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 USGolfer.net Golf Tip for May, 2001.
Putting.
As a golf professional for the past 20 years, I have watched many players practice and spend 90% of their time on the driving range hitting drivers and working on their swings.
Do you realize that only about 14 strokes are played with your driver?
Did you also know that approximately 67% of your shots are played from less than 100 yards from the green?
If you improve your short game, I guarantee that your scores will drop dramatically.
Let’s Start with putting:
Make a commitment to spend 20 minutes per day on the putting green. Or, if you can’t get to a golf course daily, spend 30 minutes on the putting green 3 times per week.
Start with learning a proper and consistent set-up. Take a square stance keeping your feet and body aligned parallel to the target line. Plane the ball position under your forward eye (left eye for a right-handed player). Be sure to align your eyes parallel to the target line as well. This may be the single most common flaw in poor putters. Many players align their body and feet properly, only to ignore their eyes. Your eyes read the line of the putt. Without proper eye alignment, it is nearly impossible to swing the putter on the proper path to the hole.
Once you have aligned yourself properly, bend forward from your hips allowing your arms to hand straight down. Hold the putter directly below your shoulders so that your arms can swing freely. This posture will allow for a pendulum motion and will reduce the need to use your hands in the putting stroke.
From this position, swing the putter straight back and straight through using only your arms and shoulders. Your chest should turn back as your putter moves back and forward to moves the putter forward. Keying in on your shoulder or chest turn will keep your hands quiet during the stroke making for a consistent putting speed and more accurate roll. In order to putt consistently well, you want to eliminate as many variables as possible; therefor you want to eliminate any movement to the hands whatsoever.
Drill:
To learn this stroke, place the ball 6" from the cup, take your proper posture and address position and simple drag the ball into the hole. Do this several times to get the feel of turning your chest forward and dragging the putter toward the hole. After you have made 5 putts, make a short back swing and putt the ball into the hole from the same distance. Make 5 more putts and then move back 6" at a time until you are 6 feet away. As you move farther away from the hole, change only the length of your back swing. Your forward swing should remain the same with your chest turning forward and your putter head accelerating toward the hole. Clubface should remain toward the hole. Try this drill for several weeks and watch your scores drop.
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