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Tom's Featured Tip: Putting Arrogance
For simplicity, all advice on actual swings or drills is provided from a right handed perspective.
I was inspired to write this tip as I watched Hideki Matsuyama win the 2017 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational yesterday as I saw him tap his putter up and down before he stroked his putts.
I'll talk more about the benefits of doing that later.
In the meantime, I want all of you to develop some "Putting Arrogance"
What I mean by that is that I want you to think that you are the best putter that you know. I know that I am the best putter that I know, and I want all of you to know that you too are great putters.
The reason that you need to know and believe that, is that putting is 65% between the ears, so start thinking of yourself that way right now.
One of the killers of actually being a great putter is tension in high pressure situations, when you need to roll in that 6 footer to win a hole or a match. At that point tension can start to set in if you let it. Anxiety will make you grip the putter a little tighter and usually execute a stroke that comes up short and right because tension killed the natural flow of your putting stroke.
One great way to combat this is to do what Hidecki does: tap the putter up and down a few times behind the ball before you execute your stroke, and it will be free flowing.
Here's a 13 second YouTube video clip of his stroke, notice how he taps the putterhead up and down several times before he swings the putter: https://youtu.be/-CAjZ_rQoHo
Here's a quick formula for putting success:
- Establish your aimline
- Square your putterface to your aimline
- Line the center of your putterface with the center of the ball
- Tap the putter up and down two or three times
- Pull the trigger - execute your stroke
- Hold your finish for two seconds
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Tom
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Tom's Bonus Tip: Transition - Downswing
For simplicity, all advice on actual swings or drills is provided from a right handed perspective.
I watched most of the final round of the 2017 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational yesterday, and Hideki Matsuyama played one of the best final rounds of the year. Okay, maybe not as awesome as Spieth's finish at the Open, but he carded 7 birdies and an eagle to tie the course record of 61 and pick up his 5th career PGA TOUR victory.
Here's what was interesting to me: comparing the tempo and transition differences between Zach Johnson and Hidecki.
Zach has a quick tempo and quick transition, kind of like Nick Price when he was playing. However, his transition is sequenced correctly even though it's fast.
His weight shift and subsequent torso rotation lead everything into impact. He's known as one of the best ball strikers in the game.
Hidecki, on the other hand, has one of the most deliberate transitions that I've ever seen.
He gets the club to the top of his backswing, actually pauses, then shifts and turns into his downswing transition perfectly.
I actually use a drill called the "Stop At The Top" drill for students that either don't complete their backswing, rush into transition, or both. It's exactly how Hidecki swings the club when he actually plays.
I'd like to know if he was taught that from an early age, or if he adapted that swing to correct some transition or backswing length issues.
Both of these players are ultra successful swinging the way they do. It just goes to show you that there are a lot of different ways to swing the club in golf.
Know your own swing and reap the benefits.
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Tom
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