As adults, we reminisce on the days spent playing 18 holes with our family. Of course, at the time, these holes were 10 yards away and only required a putter. Yes, we all remember cursing as we scored 6 on a par 3 hole at the local mini putt course.
Now, our holes are hundreds of yards, we have a set of 14 clubs to choose from, and challenging courses all around the world. And yet, we still struggle with that same putt. Private lessons are expensive. But what if you could practice with a teacher who charges a one-time fee of 29.95? A teacher who hung out in your golf bag ready to help whenever you need it? Meet The Putting Stroke Teacher!
The Putting Stroke Teacher is the quickest and most simple way to train your eyes, mind and body how to always make the perfect putt. The Putting Stroke Teacher teaches golfers how to aim the putter’s face perfectly square while training the golfer’s hands, arms, and wrists through muscle memory. Teaching your body how it feels to make the perfect put is really the first step. The rods will act as aids providing feedback to your forearms.
First, adjust the rods so they are perpendicular to the putter face and rest gently on top of at least one forearm depending on grip style. Now, while in the playing position place an alignment stick on the ground behind the golfer’s heels and parallel to the intended putt line. With your eyes over the ball, you will easily see the rods on your forearms can be lined up parallel to the aim line behind your heels. When they are parallel you can be certain your putter face is perfectly square to the intended aim line.
The rods on The Putting Stroke Teacher will rest on your forearms during the putt. If the rod slides on your skin during your swing, this informs you that you are putting with too much wrist. This means that the putter’s face is not remaining square to the path of the swing.
The Putting Stroke Teacher training aid is like having your personal coach in your golf bag ready to help you improve. Go to www.tpsteacher.com to see videos on how to assemble, adjust and practice with The Putting Stroke Teacher training aid. Purchase yours today!
Spring is here and that means golfers are eager to get on the fairways and greens! It is also time to tune up your full swing skills. Whether you have a slice, a hook or a little of everything, try these tips to help you improve your long game and find the fairways more often.
Stay relaxed and don’t let your nerves control your swing.
If you are not warmed up on the first tee, you are trying to impress a client, or it is a challenging drive, remember to take your time and focus on making a smooth full swing. Think about softening your grip pressure and breathing steadily as you stand over the ball. Stay loose with a little waggle and review your target before you start your backswing.
Prevent your ball from slicing to the right (for a right-handed player).
Both arms must remain relaxed during the entire swing to allow your hands and forearms to rotate the handle (like a steering wheel) to the left as the club face returns to impact with the ball. This will square the clubface to the intended swing path and prevent that sidespin to the right. The ball position should be closer to the left foot at a point where the clubface naturally becomes square to the aim line.
Prevent that hook to the left of the fairway (for the right-handed player).
As you set up to the ball be sure your shoulders and hip line are parallel to the intended aim line. From the top or finish of the backswing you must shift your full weight to the left foot as you begin the down swing. It is crucial to keep your hips and chest rotating to the left after impact so you finish with your belt buckle facing left of the target.
Feel like your ball is flying all over the place and you don’t know where to start?
The most important thing is to maintain your posture and balance during the entire swing. A smooth steady rhythm will help you shift your weight in perfect balance and produce a solid powerful strike of the ball.
As you work on improving your long game don’t forget to spend time on the short game shots. Making more putts will always save your game! The Putting Stroke Teacher is just the tool for improving your putting. Visit our website to see how quickly and easily you can improve your putting and lower scores.
Happy Spring golfing!
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Proper Setup:
Contrary to the full swing setup, you now want your head directly above your belt buckle rather than tilted behind it. Keep your shoulders level with the ground rather than tilted, and maintain very relaxed arms. Use a gentle grip pressure especially with your trailing hand and narrow your stance width with the lead foot slightly flared toward the target. As you rest the club head behind the ball rotate the handle slightly so the clubface points more toward the sky (opens), then grip the club. These setup keys help ensure a solid strike on the ball without first digging into the ground.
Swing on Plane:
While in your setup position imagine a pane of glass tilted on an angle from the ball up the club shaft to your body. This is your swing plane angle. Golfers that struggle to make a solid effective strike in their short game, always swing their hands and the club shaft either too much under or too much over the top of this pane of glass. Consistent successful short game shots result when you swing your hands and club shaft on this plane angle.
Rotation & Release:
For the right-handed golfer this simply means you allow your hands and forearms to rotate the handle slightly clockwise during the backswing with minimal wrist hinging. This will (open) rotate the clubface slightly more toward the sky. Then as you swing back down and through the ball you allow the hands and arms to rotate the handle back in the counterclockwise direction, again keeping the wrist action to a minimum. At impact the clubface will have returned to its starting position cleanly striking the ball before continuing to rotate left with the hands and forearms. This is called releasing the club head.
Pre-shot Visualization:
Before every shot decide how high or low the ball should fly and where it should land before rolling to a stop near the hole. Before you swing visualize in your mind how the ball will fly and especially where the ball must land. Decide which club you need to make your chosen shot. Your target is now your chosen landing spot not the hole.
The Putting Stroke Teacher is another effective tool to help improve your golf game. Use it regularly to improve your putting skills and make more putts!
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When a golf ball is launched into the air and as it flies if it also is spinning or rotating in a clockwise direction, the ball will curve to the right in the direction of the rotation.
What causes side spinning of the ball?
At the instant the ball is struck; if the face of the club-head is pointing to the right of the actual path the club-head is swinging along, this causes the ball to rotate with clockwise sidespin as it leaves the face. If the clubface is pointing left of the swing path at impact the ball will rotate counterclockwise causing the ball to curve left.
How to reduce side-spin and eliminate your curve:
For the ball to fly straight it must leave the clubface with minimal or no sidespin. To achieve this result you must square the face of the club head perpendicular to the swing path of the club head at the instant impact is made. Once you learn to square the clubface to the swing path you then need to learn to get your swing path going along your intended line to the target.
Keys to help you square the clubface at impact and swing along the intended path:
Just like eliminating your slice will save you strokes, improving your putting will save even more. Join the growing number of tour pros who have discovered The Putting Stroke Teacher and lowered their number of putts per round.
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First be Positive:
Look at this shot in a positive manner. Coaches and pros will all tell you the shot from the sand trap is the easiest shot in golf. Really you say! Yes, because it’s the only shot in golf that you do not want to directly strike the ball with the clubface. You simply swing the club head into the sand slightly behind and under the ball so you actually scoop the sand out from under the ball allowing the ball to fly up and out with the scoop of sand.
Assess the Lie of the Ball:
You will typically find your ball in either of the following 2 situations in a sand trap. Your ball may be sitting up on top of the sand or sunk down into the sand depending on the type of sand and how the ball entered the sand trap.
You will use a different technique and a different club for each situation.
Choosing the Proper Club:
A ball sunk down into the sand will need the club head to dig down under the ball more than if the ball is sitting up on top of the sand. Most Sand Wedges are designed with a bottom sole that is noticeably larger in surface area and has a shape like the bottom of a spoon to help prevent the clubface from digging down too much into the sand but will help glide through the sand more easily. The Sand Wedge is the best choice for the ball sitting up top of the sand. Your pitching wedge or gap wedge has a smaller surface area on the bottom sole with less of a curved shape which allows the clubface to dig down into the sand more easily for that ball that is sunk more into the sand.
Proper Swing Technique:
If the ball is sitting up on top of the sand take your sand wedge and rotate the handle until the clubface points more toward the sky (open clubface). Position your feet and body on a line that is about 45 degrees to the left of the target for a right- handed golfer (open stance). Now bend your knees slightly and shift most of your weight toward the target onto your target side foot. Focus your eyes on the sand about 2 inches behind the ball where you want the clubface to enter the sand. As you swing keep your weight on the target side foot and keep your knees and lower body quiet (still). If you want the ball to fly 10 yards from the sand you must swing the club with enough speed to hit the ball 40 yards if it was on grass.
If the ball is sunk down into the sand take your pitching wedge and setup to the ball so your clubface is square to the target (not open). Position your body so the line across your feet and hips is more parallel to the target line (square). The top of the ball will be about in the middle of your feet. Your weight is more evenly distributed on both feet. Focus your eyes on the sand slightly behind the ball where you want the clubface to enter the sand. As you swing keep your lower body quiet and swing the clubhead more on a steep angle to the ground in the backswing and again down to the sand to help get the clubface down into the sand and under the sunk ball. If you want the ball to fly out of the sand about 10 yards you must swing with enough speed to make the ball fly 60 yards if it was on grass.
Remember when you get your ball out of the sand and on the green swing your putter with the same feel and confidence you get when practicing with your “Putting Stroke Teacher” training aid. Getting your ball out of the sand and into the hole with one putt is called a “Sandy”.
The goal of The Putting Stroke Teacher is to develop the complete golfer. Our easy to use device will help you to improve your putting and ultimately lower your score. Visit our website for tips and drills to help you improve your golf game.
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Know your Putting Stroke
The first step is to find a putter that will work best with your natural putting swing. Do you swing your putter head along a path that is along a straight line both in the backswing and the forward swing matching your intended aim line? Alternatively, do you swing your putter head on a more natural path that is a slight arc or curved path relative to your intended aim line like a door swings on its hinges?
You can easily determine which path you swing along by positioning 2 alignment sticks on the ground like railroad tracks but about the width apart of your putter head. Now swing the putter like you are rolling the ball inside the sticks and notice which path the putter head wants to follow. If the path of the putter head remains inside the alignment sticks and parallel to them you have a more straight-line swing path. If you see the putter head swings over the closer alignment stick both during the backswing and the through swing you swing more along an arc path. Each of these swing paths will require a different design of putter head to help you maintain your swing path consistently.
Choose your Putter Head
There are basically two main styles of putter heads face balanced and toe balanced. A face-balanced putter (usually found in Mallet heads) has a design that has a higher moment of inertia (MOI), which simply helps; resist twisting of the putter head upon impact. This design is better suited to help a straight path swing motion.
The toe balanced putter head (usually a blade type putter) has a design with a lower MOI and the toe tends to be heavier allowing the head to rotate naturally during the swing. This design is much better suited to help the golfer swinging along an arc path.
Before you finalize your decision on the perfect putter for your stroke, check out this infographic and video for additional tips. When you are ready to make your purchase, be sure a professional is fitting the club to your height and arm length to assure you have the correct posture when you putt.
Once you have the perfect putter in your bag, you can quickly improve your putting game by joining more than 100 PGA tour pros now actively practicing their putting with “The Putting Stroke Teacher” training aid. Improve your putting and lower your scores by ordering one today and visit our website for helpful tips and drills! Enjoy your golf season!
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First things first, realize that the yips happen to just about every golfer at some point in time, so you are with good company! Hank Haney says The yips get grouped into a category with nervousness and choking, but they’re a combination of neurological “fault” mixed with a secondary anxiety element. In addition to playing with your head, there are three common technical issues caused by the yips – failure to accelerate the putter, excessive wrist action and lifting your head too early. Let’s take a look at how to work through these putting challenges.
Failing to accelerate the putter
Too much wrist
Often golfers will flick their wrists to try and tap the ball into the cup. Just as mentioned above, if you swing it like a pendulum, your putt will be more consistent.
Lifting your head too early
Lifting your head to follow the ball will pull your shoulders and club out of line. Be sure to keep your eyes down where you start until you hear your ball hit the cup.
While an exact explanation of the yips is still a mystery, we do know that The yips are not limited to golf. The condition has similar effects in activities like darts, archery, shooting, and there have been several examples in baseball too.
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A testimonial:
This golfer went from being a +2 handicap with an excellent putting game to at least a 12 handicap because of severe “Putting Yips”. As is typical for many this affliction began in the mid 40yrs and went on into the late 50’s with many attempts to solve the Yips.
In this case the “Yips” were much more prevalent and severe when playing in competitions under pressure. This fact made it more difficult to eliminate or at least reduce greatly because when practicing and trying other methods and putter styles, the feeling of pressure was much less and the yips would appear to have disappeared. When back under pressure in competition the Yips would return every time. I realized from this that any solution would have to include pressure situations.
The first step to improving was to better understand the problem in great detail. What exactly is happening both mentally and physically when I “Yip” a putt? After much study reading books and watching videos I came up with my own simple definition of “my putting yips” (this can vary from golfer to golfer). My definition; “an involuntary small muscle action in my trailing hand (right) just before impact and accentuated by doubt and fear.”
I was able to determine that my trail or right hand was the major problem by using “The Putting Stroke Teacher” training aid in a pressure situation to provide the feel I needed to isolate the negative motion in my right hand. The feel of stability in the wrists provided by the training aid reinforced the correct motion and clearly identified through feel any mistake or “Yip” action.
I continued practicing with “Tpsteacher” alternating with and without it as well as using different grip positions until I found that my best result under pressure was to completely take away any control my right hand may apply. I did this by using the “saw”, “pencil”, or “claw” method of gripping the putter with extremely light pressure in the fingers of the right hand.
Once I committed to this method it was surprisingly quick to see positive results in competition and over time (with lots of practice using “Tpsteacher”) my scores lowered greatly again and my putter is FUN AGAIN. At age 61 I can enjoy competitive golf again and accept the very occasional “yipped” putt.
Thank You “The Putting Stroke Teacher” training aid.
]]>Golfers of every skill level including the “Nervous Beginner” can easily and comfortably reduce the time to play a round of golf by simply being more efficient with their movements and shot planning on every hole. No need to be stressed and rush your shots, just learn and incorporate some basic time saving etiquette.
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