Golfanatic
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- Feb 22, 2012
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within 150 yards of the green has for whatever reason just come pretty easy for me. Putting has been a nightmare until I recently got a hold on it so now Im mostly 1 and 2 putting with an occasional 3 putt, which I can life with.
with the short shots 30 yards and under I still had some inconsistencies, not horrible, but enough that I wanted to nail it down better.
Ive found something that I dont know if its just something I stumbled onto, or you guys already do it, but Ive never seen anyone else doing it like this, but it seems to work like clockwork and has helped me get those shorter pitches and chips up on the green more easily and more controlled.
I just started tightening up both arms and keeping them very straight and using a hyped up putting swing. The club face doesnt go up or down so I dont skull the ball with the edge of the club at all doing it this way and the results have been amazingly consistent. I basically just tighening up every muscle in both arms while holding them straight and using a pendulum putting style swing using the shoulders and back instead of the arms, but more vigorously depending on how far Im hitting the ball. Seems to work well up to about 30 yards or so.
One of the guys I play with tried it just for craps and giggles and it worked well for him too. Much more controlled results from what Im seeing with my game.
Is this something I just tried that works or is it just common with a lot of golfers?
with the short shots 30 yards and under I still had some inconsistencies, not horrible, but enough that I wanted to nail it down better.
Ive found something that I dont know if its just something I stumbled onto, or you guys already do it, but Ive never seen anyone else doing it like this, but it seems to work like clockwork and has helped me get those shorter pitches and chips up on the green more easily and more controlled.
I just started tightening up both arms and keeping them very straight and using a hyped up putting swing. The club face doesnt go up or down so I dont skull the ball with the edge of the club at all doing it this way and the results have been amazingly consistent. I basically just tighening up every muscle in both arms while holding them straight and using a pendulum putting style swing using the shoulders and back instead of the arms, but more vigorously depending on how far Im hitting the ball. Seems to work well up to about 30 yards or so.
One of the guys I play with tried it just for craps and giggles and it worked well for him too. Much more controlled results from what Im seeing with my game.
Is this something I just tried that works or is it just common with a lot of golfers?