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Face Your Special Problems up on these the hole seemed to be right there facing him and he couldn't help but look at it. Even though he knew that during his preputt ritual he needed to he focused and looking down his Aimline preparing to start his putt rolling there he found himself peeking out to the right at the hole.

Are you a right-handed golfer having difficulty with left-to-right putts? This could be your problem too. if you look to the hole you might be tempted subconsciously to start your putt in that direction because your training has been to putt where you look (supposedly down the Aimline) which would prove to be disaster in this case.

Just like the "Killer-Downhiller" situation discussed above being aware of the problem should help you concentrate on doing the right things to avoid it. Anything that distracts you from focusing on and starting your putts along your Aimline at the proper speed will degrade your putting and must he avoided. So remember orient your stroke to your Aimline during indoor drills and keep your focus during your ritual on the Elevated Aimline during outdoor practice. Once you form a habit of starting all putts on your Aimline "facing-putts" will no longer be a problem for you.

Short putts always have been and always will be missed on occasion. When the ball is within six feet of the hole it's probably sitting in a footprint. And because it's so close you know it has to be rolled slowly to the hole. Then there's the lumpy donut to roll through. This combination of difficulties is why so many short putts are missed.

Just about every shot in golf except putting requires rotation of the forearms through the impact zone. But apply that same rotation to your putting stroke and you'll produce double trouble. First your putterface will rotate from open to closed so the likelihood that it is square at the moment of impact becomes very small. Second forearm rotation supplies unwanted and unnecessary power and usually a lot of it.

But there's yet another problem with forearm rotation: it feels natural. Even Tour professionals don't realize they're doing it and when I tell them to stop they usually say "What do you mean I'm not rotating my arms! " But of course they are. And like the pros most golfers don' t mean to do it and if you ask them don't think they are. But they are and you probably are too. Which is too bad because forearm rotation makes putting more difficult more inconsistent and less effective.

You'll have to wait until Chapter 13 to learn how to stop rotating your forearms. For now however make a mental note that you will stop making this destructive motion. It will be one of your challenges in improving your putting and a crucial one.

In the previous chapter I talked about body putting something rarely seen among the pros because it's a bad thing to do. Your body is large and the big muscles of the chest back and legs are strong particularly when compared to the small amounts of power needed to roll a ball on the fast surface of a putting green. Still many golfers put too much of their body into the stroke rotating the lower body sliding the lower body toward the hole or moving the upper body away from the hole (Figure 4.5.2). All these motions are unintentional (at least I hope so) but they still produce unwanted power and directional instability.

For example I estimate that for every inch the body moves toward the target during the putting stroke the ball moves an additional foot on the green. And rotating the lower body not only adds power it also causes the putterface to rotate from open to closed.

Putting is a game in which delicate feel and touch create exactly the right speed and break of your putts. When you're trying to be precise body power causes nothing but trouble.

Golf Swing Tips

Start your backswing. Focus on keeping your back straight, and your chest out. To help you swing directly around your spine, try focusing on rotating your right shoulder back and around your spine. If you focus on the right shoulder, your left shoulder will be in the correct position automatically. Simple. Keep your left elbow locked.

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