit during the round. Do yourself a favor and putt those "gimme" putts. Even making a one foot putt can help build your confidence. You need to see as many putts drop as possible.
Always be positive. Putting is mostly a mental game, and short putting is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from any other golf shot. It is a near certainty that any putt you think you will miss will not go in.
Be commited to your choices. If you are going to make your putts, you must be 100% committed to the line and speed you have chosen. There is no room for doubt.
In the end, all you can do is hit the ball on the line you pick and and at the speed you want. If you do that and the putt doesn't go in, it's not your fault. It's just golf.
Did you see the special offer in the previous post?
John
If you are serious about lowering your handicap, then look here.
http://carolynsam.jonieb.hop.clickbank.net
Special Offer only until 15. Sept.!!!
0 Comments Published by MIC GmbH on Monday, September 04, 2006 at 4:17 AM.
Hi Fellow Golfer!
As ususal, there are several new videos on this blog. What is unusual is that I am making a special offer of two very useful golf training aids - the Sweet Spot Assistent and the Putter Blade Assistent - FREE OF CHARGE, with FREE SHIPPING anywhere in the world, if you purchase only one of the following on or before 15. Sept. 2006.
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Now, what are these two golf training aids about.
Look at this graphic at what happens when the putter blade is not exactly square to the target
line at the moment of impact.
How you can improve your putting …. also at home and in the winter
Dear Golf Friend
• Between 31% and 43% of your strokes per round are with the putter.
• 85% of the deviations from the selected putt line are due to the putter face not being exactly square (perpendicular) to the putt line.
• The lack of feedback in the putt swing makes it very difficult to learn the correct control of the putter.
So it is worthwhile to practice your putting!
A Tip – This exercise is based on the fact that the putter head of most putters is about the same as the diameter of the golf hole. This fact can be used in the following manner.
Stand about half a meter or half a yard from the hole with the ball on the ground. Make your usual putter swing through the ball.
Are the two ends of your putter head optically inline with the two sides of the golf hole? If yes, then you have swung your putter directly square to your putting line. Well done!
If not, then practice swinging the putter head so that the two ends cover exactly the two sides of the cup.
Another way to improve your putting and check your putter face control at the moment of impact is using a Putter Blade Assistant. It looks like this and is about 20 cm long.
Putter Blade Assistant for a Square Impact along the Target Line
Use of the Putter Blade Assistant
Lay the Putter Blade Assistant on the floor in the direction you want to putt. You can practice on a carpet, grass or any slick surface. You will putt the Assistant just like you would hit the ball with your putter.
The Assistant gives you the following feedback.
1. If the Assistant breaks out from the line to the right, the clubhead was open at impact.
2. If the Assistant goes exactly straight forward after impact, then the clubhead was exactly square to the target line at impact. Well done!
3. If the Assistant breaks out from the line to the left, the clubhead was closed at the moment of impact.
In this manner, you will receive exact feedback about whether your putter was exactly square at the moment when it is so essential – at impact.
I hope that this will help to improve in your golf game and enjoyment of putting.
Now, the next.
And now, take a look at what happens when you don't hit the ball on the sweet spot of your putter.
The balll will not have the amount of roll that you intended since a non-sweet spot impact will give the ball LESS energy than you had felt in your swing.
In addition, the ball with drift to the left or right away from your intended line.
What is the best way to consistently hit the Sweet Spot? -
B using the Putter Sweet Spot Assistant !!!
1. Find the Sweet Spot on YOUR Putter
Hold your putter on the handle with one hand, and let it hang down straight.
With a golf ball in the other hand, tap the golf ball on the face of the putter.
Find the spot on the putter where the putter face DOES NOT TURN when tapped with the golf ball. This is the Sweet Spot.
The Sweet Spot might be at a different location than the center of the putter face as marked on the putter. Mark the Sweet Spot you have found by tapping with a mark on the top of the putter.
2. Fitting the Sweet Spot Assistant on your Putter
Place the first Sweet Spot ring over the putter head and close to the shaft.
Place the second Sweet Spot ring on the tip of the putter head.
Move the Sweet Spot rings to circa 1 cm on either side of the Sweet Spot you have marked
in step 1.
Make sure the yellow plastic tubes are straight up and down and sitting cleanly on the putter blade.
3. Practice with the Sweet Spot Assistant
Practice at home on your carpet or at a practice green at your club or driving range.
Concentrate on hitting the ball exactly at the marked Sweet Spot.
If you hit the ball too far outside the Sweet Spot, you will hit the Sweet Spot Assistant Rings. The ball will go off to the left or right, and the plastic rings will take all the power out of the putt. Therefore, the ball will be left very short of the target.
Practice until you can consistently putt the ball WITHOUT touching the Sweet Spot Rings.
THEN, move the rings in even closer to the sweet spot, for example, only 1/2 cm on each side of the Sweet Spot, and practice again.
Golf Pro's have a very tight impact pattern on the putter blade around the Sweet Spot.
Amateurs have a very wide pattern of hits all over the putter blade.
More Sweet Spot hits means more putts that go into the hole.
best regards
John
Hope this helps your sand play!
John
John
Enjoy!
John
