HyzerUniBomber
* Ace Member *
Huge warning: If you're not confident putting from 25-30' - then I would suggest ignoring this post. If you've not spent hundreds of hours practice putting, I suggest ignoring this post.
If you know you're solid putter - read on... it might help.
It is perhaps the most important part of your game and it's hard to get in the habit of practicing. I will own up to it... I don't practice daily, sometimes I don't practice for a week.
I try to warm up my putt adequately before a round - but right or wrong, I feel like I know how to putt. If I'm in the right mind-set, I putt well and confidently. Warming up properly almost always puts me in the right mind-set.
I have off days and on days - but lately it's more on days and I believe it can mostly be attributed to 2 games. The 2 games that I try to play as often as possible, with the best competition possible are Horse and Around the World.
The key to this type of practice is that it puts pressure on you - just like in a round.
Horse is pretty self explanatory, but Around the World - with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30' markers is awesome.
http://www.wikihow.com/Play-Around-the-World
Similar to the basket ball game - you have to make all 5 in a row, with a "chance" throw if needed. Most of the time you get stuck at 30' and it's a battle of who misses 2 in a row. We play all kinds of variations - but the key is that it's a competition and if you're focused on "not missing badly" you won't putt well. This game switches your brain to "this has to go in" - it REALLY makes you want to put the putter in the chains.
And I believe that is the core key to being a good putter. You have to erase any thoughts of 'what if I miss'... and get into the idea that the chains will stop the disc.
Horse is best played with a limit to the distance the players can putt from - when you're trying to warm up pre-round. 30' or closer, that way you're not slipping into the habit of "miss, miss, miss". Call "from a knee", "straddle", etc to keep it like a real round will be.
Anyways... these are the ramblings of a madman.
If you know you're solid putter - read on... it might help.
It is perhaps the most important part of your game and it's hard to get in the habit of practicing. I will own up to it... I don't practice daily, sometimes I don't practice for a week.
I try to warm up my putt adequately before a round - but right or wrong, I feel like I know how to putt. If I'm in the right mind-set, I putt well and confidently. Warming up properly almost always puts me in the right mind-set.
I have off days and on days - but lately it's more on days and I believe it can mostly be attributed to 2 games. The 2 games that I try to play as often as possible, with the best competition possible are Horse and Around the World.
The key to this type of practice is that it puts pressure on you - just like in a round.
Horse is pretty self explanatory, but Around the World - with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30' markers is awesome.
http://www.wikihow.com/Play-Around-the-World
Similar to the basket ball game - you have to make all 5 in a row, with a "chance" throw if needed. Most of the time you get stuck at 30' and it's a battle of who misses 2 in a row. We play all kinds of variations - but the key is that it's a competition and if you're focused on "not missing badly" you won't putt well. This game switches your brain to "this has to go in" - it REALLY makes you want to put the putter in the chains.
And I believe that is the core key to being a good putter. You have to erase any thoughts of 'what if I miss'... and get into the idea that the chains will stop the disc.
Horse is best played with a limit to the distance the players can putt from - when you're trying to warm up pre-round. 30' or closer, that way you're not slipping into the habit of "miss, miss, miss". Call "from a knee", "straddle", etc to keep it like a real round will be.
Anyways... these are the ramblings of a madman.