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Date: 29 Jan 2007 00:27:14
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Subject: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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I am going to discuss how we can all exceed at the beautiful part of
the game, putting. It is the only part of the game where we are all
potentially equal, as there are no special attributes required for
this skill.
>From a fairly young age until the autumn of our lives, regardless of
gender, we can all propel a ball the required twenty yards or less
towards the tin cup.
I have often heard the following two tips,
1) You should visualise the hole much bigger than it actually is.
2) Roll the ball to the hole from the professional side (the high
side).
I have trouble with both of these even although they are sound tips. I
have on occasion managed to visualise the hole as being much larger
than life size but it really isn't something I have been able to do at
will.
As for the second tip, it is the accuracy towards the professional
side that I find difficult and not the mere task of sending my ball to
that side.
I find the following drill makes these two tips easier to achieve. I
use a 12" black bucket, (any 12" round object can be used), as a
simple putting aid for this.
By placing the bucket (opening downwards) over the hole, you have
created a visual target that is almost 3 times wider than a normal
cup.
With a 5 foot breaking putt, simply attempt to hit the pro side of the
bucket with a reasonable weight of putt. You will find this somewhat
easier than the normal sized target but perhaps not as easy as you
thought it would be.
When you are achieving high levels of success move further away. I do
this exercise for about ten minutes before every round and it prepares
me for my game. When I get onto the course, the last visual that I
plant in my mind's eye before striking each and every putt is of a
tiny golf ball hitting the pro-side of a big black bucket.
This is of course quite easy as I have just had a good ten minute
session where this was the visual. The smaller I can see the ball and
the bigger the bucket the better.
I have recently changed this visual to seeing a tiny ball roll into
the bottom of a wide bucket sized hole. I do believe my results are
slightly better but I also believe that my visuals are also much
clearer.
I will not go into the psychological science of the results. All I
will say is hold onto your golf cap as your ball manages to find the
cup from all distances.
One last tip.
If you happen to have a caddy or partner with you for this drill, get
them to stand by the hole and have them ready to lift the bucket.
When the ball is going to hit the pro-side of the bucket, that's their
cue to lift it. It will shock you that the majority drop in.
I tell my students that the cup is the size of a bucket when you
approach it from the correct side.
Yes the size of a 12" bucket.
Go on try it for yourself.
S.MacD.
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Date: 31 Jan 2007 04:06:56
From: Mike Pearson
Subject: Re: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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pmchugh@online.de wrote:
> I am going to discuss how we can all exceed at the beautiful part of
> the game, putting.
I always exceed my playing partners when putting, but they've been
golfing for decades, and I'm new to the game : )
If only I could EXcel or sucCEED at it.
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Date: 30 Jan 2007 19:41:10
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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On Jan 29, 3:27 am, pmch...@online.de wrote:
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> 1) You should visualise the hole much bigger than it actually is.
Worst advice I've heard this year.
How will that help you? Now when you miss you can say, "That putt
should have dropped! It was in the hole!"
You'd be much better off visualizing a smaller hole. Same goes for
golf.
Ever notice how you can put a coin on the carpet in your living room
and hit it every time from 6 feet? But then you go out to the course
and can't putt it in the ocean. Visualize a tiny coin like a dime
hovering above the center of the cup and try to hit that. I'm betting
you'll make lots more putts.
At Sparky's course the practice putting green has one hole that is
only about 2" wide. If you can make em in that hole, the normal cups
look like washtubs.
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Date: 31 Jan 2007 12:59:05
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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On 30 Jan 2007 19:41:10 -0800, "annika1980" <annika1980@aol.com >
wrote:
>> 1) You should visualise the hole much bigger than it actually is.
>
>Worst advice I've heard this year.
>
>How will that help you? Now when you miss you can say, "That putt
>should have dropped! It was in the hole!"
>
>You'd be much better off visualizing a smaller hole. Same goes for
>golf.
I don't really understand either of these. Most of my putts are
towards a spot to one side of the hole. I will agree with you that
that spot is smaller than hole size.
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Date: 30 Jan 2007 23:12:50
From: Otto
Subject: Re: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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"annika1980" <annika1980@aol.com > wrote in message
news:1170214870.824376.241830@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> You'd be much better off visualizing a smaller hole. Same goes for
> golf.
I'm with you.
Aim small, miss small.
The trouble with putting a golf ball is that speed matters.
The proper aim point can vary greatly simply based on how close you hit to
the sweet spot(i.e. how well the ball leaves the head).
Ben Crenshaw's number 1 pointer for putting---hit the sweet spot.
Otto
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Date: 30 Jan 2007 23:46:18
From: Joe
Subject: Re: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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Otto wrote:
> "annika1980" <annika1980@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1170214870.824376.241830@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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>>You'd be much better off visualizing a smaller hole. Same goes for
>>golf.
>
>
>
> I'm with you.
>
> Aim small, miss small.
>
> The trouble with putting a golf ball is that speed matters.
>
> The proper aim point can vary greatly simply based on how close you hit to
> the sweet spot(i.e. how well the ball leaves the head).
>
> Ben Crenshaw's number 1 pointer for putting---hit the sweet spot.
>
> Otto
Good point. Assuming that someone doesn't have the yips, how hard is it
to hit the sweet spot? The putter is moving how fast? I've asked the
question before and heard back a lot of crap but seriously, how hard is
it?
Do they know where the sweet spot on the putter is? Don't people know
how to check. Do they assume that the alignment aid line is accurate?
If I hit it on the toe or heel its because I want to deaden a downhiller.
Just a pet peeve of mine.
Joe
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Date: 31 Jan 2007 13:01:02
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:46:18 -0500, Joe <Joe@nospamwarwickDOTnet.org >
wrote:
>Good point. Assuming that someone doesn't have the yips, how hard is it
>to hit the sweet spot? The putter is moving how fast? I've asked the
>question before and heard back a lot of crap but seriously, how hard is
>it?
It's real hard to hit the ball smoothly and the right spot if one is
moving one's head and looking up as he swings. And that's what I see
all the time on the course.
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Date: 30 Jan 2007 09:40:31
From: oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com
Subject: Re: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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On Jan 29, 3:27 am, pmch...@online.de wrote:
> I am going to discuss how we can all exceed at the beautiful part of
> the game, putting. It is the only part of the game where we are all
> potentially equal, as there are no special attributes required for
> this skill.
[snip]
An assertion stated without any support. It would be an unusual
physical activity which did not have those "naturally talented".
Even further, vision has often been proposed as a major contributor
to putting quality. At the very least I am aware that it is harder
for
me to putt in twilight than it is in daylight. I'd hazard a guess
that
60 year old eyes might not be as useful as 20 year old eyes.
There's been more than one Tour professional who's had eye surgery
to correct bad vision and claimed it helped their putting. Then
there are all the different putting styles meant to address various
forms of the "yips". So I'd suggest we aren't all potentially equal.
Some are better practiced, and some are better talents.
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Date: 30 Jan 2007 09:13:23
From: gp
Subject: Re: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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You know what Hogan said about putting don't you?? He thought it
should only be counted as 1/2 a stroke, and he's also openly
criticized other players (mediocre ball-strikers, but good putters),
that if not for putting, they wouldn't be on the tour....
The general population loves the long game but doesn't like putting.
Personally, I have tried to force myself to embrace putting as a major
part of the game and recently (during this Winter offseason) have
worked on my putting almost as deligently as my long game. I'm hoping
this should shave 4-5 strokes easy...(i usta never practice putting
except before a round)....
On Jan 29, 2:27 am, pmch...@online.de wrote:
> I am going to discuss how we can all exceed at the beautiful part of
> the game, putting. It is the only part of the game where we are all
> potentially equal, as there are no special attributes required for
> this skill.
>
> >From a fairly young age until the autumn of our lives, regardless ofgender, we can all propel a ball the required twenty yards or less
> towards the tin cup.
>
> I have often heard the following two tips,
>
> 1) You should visualise the hole much bigger than it actually is.
>
> 2) Roll the ball to the hole from the professional side (the high
> side).
>
> I have trouble with both of these even although they are sound tips. I
> have on occasion managed to visualise the hole as being much larger
> than life size but it really isn't something I have been able to do at
> will.
>
> As for the second tip, it is the accuracy towards the professional
> side that I find difficult and not the mere task of sending my ball to
> that side.
>
> I find the following drill makes these two tips easier to achieve. I
> use a 12" black bucket, (any 12" round object can be used), as a
> simple putting aid for this.
>
> By placing the bucket (opening downwards) over the hole, you have
> created a visual target that is almost 3 times wider than a normal
> cup.
>
> With a 5 foot breaking putt, simply attempt to hit the pro side of the
> bucket with a reasonable weight of putt. You will find this somewhat
> easier than the normal sized target but perhaps not as easy as you
> thought it would be.
>
> When you are achieving high levels of success move further away. I do
> this exercise for about ten minutes before every round and it prepares
> me for my game. When I get onto the course, the last visual that I
> plant in my mind's eye before striking each and every putt is of a
> tiny golf ball hitting the pro-side of a big black bucket.
>
> This is of course quite easy as I have just had a good ten minute
> session where this was the visual. The smaller I can see the ball and
> the bigger the bucket the better.
>
> I have recently changed this visual to seeing a tiny ball roll into
> the bottom of a wide bucket sized hole. I do believe my results are
> slightly better but I also believe that my visuals are also much
> clearer.
>
> I will not go into the psychological science of the results. All I
> will say is hold onto your golf cap as your ball manages to find the
> cup from all distances.
>
> One last tip.
>
> If you happen to have a caddy or partner with you for this drill, get
> them to stand by the hole and have them ready to lift the bucket.
>
> When the ball is going to hit the pro-side of the bucket, that's their
> cue to lift it. It will shock you that the majority drop in.
>
> I tell my students that the cup is the size of a bucket when you
> approach it from the correct side.
>
> Yes the size of a 12" bucket.
>
> Go on try it for yourself.
>
> S.MacD.
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Date: 31 Jan 2007 02:27:43
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: We can all exceed at the beautiful part of the game.
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On 30 Jan 2007 09:13:23 -0800, "gp" <gopher70@sbcglobal.net > wrote:
>You know what Hogan said about putting don't you?? He thought it
>should only be counted as 1/2 a stroke, and he's also openly
>criticized other players (mediocre ball-strikers, but good putters),
>that if not for putting, they wouldn't be on the tour....
Too bad I'm not picturing him smiling as he said that. Without that,
my respect for him was lowered when I first read about that.
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