Better golf 2 of 8: Putting on the carpet
15 min Calm
The putter is the club you use most. Ten minutes of short putts at home, every evening, does more for your score than a bucket of drivers.
De putter is het enige golfstok dat je thuis kunt oefenen zonder dat een buur klaagt. Twee meter naar een muntje op het tapijt, tien ballen, schouders als een slinger, en je merkt vrijwel meteen hoe weinig het handbewegingen nodig heeft. De meeste mensen ontdekken dat hun polsen veel meer deden dan ze dachten, en dat het tapijt eerlijker is dan het green: elke afwijking is zichtbaar in de rolrichting van de bal.
Tien minuten per avond klinkt weinig, maar de herhaling stapelt zich op. Na een week van putts door een poortje van twee pennen, iets breder dan de kop van je putter, voelt een rechte slag minder als geluk en meer als herinnering. Je houdt bij hoeveel keer je het muntje raakt, en de volgende sessie wil je dat getal verslaan. Kleine doelen, elke avond opnieuw, bouwen het gevoel op dat tijdens een ronde het verschil maakt.
Put a coin two metres away on the carpet. Roll ten balls over it with a smooth pendulum stroke, shoulders only.
Suggestion: Count how many roll over the coin. Write it down.Now three metres. Ten balls. Focus on the ball starting on line, not on distance.
Suggestion: Look at the coin, not the ball, for the last three putts.Gate drill: two tees or pens just wider than the putter head. Ten strokes through the gate.
Suggestion: Touching the gate means the face was open or closed.Distance drill: roll a ball to the far wall so it just touches. Ten times.
Suggestion: Speed matters more than line beyond three metres.Note your coin score. Next time, beat it.
Suggestion: This is the habit that lowers scores.Next
Better golf 3 of 8: Chipping in the garden
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by PlayTryBe team