I have been putting a lot on the Five Iron putting green and I feel like my stroke has improved a lot. We play a form of "Golf Billiards" (the pic is from a 9-ball game we were playing) to make it fun and to make sure that there is a little pressure trying to make each putt.
My alignment has improved a lot and one thing I usually do is use a line on the ball to make sure my stroke is on the money. This might be the wrong approach for me. I came acrosss this interesting video form Dave Phillips and Greg Rose discussing visualization skills and an easy test to see how yours are.
Great website! I think with regards to visualization there are a few things you can try. Rickie Fowler imagines the hole as a clock with its corresponding numbers. He tries to imagine what "time" the ball will roll in the hole and aim accordingly. One thing we work with students on is actually looking at the hole or target and making their stroke. Sometimes in putting we lose the relationship between the ball and our target causing more misses.
Posted by: Sean | January 20, 2012 at 03:25 PM