Sometimes, cross training so to speak for your short putting game can make it grow by leaps and bounds. I'm not shittin' ya. Think about this, when an NBA player sets up for a free throw he literally spends only seconds setting up, while most golfers putting spend 30 seconds to a minute setting up to Putt.
As well, NBA players don't watch the ball they look at the net strictly which is their target. A lot of Pro golf teachers will tell you that you should be doing the same when putting. Whether it's short putts or long ones. But most golfers won't apply that principle and always look at the ball instead.
For one thing you'll always have major flaws in your putting, being on target and controlling speed and alignment of your putts; if you don't look at the cup.
Here's what to do....
Get a basketball from a sports store, or your buddy who has a kid with a ball and net and start doing some free throws.If you have to buy your own, find a park with a net and start free throwing. Take about 20 free throws. Do you notice you don't pay so much attention to strict mechanics and just throw the ball with a quick release of your wrists, and you look strictly at the net and not the ball? Right!
Set up is just getting square with the net grabbing the ball and using your right hand to release the ball and your left to act as a guide. Or if you shoot left it's the other way around.
Don't worry if you only get 5 or 6 out of 20 in the net. Just do this drill and look at the basket. Visualize the ball going in while you throw. After doing this drill which you should do once a week, go back home and grab your putter and hit a local course with a practice green and get to work. Do just short putts of 5 feet with this drill.
Okay, you do have to watch the ball to some degree, but only during set up, then visualize you're looking at a basketball net. Also, visualize it going in as well. Take a few practice swings and line the ball up with hole and get a read on where the ball will slightly break before the hole. Look down at the ball then look at the cup and putt the ball.
Don't worry about mechanics guys. Just get a handle on looking at the cup, not the ball. Just stroke the putts. But visualize them going into a basketball net, not that small cup. Teach yourself to take a look at the ball and look at the cup last, and stroke the ball. You'll have more putting success looking at the cup, not the ball.
You'll gain more confidence and instinctive putting prowess with this putting tip. Get a pro teacher or your golf buddy to watch you doing this drill so they can tell you where you are going wrong. Most will do it slightly wrong and need to correct certain aspects of this drill, like getting a handle on hitting the ball in the putter sweet spot while watching the cup, or keeping the putter and your body aligned so the ball is more on target.
It seems daunting, but believe me this drill work for you if you apply it. Try some basketball free throws and then do the drill like I described.
Much short putting success guys.
As well, NBA players don't watch the ball they look at the net strictly which is their target. A lot of Pro golf teachers will tell you that you should be doing the same when putting. Whether it's short putts or long ones. But most golfers won't apply that principle and always look at the ball instead.
For one thing you'll always have major flaws in your putting, being on target and controlling speed and alignment of your putts; if you don't look at the cup.
Here's what to do....
Get a basketball from a sports store, or your buddy who has a kid with a ball and net and start doing some free throws.If you have to buy your own, find a park with a net and start free throwing. Take about 20 free throws. Do you notice you don't pay so much attention to strict mechanics and just throw the ball with a quick release of your wrists, and you look strictly at the net and not the ball? Right!
Set up is just getting square with the net grabbing the ball and using your right hand to release the ball and your left to act as a guide. Or if you shoot left it's the other way around.
Don't worry if you only get 5 or 6 out of 20 in the net. Just do this drill and look at the basket. Visualize the ball going in while you throw. After doing this drill which you should do once a week, go back home and grab your putter and hit a local course with a practice green and get to work. Do just short putts of 5 feet with this drill.
Okay, you do have to watch the ball to some degree, but only during set up, then visualize you're looking at a basketball net. Also, visualize it going in as well. Take a few practice swings and line the ball up with hole and get a read on where the ball will slightly break before the hole. Look down at the ball then look at the cup and putt the ball.
Don't worry about mechanics guys. Just get a handle on looking at the cup, not the ball. Just stroke the putts. But visualize them going into a basketball net, not that small cup. Teach yourself to take a look at the ball and look at the cup last, and stroke the ball. You'll have more putting success looking at the cup, not the ball.
You'll gain more confidence and instinctive putting prowess with this putting tip. Get a pro teacher or your golf buddy to watch you doing this drill so they can tell you where you are going wrong. Most will do it slightly wrong and need to correct certain aspects of this drill, like getting a handle on hitting the ball in the putter sweet spot while watching the cup, or keeping the putter and your body aligned so the ball is more on target.
It seems daunting, but believe me this drill work for you if you apply it. Try some basketball free throws and then do the drill like I described.
Much short putting success guys.
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