Notre consultant technique Jean Marie Kazmierczak, Head Pro a l’Agadir Golf Training Center, presents along with Maha Haddioui, our Moroccan champion and member of the Ladies European Tour, technical lesson dedicated to putting.
Unable to score well without good putting. This game sector is critical to performance.
In the pros, half the score is played on the greens, among fans of 20 for example handicap, it's about a third of the score. After reading these statistics, we better understand the importance of putting. With its experience on the circuit, Maha Haddioui teach you the secrets of his workouts to lower your average putts on 18 trous
Grip
Light on the club
The grip gives you a comfortable feeling, balance and regularity. There are many ways to keep his putter. It is in this same compartment of the game that there are more.
The grip should be light and much less in the fingers. The muscles of the forearms and wrists must be released for a softer touch. In a normal grip (with the right hand below the left), both thumbs are slightly elongated on the grip, the index finger of the right hand being laid on the fingers of the left hand.
The pressure of the grip should not lead a movement of wrists or rotation of the clubhead at impact. The palms are parallel to the grip and clubface, they face and work together.
This grip forms a block, the right hand should not dominate the left hand and vice versa. The fingers just rest on the grip, the pressure is mild ain feel the clubhead inertia.
Unlike the swing, Avoid wrist movements and reduce the pressure on the handle if you want to have feelings and keep the putter face square throughout the movement and especially the impact !
posture
The body parallel to the line of play
The putter face must be perfectly square and the club sole flat on the green. Body position is quite right for a better view of the entire line of putt and that the arms fall more casual way to alleviate tension in the body.
:: The arms are bent with elbows close to the body rather.
:: The eyes are above the ball (indication of a good distance) and parallel to the line of play !
:: Alignment shoulders, forearm, knees and feet must be perfect.
:: The ball is sent slightly on left foot (for better ball roll)
:: The stance is tighter, lower body must be very stable and to prevent any lateral displacement( the knees may be slightly brought indoors).
Routine
No precipitation
The goal is to gather all the information and put themselves in the best possible spirit. Because before playing, you have to feel confident and remove all doubt and indecision. Whatever your routine, you must reproduce very
exactly on every putt.
:: First look at the general shape of the green, studying its surface, mowing, humidity, the direction of growth of the grass (the seed), as well as the slopes. If this is your partner to play first, study the reaction of his ball.
:: After considering all these elements, stand behind the ball and watch the general line of putt.
:: Then go to the hole by walking from side to side a better view of your putt.
:: Finally you put behind the hole for further analysis of the slope.
:: Then, make empty movements by looking at the hole in order to better feel the magnitude of the gesture and the distance. After a last display line and the hole, start your movement.
trick : use pins on the ball (her brand, for example) to better align. With this step, you will solve much of the problem of orientation of the club face.
Putt court
Be confident !
The proper orientation of the club face is paramount. It must be square, square et
always square. The balance must remain online, the rise, on impact and during the voyage
Putt means
Stay connected
The arms should not disconnect from the body. As the shoulders turn slightly, changing your putter more inside the line of play.
Putt long
Play the distance
The goal is simply to get the ball close enough to the hole for a second putt easier to go. Avoid 3 putts is imperative to hope scorer.
Keep pace from start to finish. The putter should definitely accelerate the moment of impact, otherwise undermine the effectiveness of the coup.
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