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Tom's Featured Tip: Breaking Putts Drill
For simplicity, all advice on actual swings or drills is provided from a right handed perspective.
For any missed shot in golf, it's important to note if there is a pattern to your misses.
For breaking putts most players usually have a consistent pattern of either missing the putt on the high side - sometimes called the pro side, or the low side - sometimes called the amateur side.
Pro or high side misses means that the putt at least had a chance to drop, whereas amateur or low side misses have zero chances of going in.
Obviously, high side misses are more desirable than low side misses, but the fact remains that they are both MISSES.
The causes for the miss can be either inconsistent speed on your putts, inconsistent swing path, incorrect body alignment, poor putterface alignment, or picking the wrong starting line.
Overcorrection drills can help you break bad swing habits, and they can be used for putting also.
Here's a very effective overcorrection drill to practice for breaking putts this winter where you already know the line of the putt. If you know the line of the putt and are able to roll the ball on a 16" straight starting line, the speed of the putt is everything.
- You will need either a putting ramp that can be
adjusted to practice breaking putts, or somewhere where you can set up for a breaking putt.
- If your breaking putt miss is always on the high side, actually practice missing the putt on the low side for 25 repetitions,
then try to hole 25 putts.
- If your breaking putt miss is always on the low side, actually practice missing the putt on the high side for 25 repetitions,
then try to hole 25 putts.
- If your breaking putt miss is half on the low side and half on the high side, actually practice missing the putt
on the high side for 25 repetitions, then practice missing the putt on the low side for 25 repetitions,
then try to hole 25 putts.
- Repeat the relevant drill for enough repetitions that you start to get a good feel for for the speed of the putt
related to your line, then change the distance and start over.
- One caveat is that you need to make sure that your body is aligned to your new aimline.
Try this drill, you'll love it!
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Tom
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Tom's Bonus Tip: Putting Aimline Accuracy Drill
In the featured tip I mentioned the importance of being able to strike a putt that rolls straight for the first 16" of the putt.
Here's how to practice to develop that skill.
Set up 16" from a target that defines a space narrower than a golf hole but wider than a golf ball and practice stroking putts through that defined space.
You could use tees, 2"x 4"s, or anything that defines the space and gives feedback if you miss.
Here's a video of how it's done using an Aimlime Accuracy Board.
Click here : SquareStrike™ Training Aid then click on the link for the Aimline Accuracy Drill.
Enjoy, Tom
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Tom
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