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bkroon
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 Posted - March 31 2009 : 12:25:55 PM
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I've been using my Symple putter now for some time and felt I was doing quite well with the club and technique.
A few days ago some one mentioned keeping the trail hand light on the club.....VERY light !! As a matter of fact.....use as little trail hand pressure as possible ..... use only what you must to retain control of the putter. The premise here is.....the lead hand must control to gain the best down-the-aim-line path. Bad things happen the trail hand gains too much control.
This is particularly true of short puts ( helps control the yips )
So I started using this approach..... WOW what an added difference !! What have I been thinking all these years !!
As it happens, last night I also saw a Golf Academy "class" on the Golf Channel. The instructor ( can't remember name ) was talking about making sure your follow through on short puts is DIRECTLY down the aim line...... and don't let the follow through wander off line.
His drill for this is as follows.....
Place the ball on the ground 6 feet from the cup. Place putter on the ground behind the ball, be sure the putter face is correctly aligned with the chosen aim line. Using no back swing....push the putter toward the cup along the aim line. WOW !! Does this help....really stamps the follow through idea on your brain.
We all know or have been told these concepts ( and many more ) but we need refreshers......because we get sloppy and bad habits creep in.
Lesson learned ?? Remember to not let trail hand take over....be sure to follow through down the aim line, don't let the club wander.
Ciao and here's to no more 3 puts.
Rob in Sunny Phoenix  Temps in the high 70's now with sunny skies.
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kfarkle
USA
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Posted - April 03 2009 : 2:52:50 PM
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Hi Rob,
I can scarcely believe it, but we have 70 in the forecast here in cold, damp old Portland for the weekend...whoopee!
I agree with the 'trail hand light' approach, took some trial and error as it's just the opposite of the way I've always putted. But practice proved that in my case it would work better and it's turned out to be the area I work on when it starts to go offline.
Another drill I like to help with this is one hand putting with the lead hand. Watch it stay aligned and down the line, hold the finish and check the clubface. I practice this indoors and think I can make as many like this as with two hands. When it's working I'll add the trail hand about as light as I can. Like to do this for a quick 'lesson' as well if I'm headed out to play.
Think I've found that my right hand will pick it up too steep (mis-hits,hopping) and push it through open/closed if I'm not careful and when I've gone back and worked on it I get cured.
Seem to be at the point now with SP where it doesn't get far off. Usually pretty deadly from 5' or so and lag pretty close from about anywhere. Never putted better in my life but it's taken a bit of practice and learning for sure. Thanks for sending a little heat up this way for the weekend!
Best,
kb
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bkroon
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Posted - April 03 2009 : 4:29:14 PM
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Hi kb _
Further comment on the one-hand ( lead hand ) approach....I saw a Golf Channel program some time ago with John Daly.....John advocated practicing your short game with only the single hand ( lead hand ) on the club, just as you mentioned....then he hit several short game shots with his left hand only.....WOW If I could hit them like that with both hands !!
BTW played Aguila course yesterday.....city of Phoenix muni......hit a downhill 50 ft put .....dead in the cup....never have done that in my life !!!
As you say, long lags are pretty darn close from anywhere.
May the wind be always at your back on every tee.
Rob in Sunny Phoenix |
Edited by - bkroon on April 03 2009 9:10:32 PM |
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chucky
Australia
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Posted - June 25 2009 : 6:57:35 PM
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| i, too, have had alot of grief with right hand trying to take over and generally a pull results for me if i tighten up. i couldnt get the hang of the bowstring grip joe mentioned and so i just consciously make it part of setup and pre putt thoughts right hand passive. for short putts it is no problem but for longer putts my brain just hasnt accepted that it is along for the ride. i have to make the effort each time left hand is the boss. now who can help me? |
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six-gold
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proffire
Canada
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Posted - June 28 2009 : 10:16:40 PM
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I too had a very dominant right hand when I first started "Symple putting". What Mike got me to do was to hold the tips of my right thumb and right pointer finger together. They are actually off the shaft on the forehand side when stroking. My old style was to have the right thumb down the shaft so taking it off altogether has really been a huge change for me but I'm finding that I am not pulling putts anymore. This grip seems to really keep the left hand dominant.
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