Use this old-fashioned trick on downhill putters to get it to perfect speed
Kick the ball from the toes of the putter to make sure you don’t blow the ball through the hole.
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Image: You just hit the laser on the flagpole and your ball has been installed 15 feet outside the cup. This is the best look of a bird you have all day amped. You wrap around the cup, reading and settle on the ball. As the ball rolls towards the cup, you turn the pusher head back and wait for the expectation. it only Burn the edges and roll over the cup. Then it keeps scrolling…scrolling…and then scrolling.
By the time it stops, it’s already 10 feet past the hole and you’ve already had a comeback just to save par. The good looks of Birdie quickly turned into a three-bogey. You walk out of the green from the green as you lament your mental mistakes and missed opportunities.
If you are like me, this is a familiar scene. When you are optimistic about the birds, it is natural to feel excited and feel the increase in adrenaline. But when this happens, it becomes very easy also Juice and hit the ball at too high speed.
Fortunately, you can use an old-fashioned trick to make sure those downhill birds look perfectly fast so you don’t turn a possible bird into a frustrating bogey.
Hit downhill push rod from your toe
When your downhill push rod is slippery, hitting the ball at the right speed is absolutely crucial. Hit it and the ball will quickly get away from you. Hit it too soft and you’re looking at another slippery downhill look.
Obviously, it is more common in this case to be too difficult to hit. To prevent this, take a page out of the old-fashioned script and arrange the ball with the center on Putterhead.
“We’re going to stick this ball out of our toes,” coach Kelan McDonaugh told me at the top 100 golf teacher summit at Cabot Citrus Farms last fall. “What this is going to do is it slow down the ball and the ball will be a little dead and then slow down again [face.]transparent
Just like a complete shot, the ball will be slower when you hit the ball off your toes and away from the best position. Usually you don’t want this, but it can be helpful to keep the ball at a speed when you have a slippery push that is easy to get rid of.
