I like this drill. I tend to over read the putts I hit more often than not, but I tend to 2 putt a lot and skim a lot of cup edges… I could always use a few more 1 putts! Thanks Coach!
yep, this is definitely an issue for me. Golfing for a long time, things become automatic; I got to a point where if putts weren't going in, I had nothing to fall back on, because I just left it all to habit and spinal cord... need these tricks to work on when things aren't going well; thanks Coach
When I was younger I was a good short game player, now I am in my 80s it is the worst part of my game ( apart the fact that I have lost a lot of distance). Distance control Matt is the killer for my scores. It all seems to happen on about 3 holes ( different holes all the time) and I know part of the problem is lack of practice time. Unfortunatley because of home commitmants I don't have the time to practice much, handicap has gone from 10 to 21. Still enjoy golf as much but don't enjoy the frustration that has developed.
I already do this. It’s an acquired skill, you have to really practice this to make it work. What is understated is a center strike. All the drills and practice mean nothing if you don’t find the middle of the club face. Read your putt and focus on a center putt. Commit to it and roll on….
Due to neuropathy in my feet, I have a difficult time feeling slope. Plus, unless the green is severely sloped, I can’t see it either! Therefore, aim point doesn’t work and plumb bobbing is very unreliable. What recommendations would you have for someone like me? Thank you and I love your channel!
I bought a new putter a month or so ago and my distance control was shot. Spending 30min on the putting green made a huge difference. You'll probably get 80% of the putting gains with literally almost no effort or time spend at all. Like 2-3 hours in total. Much like with bunker shots, which us high handicappers struggle. It's borderline insulting to be _really_ bad from bunkers or having no distance control at all in putting, when the practice amount needed to be meaningfully better is so small. Now, if I could only get out of the tee box without penalties 50% of the time and having some ability to strike the ball from the fairway, I might actually not be embarrassingly bad at golf :D
Not making very many putts since losing 50% of sight in one eye 7 months ago. Having to relearn distance control because my depth perception is shot. My brain is slowly recalculating but it has been a struggle. Thanks for sharing!
This is a so so method for me and it is part of my putting routine. I have always found, for me anyway, that using the much maligned plumb Bob method not only lines me up with my dominant eye, it also can help in measuring slope. If you have a knack to see it, it works.
Thinking you should hole more should also look at make percentage because I thought I should hole more and then realized I actually hole more than the majority of 10 handicaps when I saw the stats, putting wasn't the problem it was hitting the green!
Coach question , I played boringdon this week and had a situation that I didn't know the best option . Had a good drive on the 14th left me about 90 yards to the green all down hill small green . Not yet burnt dry enough to putt and for a 19 handicap I struggle to go high . Any tips
I see golfers try a long putt on pure instinct and miss badly - then get really annoyed and miss miss miss ! They will repeat this again and again ! These same oeople are really serious about their Driver 3 wood and irons and normally arrive on the green with far less shots than me ! I try to get the distance correct for my long putts and try the above for anything nearer with reasonable results !
Great vlog coach, and the circle drill is fantastic for figuring out break. Also alot of people struggle with starting online. I've used a 3ft metal ruler and tried to putt along the length of it. Easy to do and from the comfort of your own home. It also helps with rolling the ball end over end.
please do this while you're walking up to the green...dont' wait till it's your time to putt to read the greens. too many slow players out there on the putting greens.
What if you have hit 1 or 2 less shots than me to get to the green? Do you not get extra time as I have had a lot longer than you? What if you are keeping up with pace of play? What if there is a group in front? Just a few thoughts 😊
I have been practicing AimPoint for a season or so and have never been super successful feeling "pressure" in my lower body to gauge % slope, but I have done pretty well using the "knee-pop" method. If you stand relatively rigid straight up and down on a sloped surface, your head will be off center and your body will be off center by the same %. You will find you'll have to pop your high side knee to recenter your head and body, and you can gauge the slope by how far that knee pops out. I use the lace holes on my shoes as a guide.
