Myth Buster #4 – Accelerate On Putts
It’s widely believed that golfers should accelerate through putts. The issue with this putting method is controlling the rate of acceleration.
This method often has the player hit putts with a short backswing and longer followthrough. This can work on shorter and downhill putts, because not much speed is required.
Where this method falls down is on longer and uphill putts. Every day, we see golfers underestimate the amount of power needed for these putts. The backswing doesn’t extend back far enough and more acceleration is required. It’s too difficult to judge.
Watch the great PGA Tour putters, such as Jordan Spieth, Tiger Woods and Jason Day. You’ll notice a fairly rapid tempo utilised by all these Professionals, with the followthrough being quite short, matching the length of the backswing.
This balance of backswing to throughswing helps them control the speed of the putt. They are achieving constant putter head speed. They aren’t decelerating through the putt but they aren’t accelerating either.
Ditch the short backswing with extended followthrough and develop a more reliable, balanced, pendulum putting stroke. You’ll be pleasantly surprised, finding those long putts much easier to judge.
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Steve and Glen are not ‘Method’ coaches. They recognise that there are literally 1000’s of ways to swing a golf club! Rather than try to ‘change’ your swing, their goal is to help You Be The Best Golfer You Can Be!
Skill Development vs Technical Changes
Although technique is an important factor in improving a golfer’s performance, Skill Development is largely neglected in golf coaching today. Skill is something that can be tangibly improved with proper understanding of the golf impact laws and effective practice towards improved performance.
External Focus of Attention
Most golf teaching involves an internal focus. Common suggestions might include increased hip turn, a still head or improved hand path. These are all factors of the golf swing, which many golfers and teachers consider important. However, as they are focused internally, on movements of the body, golfers find changes extremely difficult to process.
Enter the world of External Focus of Attention. This means that instead of focusing on body parts, a golfer can and should focus more on the target, the ball, the clubhead – objects which are external to the body. The sciences involving Motor Skill Learning have proven that by employing an External Focus of Attention, sports men and women learn new moves more quickly, retain changes more readily and can perform better under pressure.
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