Summer Sizzlers
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Putting: Steady As She Goes
Making more short putts is all about precision. Creating more stability in your eyes and feet will go a long way towards getting your ball started on the proper line.
Tip 1– TOWEL DRILL
This exercise is all about creating awareness of how wobbly you can get from the ground up. Simply take the towel off your golf bag, roll it up and set it on the ground parallel to your target line. Stand on the towel so it’s centered along the arch of your feet. As you roll putts, focus on keeping your lower body steady and your weight balanced from toe to heel. Eliminating lower body rocking or rotation helps keep your putter face and path on target to improve putting accuracy. Although it looks easy, this one is a lot harder than it looks.
Tip 2 – DIME DRILL
When Jack Nicklaus won his final Masters in 1986 he told his son and caddie Jackie to remind him to “keep his head still” on every putt over the four rounds. Just like the towel drill, keeping a steady head helps make a lot of good things happen in the putting game. The key is to create more stability with your eyes. When practicing, put a dime behind your ball as if you were marking it on the green. As you strike your putt, keep your eyes focused on the dime. Wait until you hear the ball drop into the cup before looking up to enjoy the result. This one takes some serious discipline, so really commit to keeping your focus on where the ball was sitting versus where it’s going. If this tip is good enough for Jack, I’d say it’s good for you as well.
DID YOU KNOW? Tour players make an average of 95% of putts from 3 feet and 65% from 6 feet.
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NCGA.ORG / SUMMER 2016
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