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re: I Need Help With Putting/ Putter **Update Page 3**
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:42 pm to iheartlsu
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:42 pm to iheartlsu
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Why don't you work on your iron and wedge game so the ball is closer to the hole?
This is what I did back in college when I had time. Used to go to the pitch and putt at the LSU course and hit wedge shots. My putting never really got better, I just got better at putting the ball closer to the hole.
But thats a time issue and doesn't solve my problem.
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Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:44 pm to elprez00
Takes as much time as learning to putt
This post was edited on 7/13/16 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:44 pm to elprez00
Before you leave the golf course always finish by making 20 3ft putts in a row.
Miss and start over.
Miss and start over.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:44 pm to Flavius Belisarius
As others said K.I.S.S. just think about making it and watch grip pressure. In other words pic a line aim and let it go.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:44 pm to BatonRougeBuckeye
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Are your putts off line or are you having trouble judging pace? Or Both?
Its mostly an alignment problem. Pace issues usually pop up when you get the dew/non dew transition in the morning. Or I play somewhere like Carter one weekend, then Oak Knoll the next.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:45 pm to elprez00
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Why don't you work on your iron and wedge game so the ball is closer to the hole?
This is what I did back in college when I had time. Used to go to the pitch and putt at the LSU course and hit wedge shots. My putting never really got better, I just got better at putting the ball closer to the hole.
But thats a time issue and doesn't solve my problem.
Practice shortening your backswing and accelerating the putter through impact. This will keep it on line and help you judge pace.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:46 pm to djangochained
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Takes as much time as learning to putt
But its a lot easier to putt at the house in the living room than hit chip shots.
I'll have to wait til I get my OT Baller house with the indoor chipping green.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:47 pm to elprez00
Work on your speed. When you know you won't leave it 5ft short or blow it past 5 ft, you will be a lot more confident.
I do a drill on the practice green with 5 balls in a line starting 2ft from the hole and each successive ball is 2ft further. I lay the flag 2ft on the opposite side of the hole. Stroke each putt with the goal of never leaving it short and never hitting the flag. The first ball will show you the break, so as the putts get longer, all you're having to do is get the speed right.
I do this drill in a clock pattern around the hole so I get uphill, downhill, breaking left and breaking right.
Then, I take the same 5 balls and make a 3ft ring around the hole and see how many I can make in a row.
I do this before every round, and I go to the course confident that my speed is dialed in and that I'll make all the short ones. Has really helped my putting.
I do a drill on the practice green with 5 balls in a line starting 2ft from the hole and each successive ball is 2ft further. I lay the flag 2ft on the opposite side of the hole. Stroke each putt with the goal of never leaving it short and never hitting the flag. The first ball will show you the break, so as the putts get longer, all you're having to do is get the speed right.
I do this drill in a clock pattern around the hole so I get uphill, downhill, breaking left and breaking right.
Then, I take the same 5 balls and make a 3ft ring around the hole and see how many I can make in a row.
I do this before every round, and I go to the course confident that my speed is dialed in and that I'll make all the short ones. Has really helped my putting.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:53 pm to dpd901
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Work on your speed. When you know you won't leave it 5ft short or blow it past 5 ft, you will be a lot more confident.
Speed has really not been an issue so much. Its an alignment problem. Since I've been trying to play more this year, I've left a lot of putts within the 1' circle around the hole. I just keep telling myself if I keep getting them close eventually they'll start to drop, but that really hasn't improved.
This weekend was disappointing because I had such a good day striking the ball. And while I was very pleased with my round, I make a couple of putts and I'm looking at the difference between a good round and a great round.
For reference, I hit 10/18 GIR and made one birdie putt.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 8:53 pm to dpd901
Can you break 80? If not you are thinking and practicing too much
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:02 pm to Front9Bandit
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Can you break 80?
Have I? Yes. Lately? No.
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If not you are thinking and practicing too much
Agree to disagree. You use your putter more than any other club.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:08 pm to elprez00
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Its mostly an alignment problem.
I'm a 3.4 index but rely much more on my short game than driver/irons. And so I feel I can offer a piece of advice:
Open your stance. You'll start to roll the ball better towards the hole. When I struggle with the putter - not often, but it happens - I eventually realize that I'm open but not open enough.
And second, mark your balls with a straight line (can find a ball-marking tool on Amazon). Align that with the intended target. That way, when you're over the ball your focus is just on speed - alignment is already taken care of.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:10 pm to elprez00
Play ball further back your stance. Hits ball sooner while club head is still on direction
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:12 pm to elprez00
A lot of practice involves a lot of questioning and thinking about the stroke, I never practice and I'm the worlds worst putter no doubt. I can hit 14-15/18 GIR and shoot 72 or 82, I'm at a point I really don't care and take what the course is gonna give me on that given day. I wasn't posting those questions to you but rather the one who posted a life story about putting. I would try different putters and find a grip/length/head shape that you like feeling and looking at then maybe grabbing an alignment lesson and working on pace before the round as every course has a different reading on the stimp meter.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:13 pm to monceaux
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And second, mark your balls with a straight line (can find a ball-marking tool on Amazon). Align that with the intended target. That way, when you're over the ball your focus is just on speed - alignment is already taken care of.
I putt with the blank side of the ball up. Having the line showing makes me second guess
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:16 pm to elprez00
Imagine your stroke leading to the hole with the top of your left hand. Thinking of this has helped me immensely and takes your right hand out of the stroke.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:17 pm to elprez00
just pick a line and hit it. practice with a line on the ball on a flat area to make sure you are rolling it straight. repeat that stroke over and over. when you play after, read the green, pick your line, and putt.
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:21 pm to MikeD
OP, putt with your shoulders, not your hands. I forward press a little, then after that the only thing that moves is my shoulders
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:25 pm to elprez00
I went to a pro and told him I needed help putting. Told him I couldn't even come close to anything outside of a few feet. After trying a few things, frustrated, the pro dumped 100 balls all around the fringe and beyond, off the green. Confused, I asked him how this will help. He said, "Learn to pitch and chip it to gimme range, and you'll never have to use that putter."
Posted on 7/13/16 at 9:32 pm to GRTiger
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Learn to pitch and chip it to gimme range, and you'll never have to use that putter."
Theres a lot of truth to this. But for me, it took a lot of time.
Like I said above, I used to go to the chip and putt at the LSU course. Seems like you could play it for $5 with a student ID. I'd spend hours going from hole to hole with a SW and 60` just learning how to shape shots. It most definitely helped my game, because I learned how to place the ball close to the hole.
But it requires practice and repetition. And unfortunately, 34 year old me has a lot less free time than 24 year old me did. So I can work on putting alignment in my living room at 9pm. Can't work on chipping at that time.
This post was edited on 7/13/16 at 9:33 pm
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