RandyHjr
Newbie
First off and the most important part is form.
When you line up your putt, every movement you make should consist of a north/south movement. By focusing on the north/south method you have already improved your chances of sinking that putt by 50%.
How? Well by taking out the chances of missing the putt on the left or right side of the basket.
My lower, upper, head, and my arm only move north and south. If I miss a putt it is usually to low or high. If I ever miss a putt to the left or right, its usually mental error. But most importantly very rare.
Don't get frustrated at first if you miss low or high, those are good misses because you are on target.
Focus, Focus, Focus
The biggest mistake I see when I am teaching someone how to putt, is focus.
Watch one of your friends putt, watch his/her eyes. I bet you notice thier eyes come off the target before the putt is fully release. I make it a point to not watch my disc in flight at all, but to continue to stare at the pole or chain link.
It is very hard because you want to watch it fly to see if it will go in or not.
Release High!
Don't release the disc at belt height. You want to release just at chest to just under eye level. Take out he possibility of coming up short and hitting cage.
Follow through
Finish the putt with a slight snap at the very end.
Walk through
I step up and hold the disc at eye level to line up my putt.
Bring down the disc and back up all north/south
Focus on your target untill everything else is out of focus
I SLOWLY bring down the disc
Then I start off towards the basket slow gradually picking up speed as I get to the end of my putt then "snap" in the chains. Smooth is hard.
Practice
Find what % putts you are missing.
I do 15, 20, 25, and 30 foot putts.
I practice random shots for about 10 mintues never over 30 feet.
Then I do 10 putts from each distance.
Figure out what your % is on each distance.
Now you can build a plan with goals. Just don't forget to work on all of the distances, not just the ones you miss.
When you line up your putt, every movement you make should consist of a north/south movement. By focusing on the north/south method you have already improved your chances of sinking that putt by 50%.
How? Well by taking out the chances of missing the putt on the left or right side of the basket.
My lower, upper, head, and my arm only move north and south. If I miss a putt it is usually to low or high. If I ever miss a putt to the left or right, its usually mental error. But most importantly very rare.
Don't get frustrated at first if you miss low or high, those are good misses because you are on target.
Focus, Focus, Focus
The biggest mistake I see when I am teaching someone how to putt, is focus.
Watch one of your friends putt, watch his/her eyes. I bet you notice thier eyes come off the target before the putt is fully release. I make it a point to not watch my disc in flight at all, but to continue to stare at the pole or chain link.
It is very hard because you want to watch it fly to see if it will go in or not.
Release High!
Don't release the disc at belt height. You want to release just at chest to just under eye level. Take out he possibility of coming up short and hitting cage.
Follow through
Finish the putt with a slight snap at the very end.
Walk through
I step up and hold the disc at eye level to line up my putt.
Bring down the disc and back up all north/south
Focus on your target untill everything else is out of focus
I SLOWLY bring down the disc
Then I start off towards the basket slow gradually picking up speed as I get to the end of my putt then "snap" in the chains. Smooth is hard.
Practice
Find what % putts you are missing.
I do 15, 20, 25, and 30 foot putts.
I practice random shots for about 10 mintues never over 30 feet.
Then I do 10 putts from each distance.
Figure out what your % is on each distance.
Now you can build a plan with goals. Just don't forget to work on all of the distances, not just the ones you miss.