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BY KEVIN HAIME
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O BORROW a phrase from the late, great Harvey Penick, “take dead aim”. Nowhere is that more important than on the putting green. Aim is critical to making putts. That’s a pretty obvious statement that I’m sure you’ll all agree with. But most of you don’t take near the care you need to when preparing to roll the golf ball. In fact in the camps and putting seminars I’m involved with, up to 90% of you aim improperly. That’s a pretty staggering statement but I assure you it’s accurate. HELPFUL REMINDER Most golfers just aren’t attentive enough when it comes to It’s within the Royal aligning their putter face. If Canadian Golf Association rules your putter is just one degree of golf to mark your open or closed on a ten-foot golf ball with an putt you will miss the putt. alignment aid so Now just imagine how much make sure you do so. you will miss by when you extend that out to a thirty or forty footer. The aim necessary to making more putts is precise. I often use the comparison of billiards in my teaching. How many billiard shots would you make if you aimed wrong??? Now think of how much time
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If you’re struggling with aim, try a different visual configuration. The Odyssey two-ball putter is specifically designed for better aim. These three putters all belong to me and I rotate them when necessary to give me a fresh look.
you spend aiming your billiard cue then take that same precision to the putting green. You can work on your stroke until you’re blue in the face but it will never swing properly and roll the ball perfectly if you have to compensate for poor aim. Simply stated, if you aim improperly you will either roll the ball well When you’re practicing, set two shafts down on the green to help you with aim on short putts. Remember to make sure that your eyes are directly over your target line. Anything else will skew your vision.
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