Tag: putting
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Take Another Look in the Mirror – Improving Your Putting Stroke With a Mirror
Putting technique seems to be the most diverse. Sure there are also all kinds of different swings, if you look at the long game. But whenever I am playing golf I often meet or see somebody taking an approach to putting that I have not seen before. Well, whatever works I think to myself then. But I also believe…
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Medical Strips – Short Game Putting Lesson
Only if you are able to hit with the sweet spot of your putter every time, you can be sure that a consistent stroke generates the same roll every time. You may be shocked when you try this exercise, that you are actually making contact all over the place with your putter. But do not sweat it. Once you…
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Reading Greens – Putting Golf Lesson
A sound putting technique is only half the way to being a great putter. You also need to be able to read the green properly. Reading greens comes mostly through experience. If you hit a lot of putts on different terrain, grass and greens, you develop a sense for the roll of the ball. Unfortunately most people…
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Target Area – Short Game Golf Lesson – Putting
You can draw a circle area around the golf hole of three feet. In this area you have a 97 to 100 percent chance of making the putt. If you move just two feet away, you are already at 75 percent. With this exponential fall off you see how important it is for you to place your shots…
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Stringing it Together / Ladder Putting – Short Game Putting Drill
Two aspects are vital for successful putting – direction and distance. The harder part is usually to have the proper distance. This drill will help you master this area of your putting game. All you need is a couple of three feet long strings (five to six will do). Place these strings on a putting green…
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Putt Like You Mean It! – Putting Golf Lesson
On all putting greens you see people doing the same thing. They take out three balls and start putting towards one hole on the practice tee. I did so myself. But I did not improve a lot by doing so. When I started to match my putting practice more towards actual putting on the course I started to…