Key Elements
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Putting set up |
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Objective
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To have the proper set up on the green. |
The Putter face should point in the direction of the intended starting line of the putt. The feet, knees, hips, forearms, and shoulders should all be set parallel to this line. The left eye should be positioned over the ball with upper part of your back and neck nearly parallel to the ground. The golf ball should be placed slightly forward in your stance. |
Golfers must have the proper set putting set up. |
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Shoulders |
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Objective
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The shoulders should turn back and through during the swing and should be set parallel to the ball target line during the set up. |
The shoulders should turn back and through during the swing and should be set parallel to the ball target line during the set up. In the back swing the left shoulder should turn approximately 90 degrees with the left shoulder turning back over your right foot. In the follow through the shoulders will turn through with the right shoulder closer to the target than your left shoulder. The shoulders should turn on an angle perpendicular to your spine. |
Putts are hit with the shoulders and no lower body motion. |
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Body |
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Objective
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Be able to correctly aim the body parallel to the intended line. |
The body needs to be alighned properly during the swing in order to be able to the the shot toward your intented target. Only the club face should be pointed at your intented target. The feet, kness, hips, and shoulders should be postioned parallel left of your intented target. |
The outside rail would represent the club face and the inside rail the the body. |
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First of all, when you set up to putt, you should place the putter face perpendicular to your line and have everything parallel to your intended path. Your feet, your knees, your hips, your shoulders, and your forearms should all be parallel to your intended line of the putt. |
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You want to position your eyes on top of the golf ball. Your left eye should be directly above the ball. |
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Compensation is when someone, for example, aims right and then compensates with the stroke to hit the putt in line. We are trying to avoid these mistakes, and have our body exactly parallel to our intended line. |
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Benefits
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Benefits
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Control |
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Distance |
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Related Videos and Drills Summary
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Putting setup |
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Common Mistakes
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Shoulders not parallel to intended line. |
Compensation. |
Putts hit in a different line (either left or right) but not the intended path. |
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Body not parallel to intended line. |
Ball not starting in line. |
Missed putts. |
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Fallacies
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Your stroke should be shorter in the backswing and longer in the follow through. See the correct picture |
Ideally, you want the same length in your putting stroke. |
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Trouble Shooting
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Hitting putts left. |
Shoulders not parallel to intended line, which causes us to compensate with the stroke. |
Make sure your whole body is parallel to the intended line. |
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Hitting putts off line. |
Your set up may not be parallel to your intended line. |
Make sure your body is parallel to the intended line. |
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Test Yourself |
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