Golf
THE KEY TO MAKING ONE METRE PUTTS Richard Hudson and Eddie Charnock, Algarve Golf Guru, PGA Professionals discuss taking on those nerve-racking short putts!
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hen you read the PGA Tour Stats for Putts holed from 1m and in, you then realise the importance of practicing the 1m putt! 1m putt and closer, 97% holed during the season. 1.2m putt, 90% holed during the season. 1.5m putt, 75% holed during the season and when you are 1.8m away, which still seems to be close, the putts holed drops dramatically to only 55%! What is key to holing a 1m putt? If you were to ask one of the great clutch putters of the modern era, Phil Mickleson, he would say rhythm along with plenty of self belief! The drill we are going to suggest you do, not only gives you the self belief needed to hole the very important 1m putt but also to add rhythm to your stroke. As you can see from the picture, this drill requires you to circle a hole on the practice green with 8 tees 1m from the hole. All 8 balls you use for this drill must be the same, don’t mix makes or types of golf ball as feel of the
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ball leaving the club face is very important! During the drill you will work your way around the circle, holing each ball without stopping or making a practice stroke. Very important, you will count as you go, one, two, three, four, five etc as this is introducing rhythm to the drill! On completion of holing the eight balls you can then start again, but when you count this time start at nine, then ten, eleven, twelve etc till you have holed number 16. It is important to add pressure to the drill, so set a target of holing either 8, 16 or 24 balls without a single miss before you can either go home or move on to practice a different part of the game. If you do miss you must start again at 1! Your chance to WIN! Win a 30 minute golf lesson with The Gurus! Which famous Professional Golfer is nicknamed “Lefty”? Please email your answer to sales@algarvegolfguru.com To discuss any of the areas covered above or to book a golf lesson, please contact Richard or Eddie and please mention Simply Algarve as the referral. E: sales@algarvegolfguru.com W: algarvegolfguru.com
August 2020
