If viewers don't realize this is a great video I'm afraid that me saying it is great isn't going to help, but this is a super lesson. I've been waiting for this video ever since your first video with Scott. I already bought the marker after seeing a video by Tim Tucker and have been using it. The basics are simple, but it takes a little practice to master. However, it simplifies green reading SIGNIFICANTLY. Nobody should ever watch this lesson just one time, too much you will miss. Thanks Jerome, your channel is great.
Seriously, putting is way more applicable to the average viewer than what Dana is teaching Jerome. Almost none of us have Jerome's athleticism or specific body motions in the full swing, but all of us can do with a better understanding of green reading, speed control and how to aim when putting.
17:20 I'd argue that most great players start reading their putt from about 50 yards out if not more. Its really one of the best putting tips that doesn't get talked about
And there it is right there, for me! 22:07 to 22:38ish . . . the varying break that wouldn't matter so much at the beginning cos you're hitting it hard through the first part and vice versa. Great lesson for me thank you S2 😎
After watching your 2 lessons with Scott, we jumped on a chance to take a putting lesson with Scott yesterday when he made a visit to the SF Bay Area yesterday and it was great!
I agree with many commenters. $100? The expected life expectancy of my ball markers is about 4 rounds. This is just not a realistic purchase. Great idea but I need my retirement funds to grow about 400% to even consider buying this aid. Plus, my 78 1/2 year old brain doesn’t do well when I need to think this much while playing. My suggestion, get inside your fellow player on roughly the same line and watch his putt. A lot cheaper.
right now its 15.4. Actually going to be starting a series where I play every day, it will be in short form coming out, but I will still be posting full rounds soon as long form. Just trying to improve our editing times so that those can go out to you guys!
I personally found your first lesson with Curry was more informative in less time. The aiming with putter shaft is key to using the true aim marker, which I found a close substitute for on Amazon for $20. Some of Curry's insights in the first video were for professional golfers. I enjoy watching, especially your full round videos.
idk if its just me or not but I've always liked the topic because discussed being highlighted with "right now" rather than something that is next being highlighted "up next". maybe its just me but just a thought
Distance question (first step in the learning process, right?): The "distance" surely can not only and always be the straight line path between the ball and the hole except for the straight up or down putts. The distance the ball has to roll is different for and longer for every percentage of the path isn't it?
I would say what the coach said applies... First thing you have to do is get your distance control solidified. Then, hit distance putts on the practice green. Tees set at 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20 feet. Or some similar intervals. Then, hit your stock distance and take note of where it stops. Then you'll be able to calculate your adjustment. If a 10 foot stroke produced a 6 or 7 foot Putt then you play your 10 foot putts out to 13 to 14 feet. You do have to also factor in slope, high vs low spots, overall exposure to sunlight, wind direction, temp and humidity levels, phase of the moon, and don't forget what your horoscope read for the day. You don't want to misdirecr your Chi or misalign your third eye, do you? 😂
Scott, I'm learning a lot from you today, BUT... The straight putt is NOT the hardest putt in golf. The breaking putt is because you have to match speed and line. If you get one of them wrong, you miss. A straight putt is much less demanding of the match. It's easier than the breaking putt.
Love your videos! learning a lot everytime. Still on beginner handicap and afraid to go onto real courses. But will have my first official round next week! Thanks for all these insights you give us with these pro coaches!
I was also afraid to go play at a real course when I started golf. My solution was to sign up for a series of golf lessons (which costs less per hour) at a local range. That way, I got to pound balls, got told how to swing correctly, and didn't interfere with regular golfers. After 6 lessons in 6 weeks, plus some practice, I went to a short muni course, where I discovered I already hit the ball better than most of the muni players.
It took a moment, but you don't need to spend $100 on a ball marker. Any marker with a straight line on it can be aligned to point down the starting line. Then just align the stripe on the ball along the starting line. Same judgement is required. Duh. Save your money.
There's a lot of great information in this video and a lot of noise. Think about it like this. Sign your name. Then try to trace your own signature. You can't do it. An autonomous action has now moved to the front of your mind. You didn't think about it when you signed it the first time, it just happened. Same with driving a car. You drive and you don't think about how hard to press the gas or brake, how far to rotate the steering wheel. The action is autonomous. Running in the background in your mind. If you give a kid a putter and a ball and turn them loose on a putting green they will within an hour or so be rolling it well and making putts. Why? There not practicing Aim Point or figuring out percent of slope. They will instinctively figure out break and speed. There's a bit of information in this video that is taking away the feel, your signature. It's trying to break it down to a scientific hard fast rule. I'm not a fan of aim point because I think it takes away the feel and variables happen beyond our control. I think for the average weekend warriors it will slow down the game, because it takes a lot of time to develop that skill. You can walk on any green and I can guarantee you if you casually look at a putt you can see the break pretty quickly. Your mind will do the work autonomously without throwing all of this other information into the fray, it comes from experience. I'm a big Dave Pelz fan. I have every book he wrote on the short game and putting. His scientific analysis on those parts of the game are second to none. However, putting is an art and isn't something that can be scientifically broken down to hard fast rules, because variables happen. We aren't machines. South African Bobby Locke is regarded as one of the greatest putters ever. He hooked every putt. The list goes on and on with great putters who did it their way. I love the ball mark and could see myself using it, however I could see myself losing it too. I would suggest anyone read Dave Stocktons' book "Unconscious Putting."
I understand what you've stated and for the most part agree with you. However, what you stated only applies to the average player. To shoot genuinely good scores, natural talent of that magnitude is extraordinarily rare. Most humans HAVE TO go above and beyond their own natural talent in order to reach scratch or better. Look at Bryson DeChambeau, he is as good a player as he is because of his analytic nature. He has fun now but that's because he has put in the time and effort and from he's stated in his videos, he's finally broken away from the image he felt he had to portray to play the game. RU-vid and those personalities he's befriended, Garrett Clark of GM_Golf and GoodGood, is likely the top contributor to that.
@glenj.taylor2938 totally disagree with that scratch player sentiment. I don't give a rats a*s about Bryson and what he does. Y'all need to get out of the RU-vid bubble and realize there's thousands of great players that have come before RU-vid golf. This current crop has invented the wheel. They've merely done what other greats have done. Playing to scratch really isn't that difficult. It's simply fairways and greens. Minimize the costly mistakes and take advantage of the opportunities you can.
@glenj.taylor2938 I would also add that a majority of what I stated comes from Dave Stockton, major champion, PGA Tour winner, and teacher to the pros. Specifically, Rory Mcilroy, Yani Tseng, Phil Mickelson, Annika Sorenstam to name a few.
I feel like a dingess, I still don’t understand using the club for aiming, watched multiple videos on it and tried it on the practice green, I get most of what is talked about… I think anyway lol…but the using the club for aiming is not intuitive for me
@@TomWang Yeah, not gonna let the sandbagging slide. Besides, while progress certainly isn't linear (like with anything), it's also not time gated. He has put in more hours and had more quality lessons than most golfers might over the course of multiple years.
Any method for putts are only good as the person making the putt. There are many variables to understand, along with speed and force of the hit. The last method would be paying $100 for a ball marker. They might as well tell you to been over put a lot of oil on.
While putting from outside ten feet, the key is to imagine the hole being a round trashcan lid. Putt with the intent to stopping it in an area, not into the hole itself. If you're aiming to a little, tiny, unachievable point from far away then you'll be all over the place. Look at the pros percentage at all distances. Outside eight feet or so it drops off rapidly. Nothing wrong with two putts. It's the regular three and fours that'll git ya.
Interesting, but the golf pro is in love with his own voice. The problem being that it’s only worth watching if you mute his voice, hence it’s pointless.
So, … What’s is MORE important? 🤔 PACE? … or LINE? “Both” is not an option 🙅🏼♂️ Personally, I spend my time green reading to get the line … then, after I commit to the line, I spend 100% of my focus on pace. Right? … or Wrong? 🤔 It’s interesting that Scott focused on PACE first (last episode) … then (this episode) focused on LINE (green reading) Chicken or egg?😏
I can't get into this guy. Stopped watching after 11 minutes. He comes off like a sarcastic drill sergeant. He makes Jerome answer twice every time. Guy: "How much do you think is the break?" Jerome: "A lot" Guy: "A lot?" Jerome: "A lot" ( giggle) Translation (Are you an idiot?) And this video felt like a long infomercial for his ball marker.
