| If you are seriously considering lowering
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| | in the body and the stroke is simply to
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| your scores, then you must take your
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| | let your arms dangle in front of you
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| putting seriously, as roughly half the
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| | before you putt and gently shake them.
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| strokes you play in a round of golf are
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| | This should relax your muscles enabling
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| likely to be on the putting green.
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| | an enhanced sensation of feel and touch,
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| However good you are at driving, pitching
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| | both vital for reliable consistent
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| and chipping, if your putting is not up
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| | putting.
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| to standard, you will never make the next
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| | Tips for the swing
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| level. My Dad told me the famous quote
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| | Your grip should not be too tight, and
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| when I was probably about 12 or 13,
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| | your arms should be relaxed. Gently and
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| 'Drive for show putt for dough', this
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| | smoothly in a one piece action, sweep the
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| says it all! That is why it is quite
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| | putter backwards. It is important to keep
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| incredible that putting is not often
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| | the triangle formed between your arms and
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| concentrated on.
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| | the line joining your shoulders
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| Tips for setup:
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| | consistent through the whole shot and the
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| First of all I'd just like to say that
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| | shape should not change. The move
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| there is no one correct putting grip
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| | backwards should be like a pendulum
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| posture/stroke, there are wide
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| | movement with your arms, while your
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| variations, so if your technique is
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| | wrists remain stiff. A good tip for
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| different, don't worry, some of the top
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| | making sure that this is correct is by
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| golfers have very different putting
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| | starting the action by dropping your left
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| actions e.g. Bernhard Langer, Ben
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| | shoulder; this will get the pendulum
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| Crenshaw and Tom Watson all have very
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| | motion started.
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| different techniques. These are basic
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| | Keeping the triangle mentioned before in
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| tips that can be applied to most
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| | tact, in a pendulum motion, accelerate
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| techniques to help improve your game.
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| | the putter smoothly through the ball; the
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| An ideal putting stroke should strike the
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| | ball should be hit on the up. Throughout
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| ball on the up, to do this the ball
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| | this whole period, keep your eyes fixed
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| should be placed opposite the inside of
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| | on the ball to avoid fluffing the putt
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| the left heal (for a right hander), this
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| | and keep the eyes fixed on that spot
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| results in the ball being hit on the up
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| | after impact.
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| and top spin is generated.
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| | It is vital after impact that the left
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| In relation to setup, the hands should be
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| | wrist remains firm and does not break;
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| either inline with the ball or ahead of
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| | the follow-through should go inline with
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| the ball, if the hands are behind the
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| | the direction you were aiming and should
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| ball, then a clean consistent strike of
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| | be the same length as the backswing.
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| the ball is not likely, and the common
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| | Key points
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| result is the ball popping up in the air.
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| | Try and relax before playing the stroke,
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| Tension on the green is one the most
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| | this will help enhance your feel and
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| destructive things that can happen to
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| | touch and help avoid the yips due to
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| your putting, especially with the short
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| | excess tension
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| putts, this is known as getting the
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| | The stroke should be a pendulum action
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| 'yips', this is caused by moving during
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| | swinging with your shoulders and arms
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| the stroke. This causes you to 'fluff'
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| | while the wrists remain stiff.
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| your shot and miss your putt. To avoid
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| | Don't move your head during the swing.
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| this happening, concentrate on the spot
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| | Swing in a relaxed smooth fashion with a
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| where the ball was after impact rather
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| | smooth and constant rhythm.
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| than following the ball. This ensures
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| | Keep the wrists firm throughout the
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| that you do not move your head during
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| | stroke.
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| impact and will help give you the clean
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| | Play the ball from underneath the eyes.
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| smooth impact you require.
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| | Have the ball in the front of the stance
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| A simple technique to reduce the tension
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| | to ensure that the ball is hit on the up.
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