One day you may have 26 putts, the next day you may have 32 putts. You input not only how many putts you've had, but how long they are, thus giving your a much more realistic, useful statistic. Track your real putting statistics with a spreadsheet I've developed. Reading Greens: With a sound stroke and great feel, you still need to be able to read how much a putt will break. Feel: No matter how flawless your stroke, you must develop good kinesthetic feel to stroke putts the correct distance.ģ. Stroke Mechanics: There are some fundamentals essential to good putting.Ģ. To improve your putting, you can improve in one or more of the following areas:ġ. Even if you're a scratch player shooting par, almost half of your strokes are putts. This section of the site is about improving your putting, which is as outlined above the most effective way of lowering your score. Take a look at the Laser Putting Device that I use and consider getting one for yourself I am missing my putts a little right now, but am confident that I will "cure" my cut stroke. I can now practice making a proper stroke confident that I am aimed at my target. In my earlier newsletters on Statistical AnalysisĪfter only a few days of practicing my alignment with the laser device attached, I am now squaring the putter face to my target consistently. In order to plumb bob effectively, you have to check the shaft of your putter hangs absolutely vertically when you hold it lightly between thumb and forefinger on the grip.But possible). It likely won’t do that automatically as the shaft will generally not go into the very centre of the head meaning there will be some tilting. Find a known vertical, like the edge of a building, and hold the putter up so you can compare the vertical with the shaft lean. Twist the putter round between thumb and forefinger to find the point where shaft and the chosen vertical are level. Look where the putter head is positioned and remember that. This is very important as it’s how you must hold your putter each time in order to have a true vertical line when plumb bobbing – It won’t work otherwise. You need to gain a good understanding of how the plumb bob method works before you put it into practice on the course, so you should spend some time on the putting green learning the process. Stand about 10 feet or so behind the ball (maybe further back for longer putts) so you are looking directly through the ball to the hole in a straight line. Hold the putter up, as described above between thumb and forefinger, towards the end of the grip if you can, covering the ball with the shaft. If the shaft also covers the hole, the putt should be straight – the ground you are standing on should be level. If the shaft appears to the right of the cup, the slope you are on should take the ball from right to left. If it appears to the left of the cup, the slope should take the ball from left to right. Remember the plumb bob may be a useful guide if you’re not sure on a subtle slope but it’s not a given, and it also won’t help you determine if the putt is up or downhill.Chains or tapes are used to measure distances on the field.Ī chain (see Fig. 1) is made up of connected steel segments, or links, which each measure 20 cm. Sometimes a special joint or a tally marker is attached every 5 metres. Usually, a chain has a total length of 20 metres, including one handle at each end. 2) are made of steel, coated linen, or synthetic material. They are available in lengths of 20, 30 and 50 m. Centimetres, decimetres and metres are usually indicated on the tape.įig. 2 A measuring tape 1.2 Measuring RodĪ measuring rod (see Fig. 3) is a straight lath with a length varying from 2 m to 5 m. The rod is usually marked in the same way as a measuring tape, indicating centimetres, decimetres and metres.Ī plumb bob is used to check if objects are vertical. A plumb bob consists of a piece of metal (called a bob) pointing downwards, which is attached to a cord (see Fig. When the plumb bob is hanging free and not moving, the cord is vertical.Ī carpenter level is used to check if objects are horizontal or vertical. Within a carpenter level there are one or more curved glass tubes, called level tubes (see Fig. 5).Įach tube is sealed and partially filled with a liquid (water, oil or paraffin). The remaining space is air, visible as a bubble (see Fig. 6 Using a carpenter level 1.5 Ranging Poles Only when the carpenter level is horizontal (or vertical) is the air bubble exactly between these two marks (see Fig. 7) are used to mark areas and to set out straight lines on the field.
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