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Hitting Your Putts Pure
By William Alexander

This simple lesson will ensure complete contact with those tough putts.
 
With only a small amount of practice time, most of us tend to work on our long game rather than the short one. But actually over forty percent of shots taken in a round are putts. My father would always tell me that you drive for show, and putt for dough,. So for lower scores, concentrate on what happens on the green, not just how to get there the quickest.
The two main components that make up a good putt are distance and direction. Due to inconsistent contact at impact, distance is the toughest to master. If all putts were made in the middle of the putter face, it would be easier to control the distance.
 
Heres the drill
Stick two tees in the green a putter face apart plus about a half inch on each side. Place additional tees in the ground about 15, 30 and 40 feet away.
Now with only you right hand on the club, putt ten balls towards the 15 foot marker, and note the results, then hit another ten with only your left hand and check those results. Then roll ten more with both hands, and once again note the results.

Repeat this drill at both the 30 and forty foot marks.
By not hitting the tees on either side of the putter it clearly shows you are striking the ball in the middle of the club face. You are also training your hands and arms to work independently of each other. It is essential that both sides of your body knows what it should do during what will hopefully be a good putt .

Finally, putting with both hands together trains the hands and arms to work independently, but also as a team to create a smooth putting stroke.
Good luck

Successful Chipping
By Bill Alexander

Your basic chip shot, is a shot close to the green, that is supposed to roll further on the green than it flies in the air. There are many different techniques to accomplish this feat, though some are more difficult than others.
One of the best ways to do this, is to treat the shot as a putt. This is easier, because of the limited number of moving parts.

You simply fly the ball about three to six feet unto the green, no matter how far out you are. Next select the right club. A pitching wedge will have about the same distance in the air as it does roll. If you pitch it three feet onto the green, it should roll about another three feet. A 9-iron three feet on and another six feet. 8-iron three feet on the green, and a nine foot roll. 7-iron three feet to a twelve foot roll.

This is done very easily. Just choke down on the club until your hand is barely on the grip. Move the grip about four inches forward, and four inches away from your body. Now this would be like a putting stroke. With club head more on the toe, and the shaft slightly forward, this will stop the club head from digging in the ground and causing a downward blow.

With a narrow stance and set slightly open towards the target, shift your weight toward the left, with the ball slightly back of center. The shaft position will put the grip more squarely on the palms, and you can see if your putting grip might feel more comfortable.

To finish your shot, swing much like a putting stoke. Swing mainly with the shoulders. After the swing, the hands and wrists remain still as the upper body rotates to a smooth finish.

With a little practice, this easy technique can shave a few strokes off your game. Good luck!!

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