I doubt many golfers have hit as many greens as I’ve in tournaments over the yr and nonetheless managed to shoot par or worse.
My placing has been the bain of my {golfing} profession for so long as I can bear in mind, and as such, I think about myself to be the worst putter on this planet – or at the least I did.
Now, earlier than you leap on the psychological band wagon and say it’s only a self fulfilling prophecy, pondering you’re a nasty putter makes you a nasty putter, relaxation assured I’ve tried every little thing within the guide there.
However I nonetheless was averaging 38 putts per spherical – as a +1.1 handicap.
That needs to be a report of some type. I actually can’t hit the ball any higher and rating any worse.
To offer you some reference, the tour common is 30.1 putts per spherical. I’ve 8 putts extra per spherical and nonetheless preserve a plus handicap.
In some unspecified time in the future, I spotted that I merely can’t hit the ball actually any higher than I do now, so it was time for me to take a deep dive into the paranormal black magic of placing.
Now, I’ve by no means been a fan of the placing stroke as a result of it was at all times taught to me, identical to the swing, that there isn’t any proper or improper and also you simply discover what works finest for you.
Effectively, let me let you know one thing. I’ve been enjoying golf for 30 years and I’ve STILL NOT FOUND WHAT WORKS FOR ME!
So, that sort of old fashioned recommendation merely doesn’t work – I would like one thing concrete and quantifiable.
A option to be taught to putt that ensures I turn out to be a greater putter, hell, even a great putter – however proper now I’d accept mediocre!
Enter SAM PuttLab
After years of attempting to “dig it out of the grime”, I had given up. I attempted a stomach putter, lengthy putter, tremendous brief putter, fats grip, skinny grip, the claw, the pencil grip, left hand low, cut up grip, trying on the gap, placing proper hand solely – you identify it, I attempted it.
Nothing labored, nothing made sense to me, it felt too mechanical and inflexible which is the other of how the placing greats have at all times appeared to me.
However seeing one thing on video doesn’t let you know the entire story and that lesson lastly rang true for me the primary time I bought on the SAM PuttLab.
Lesson #1 – You Could Not Be Such a Dangerous Putter After All
As I start my new placing video tutorial collection this week, there are two issues I wish to drive dwelling to you which might be the 2 most necessary issues in placing:
- The consistency of the stroke
- The face angle at affect
In case you discover ways to management these two parts of the placing stroke, then you definitely’ve bought the stroke licked.
I at all times assumed that I did one thing completely different in my stroke every time and that was the reason for my missed putts. Seems, nothing might be farther from the reality.
I’m truly MORE constant than Tiger Woods when he was measured in 2006-2007.
My face angle at affect is 1.4 levels closed 99% of the time, even Tiger was solely 98% on his consistency rating and most tour professionals are within the mid 90’s.
Seeing a putter face that’s 1.4 levels closed at affect may be very, very tough, if not likely unattainable on video with no specialised setup.
With the SAM PuttLab, I might “see” it immediately, unequivocally, quantifiably.
This = recreation changer.
You too can see that my putter face is 1.1* closed at deal with. To me, in fact, it seems completely sq.. Once more, simply counting on the bare eye or video is of no use right here.
Immediately, I used to be in a position to see what I had been doing improper in my placing for the previous 20 years and make corrections that offered rapid outcomes.
How a lot of a distinction did it make the primary day trip – simply 5 strokes!
I had 33 putts vs. my regular horrendous 38 within the first spherical after making my setup adjustment and a really slight stroke adjustment.
5 strokes, immediately, first spherical out.
As you possibly can think about, to battle with the only stroke within the recreation for therefore lengthy after which to see empiracle knowledge that exhibits what’s actually improper vs. attempting some hokey placing band-aid has given me an enormous increase of confidence to know that my scores will quickly begin to match my ball putting, and has gotten me extremely enthusiastic about what the SAM PuttLab can do for my college students such as you.
So, be looking out this week for the primary new movies which might be going to take you down the journey to turning into an awesome putter!
