![]() That might sound interesting because obviously you know that I want this stroke to be controlled with the big muscles, with the shoulders. You're going to see which hand dominant you are. The club face is perpendicular to the target You're going to hit some putts, so you're going to need a ball and a putter to do this test. I want you to grab a putter if you have one on you, and we're going to make some strokes here. ![]() What we're going to talk about today is a little test. What changes is your perception of the putting stroke how you think about how you roll the ball, how you control the putter, and how you're going to make more putts. I want them to be passive, and so on and so forth. The key aspect that we're talking about today is which hand dominant are you? That might sound interesting because, as an instructor, you hear very often from me that I don't want the hands very involved in the stroke. In this upcoming Putting series, we're going to talk about the key things that are going to make you a much, much better putter, a more consistent putter, and you're going to start looking at those 20- and 30-footers, salivating over them, where you're excited to make them, because you know that you've got a very, very good chance of making them. You can hit it 220 and still get up and down and save par more often than not, if you understand what it takes to become a great putter. It's the great equalizer in the game of golf. It's sad, because there's no other aspect of the game where you can save more strokes off your handicap than with the putter. Setup: Vertical Axis if Left Hand Low or Axis Tilt with Conventional Grip Options: Left Hand Low or Straight Left arm In the table below is a breakdown for each trait. There are key aspects to how you take your address position depending on whether you are right or left hand dominant. Once you use the simple drill in this video to determine which hand dominant you are, you may need to make changes that allow you to better control the putter face throughout the stroke. Learning which is your dominant hand in your putting stroke will allow you to monitor the face angle throughout the stroke and ensure that you are square or very close at impact and get you rolling the ball on your intended target line in just a couple minutes of practice. On a 10 foot putt, being off only 2 degrees can cause you to completely miss the hole.īecause we are putting on a slight arc, the putter face should technically be slightly open and working its way closed through impact, but this is a very slight amount of only 1 degree or less. As we all know, Tiger is perhaps the best ever at making those clutch 6 footers for par when the tournament is on the line and he could never do this without understanding the relationship of the putter face and ball at impact and how to use his dominant hand to control it.Īs you'll learn in this video, the ball will leave at nearly exactly 90 degrees to the putter face angle at impact.
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