Tag: Putting
These items have all been tagged with the tag "Putting", You can see other tags in the Tag CloudIt's April and that means it's Masters time. Augusta National is known for impeccable conditioning, Amen Corner and really slick greens. In this video Rick Sessinghaus passes on three putting drills that'll help you stroke your putts with the right amount of distance.
Better putting comes from better practice. Try this drill to see what flaws may be creeping into your putting stroke.
I call it The New Math, but you can think of it as a simple way to cut strokes from your scorecard quickly and easily. As an instructor, I like to teach my students the basic premise that by adding to their technical repertoire and eliminating incorrect moves, they can effectively lower their handicaps. In other words, I believe that a good instructor subtracts as much, if not more, than they add. By eliminating inefficient and wasted motion and streamlining your technique, you’ll be making a giant first step toward improving your swing and your scores.
If you want to become a better putter, you have to learn to stabilize
the lower body as much as possible. All great putters have a
rock-steady lower half and swing the putter from above the waist. Now,
deciding whether you’re a hands-driven putter or a shoulder-driven
putter (or both!) is a matter of personal style, but one thing is for
sure: No matter how you choose to swing with the upper body, the lower
body must stay as still as possible.
Green reading doesn't start when you get to the green. In fact it starts when you approach the green. In this video, Rick Sessinghaus divides the art of green reading into four parts, from approaching the green to standing over the ball.
The three simple keys to consistently sinking short putts are: making
contact with the center of the putterface, making contact with a square
putterface that’s on-line to the target and accelerating the clubhead
through impact. If you learn to do these three things, your short
putting, and overall putting, will improve quickly and should stay
solid for good.
In the last issue of Golf Tips, I showed you how to use the edge of a
wall to help improve your chipping. This month, I’m going to show you
how a simple household item, such as a doorjamb, can help you hit the
ball farther.
Why do people get the yips? From a lack of confidence they feel after missing short putts and from anticipating poor impact.
It’s no secret that you can learn a lot from watching the world’s best
golfers. They hit some amazing shots, make incredible putts and hit the
ball extraordinary lengths. And while there’s a lot of swing cues we
should try and copy from the pros, there are four things I think most
amateurs have no business trying to duplicate.
Down the stretch, the last thing you want is to find yourself
uncomfortable over a short putt. In most cases, the yips comes from the
golfer decelerating, the putter then strays offline and well, there you
have a missed putt!
