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re: Putting Distance Control
Posted on 8/7/24 at 10:06 am to SlippinJimmy
Posted on 8/7/24 at 10:06 am to SlippinJimmy
One of the best speed control practice drills is to lay an alignment stick (or any club) perpendicular to your line 2 feet beyond the hole. Practice putts of varying distances focusing on getting the ball past the hole, but never to or beyond the alignment stick.
You can make it a game. 2 points for a made putt. 1 point for a putt that ends up between the hole and the stick. Minus 1 point for putts that end up either short of the hole or beyond the stick.
When you get on course, you can imagine that stick is 2 feet beyond the hole.
It does take practice. You won't learn distance control overnight. But distance control is far more important to being a good putter than line.
You can make it a game. 2 points for a made putt. 1 point for a putt that ends up between the hole and the stick. Minus 1 point for putts that end up either short of the hole or beyond the stick.
When you get on course, you can imagine that stick is 2 feet beyond the hole.
It does take practice. You won't learn distance control overnight. But distance control is far more important to being a good putter than line.
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Posted on 8/7/24 at 10:58 am to makersmark1
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Scott Parel of all people walked over to me on the putting green, said “are you ok?” and then showed me the saw/claw and told me “lots of guys go through this. Don’t give up the game.”
Scott Parel has a cool backstory. Sounds like an awesome dude.
I will say, if what you're describing is what I think it is and similar to my issues, then it's probably not technique related or practice related and those giving such advice haven't experienced it.
I'm a 2 hcp recovering from the chipping and (long) putting yips and am and always have been fantastic on the practice green. My short game was previously the strength of my game and I could get up-and-down or 2 putt from anywhere. Over the last few years, the minute I would step onto the course and halfway cared what the result of the shot would be is when the switch would flip and all of a sudden my short game was that of a 30 hcp thanks to the yips. If I tried to not focus on technique and just make a positive, confident stroke, everything would get yippy and go sideways. Alternatively, if I forced myself into technique on the course, I would lose all feel and hand-eye coordination and then I'm fatting/thinning shots and hitting offline depending on whether I jerked the clubface closed or open.
It's all a mental thing, so you have to find a way to give your brain different pathways to succeed than what you've done in the past. For long putts, it's been a different grip. For chips, it hasn't been as effective but it's been a different path into the ball. No amount of off-course practice or technique is going to fix it unfortunately.
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He also reminded me that I don’t make a living playing golf and just understand that once the stroke is made- it’s ok whatever the result.
This is all fine and well, but at some point —and probably in the most critical moment of a good round or at a nice course that you'd like to play well at— it's going to rear its ugly head again because you can't just decide not to care if you're intentionally going out to play golf and have fun because golf is more fun if you play well and are getting better/setting new lows.
Keep us updated and let us know what works and what doesn't!
This post was edited on 8/7/24 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 8/7/24 at 2:03 pm to SlippinJimmy
Before the round, find a flat spot on the putting green and walk 10 paces from the hole. Hit 3-10 balls at that hole until you are comfortable with the pace. Then, do the same thing at 15 paces and 20 paces. Takes less than 5 minutes. During the round, when you are pulling out the flag stick or walking to your ball, count how many paces it is from the hole to your ball, and that will give you an excellent reference point to start. If you are struggling with pace on distance putts because of your stroke, then concentrate on only using your shoulders to swing the putter (keep your hands and wrist out of the stroke). Keep the putter low on the way back and low on the way through.
Posted on 8/7/24 at 2:15 pm to SlippinJimmy
I concentrate on using the same tempo and controlling length of putt with backswing length
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