meesh
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Post by meesh on Aug 20, 2011 14:16:32 GMT -5
Any tips on making short putts. Just played my first round in a tournament and shot 79. I missed so many short putts and I three putted from 15 feet. It's frustrating because I hit the ball good but just struggled on the greens
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Post by cwdlaw223 on Aug 20, 2011 17:58:41 GMT -5
Short putts are hard if you're putting at 1-3 o'clock or 11-9 o'clock. Good putting starts with good ball placement on the green. Nobody can make 3 foot curlers all day long. I highly recommend you get an AimPoint lesson. It will change how you approach shots to the green.
The pros are great putters because they put the ball in a spot where the putt is makeable.
NEVER get above the hole and take the 5 foot uphill putt for par anyday over the 3 foot curler. Much easier to make. Your stroke is fine.
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meesh
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Post by meesh on Aug 20, 2011 18:26:40 GMT -5
your right I had alot of downhill puts which didint make things easy. I would love to have a AimPoint lesson but I dont think there is any AimPoint certified teacher in my area.
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Post by cwdlaw223 on Aug 20, 2011 19:22:33 GMT -5
Downhill putts are harder to make (contrary to Pelz). The reason they're harder to make is that they're slower and more susceptible to imperfections in the green because the ball is rolling slower. I learned this from AimPoint. Check out David Orr's video for sale. Better than nothing, but a real class is better.
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Post by Richie3Jack on Aug 20, 2011 20:30:04 GMT -5
Yes...I've stressed this quite a bit with my course managements strategies. If you can, you want to keep even those 2-3 footers uphill. Basically, shit happens on downhill putts. The ball rolls slower, thus it wobbles and it goes off line.
The other point on short putts is that you have to be obsessive with your speed/touch on short putts. You're trying to increase the 'size of the hole that the ball will go into.' That applies for every putt...whether it's a 2 footer for a 52 footer. It's why Mickelson misses so many short ones...he hits them really hard trying to 'take the break out of the putt.' But what he's doing is making the hole 'smaller' and actually decreasing his odds of making them.
3JACK
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Post by rohlio on Aug 21, 2011 14:39:26 GMT -5
I had a friend video tap me putting for a whole round. What I discovered by using the frames to measure time was that on putts where I could see the hole in my peripheral vision while I was putting I turned my head to follow the ball and leaned towards the hole earlier than I did on long putts. I was actually moving my head to look at the hole even prior to contact. I am no expert but I am pretty sure having excess movement on short putts is a bad thing.
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johngrahamgolf
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Post by johngrahamgolf on Aug 21, 2011 22:52:04 GMT -5
your right I had alot of downhill puts which didint make things easy. I would love to have a AimPoint lesson but I dont think there is any AimPoint certified teacher in my area. Where are you located? |
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