and i do work on all aspects of my game, including my putting..heres a putting question to you putting gurus"how do i constantly monitor my putter face, so the putt starts on right line?" i have a tendacy to hit the right speed and line, but the putter face will be slightly closed or open at impact causing it to shoot off 1 to 2 degrees. that can be a real score killer, especially when you have those birdie/eagle oppotunites..and everyone lets lighten up and be more informative instead of trying to teach someone the proper way of playing golf...everyone has there own style; look at tiger and phil(bad year for phil, should of kept on the weigh, if not for the fatigue issue he faces at the end of each season..)
I do the same thing with my putter, usually in short streaks. Absolutely baffling as I feel like everything is right, but the ball clearly comes off the putter face at an angle to my target. And usually it happens on those 4-6 foot putts, just enough to cause the ball to miss the cup by 1/2" or so. I usually find that I'm just a fraction off in my stance... maybe not quite over the ball. Or sometimes just letting my eyes follow the putter head instead of staying still will be enough to cause that tiny mis-hit. That is the one thing I've been focusing on with my putting this year... keeping my eyes down where the ball is until long after it's on its way. Seems to be helping, especially with getting those shorter putts started on line. Now if I've misread the line, that's another problem....
hey i'm not sensitive:) heres a putting question to you putting gurus"how do i constantly monitor my putter face, so the putt starts on right line?" i have a tendacy to hit the right speed and line, but the putter face will be slightly closed or open at impact causing it to shoot off 1 to 2 degrees. that can be a real score killer, especially when you have those birdie/eagle oppotunites..and everyone lets lighten up and be more informative instead of trying to teach someone the proper way of playing golf...everyone has there own style; look at tiger and phil(bad year for phil, should of kept on the weigh, if not for the fatigue issue he faces at the end of each season..)
My instructor turned me on to this and I have noticed a vast improvement in my putting. It's a great device: http://www.theputtingarc.com/. I now average 30 putts a round, and had a low of 24 last season. I practice with it every day in the house. When the weather gets better I can take it to the putting green and practice with it. Now, if I could only hit it as long as you, Smoothandlong.
thanks guys..i'll definitely try the putting arc product..i think that may be my problem, not having a consistant repeating arc..sometimes when i go for longer putts i feel as if my arc gets all out of wack..definitely will try that product out..and a tip to get a little longer; softer right hand all the way through the swing so the club can turn over at impact and swing the club all the way through, never having a slight lifting of the club until the end of your extension.(that will add extra loft or will cause a fade, lifting the club up slightly will cause the face to open up) feel like it's going through the ball...i like to think "low and through"
I find myself doing this and 99% of the time it's because I start watching my putter head go back and not the ball.
On the distance your last post is dead on. Your new equip. will help a lot. Tempo is how I bomb it. I count 1 2 and 3. 1 is when my shoulders and arms start back 2 is when I am reaching my top, And is when my weight starts to shift and 3 is when my hands get about to my pocket and I release the club Legs hips, nice full extension, when you release everything at that moment it is hard to lift or quit.
I understand your distance issues as I have two swings with my driver. Scramble and Own ball. We play tons of tourney's, and if we can't get the ball out there on some of the holes they have us play we may not have a good chance of sticking it close. And if you playing in Champ flight 2 or 3 missed opportunities and your out of the money.
March 27th, 2007, 03:36 PM
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