What Are You Working On For Your Game

Typhoon · 2024-06-26T03:17:34+00:00

I think this might be a fun and helpful thread. People can say what they are working on and what they are trying to fix. Discuss things you did to fix prob...

garyt1957

Literally everything. But the other day it was putting. My aim is terrible, I miss everything left.
So I try standing behind the ball and aiming, then setting up to the putter. Feels like I'm aimed WAY left ( for a guy who already misses left) yet it goes in ? Weird

fatshot

garyt1957 But the other day it was putting. My aim is terrible, I miss everything left.

Have you tried using the line on the ball and lining that up? That works for me, and I've found that when I line
up the ball, when I get over the ball, It usually looks WRONG! But I've learned to trust what I did when I was squatting down behind the ball !

KCee

garyt1957 The left miss putting was always my pain. It wasn't the aim so much as I would take the putter back slightly outside and pull the putt left. On longer putts it wasn't an issue, but I'd constantly pull those 3-5 footers just far enough left to miss.

I found a few things that worked initially, but didn't stick, The best thing was practicing pushing the ball to the hole. The first few I'll usually push the ball left, but then I get going. Every round on the practice green I push maybe 5-6 putts to the hole and that straightens me out. Still not a very good putter, but I have been putting much better.

garyt1957

fatshot Have you tried using the line on the ball and lining that up?

I have and don't feel i can line it up well enough to work. Today I lined the putter up from behind the ball, then walked into my stance. Felt like I was aiming well left but they went in. I even missed a couple right.

Spuzz

KCee The left miss putting

Try the Briny Baird putting drill/style.

potbunker

KCee The left miss putting was always my pain. It wasn't the aim so much as I would take the putter back slightly outside and pull the putt left.

Where are your eyes at setup? Inside, over or outside your intended line?

KCee

Spuzz I did try that! Also an open stance like Nicklaus and a few other things. There is no setup that my lack of golfing ability cannot negate within a week or 2.

scotts33

Spuzz Bobby Locke probably one the better putters of all time on slower speed greens of yesteryear. ☺

Spuzz

KCee There is no setup that my lack of golfing ability cannot negate within a week or 2.

LOL
You can try squeezing a bit tighter with your left hand, especially if you have a toe weighted putter (as I do).
If that doesn't help, use your foot.
😉

Typhoon

KCee There is a good chance that your stroke is fine but your body is moving. I see it constantly. Your left miss is pretty common with that.

Focus on keeping your butt still. That is what initiates the lower body moving. Also stroke some putts right hand only so you release the putter correctly But it’s the butt

KCee

potbunker Where are your eyes at setup? Inside, over or outside your intended line?

If I'm doing it right my eyes are just inside my line. I use an Eyeline mirror track to check because sometimes my eyes get waaay inside my line.....and sometimes I get too far over it, but that's pretty rare.

When I use the Eyeline and practice, my putting actually isn't half bad. Practicing Left Hand Low seems to help straighten me out as well.

Bravopilot

Have not done this is awhile since moving and work, I go to the range, get the 105 ball bucker (really a large basket) and set up as if I'm playing. Smoke a cigar, take breaks to simulate walking to next shot and hit every club save putter under many different conditions. If I just hit balls one after another, I'm the best range player ever. When I gap the time between shots it adds some stress and I suck half the time.

Par4QC

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KCee

Typhoon Focus on keeping your butt still.

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Par4QC

I've always used 3 1/4" tees. Lately I've been experimenting with 2 3/4" tees, set at the same depth as the 3 1/4".
I see no diff in tee shots. And the tees are even different colors. 🤔

Eguller

Par4QC I've always used 3 1/4" tees. Lately I've been experimenting with 2 3/4" tees, set at the same depth as the 3 1/4".
I see no diff in tee shots. And the tees are even different colors. 🤔

You must be doing something wrong. Stay with one color and go to 4" tees - you'll see a difference. 🏌

potbunker

KCee If I'm doing it right my eyes are just inside my line.

Reason I asked, in my putter trials I've found (SBST stroke) the shorter the putter (face balanced) and the more my eyes are toward or over the line, I have a tendency to take the putter outside the line on short putts also. This results is a pull or cutting across the ball.
Like you, on longer putts my stroke is longer, more flowing and I do not cut across the ball.

Some corrective methods that have worked for me:
Longer length putter (34" length vs 33")
Thinner grip
Putter suiting a stronger arc or non-face balanced putter
Keeping right elbow closer to my side during the stroke
Heavier putter head and counter balanced

Why so many options? After using a long putter for 18+ years, I'm re-learning many things I forgot or thought I knew about using a traditional length putter. Lots of trial and error.

Drain'em!

KCee

potbunker Yes it seems we found some of the same corrections. I did a putter fitting maybe 8 years ago and the fitter put me into a 34" putter from 33". I already had a backweight, but he put a heavier one in. I've had a toe hang putter for quite awhile as that always seemed to work better. I prefer flow neck blades as they toe hang a lot, but I like the sightline of a mallet so I have slant neck.

I recently got a nice Odyssey mallet from Landon, but I realized that even with the backweight it's a good 50 grams lighter than my gamer so I need to add some weight to it.

potbunker

KCee I prefer flow neck blades as they toe hang a lot, but I like the sightline of a mallet so I have slant neck.

Sorry this didn't help.
Reassuring we have virtually identical experiences.
Also was fitted for a face balanced mallet and do prefer a long sight line.
Pulled out a Ping Zing with a small grip and for the first time in forever I have some true feel to my stroke. Recently found a Scotty Del Mar packed away from our move 2.5 years ago. Putting with either the Zing or Del Mar feels so natural vs rigid with a face balanced putter.

Play well.

KCee

potbunker I had a Del Mar briefly; 1 great round and then 1 round so horrible I sold it lol.

I have a Never Compromise blade I break out when things get bad. It seems to help me focus.

I also have Nike Method blade putter that I've had some really good rounds with. Sometimes I think changing putters helps me focus more? If I would just hit the ball closer to the hole the putting would probably be a lot easier.

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