Ball And String - Putting
Simply take crotchet needles from the craft store or long screws with eye hooks from the hardware store and tie a string between them (about 15 feet of string works well). Put both ends of the string in the ground with the string taught. Place a golf ball with directly underneath the string. If you use a line, make sure that it is lined up vertically and practice hitting putts using your connection to see that the ball starts on-line. If you have trouble, review the grip fundamentals and the arm releases which support the connected movement of the body.
If you are practicing with a hole, chose a straight put first and simply put one end of the string on the other side of the hole. If you are using a putt with break, be sure to align the string on the line you intend the ball to start on.
Simply take crotchet needles from the craft store or long screws with eye hooks from the hardware store and tie a string between them (about 15 feet of string works well). Put both ends of the string in the ground with the string taught. Place a golf ball with directly underneath the string. If you use a line, make sure that it is lined up vertically and practice hitting putts using your connection to see that the ball starts on-line. If you have trouble, review the grip fundamentals and the arm releases which support the connected movement of the body.
If you are practicing with a hole, chose a straight put first and simply put one end of the string on the other side of the hole. If you are using a putt with break, be sure to align the string on the line you intend the ball to start on.
Video Transcript
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Okay, this next drill for starting the ball online is the simple ball and
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string.
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So basically you're going to take either 8-inch i-hook screws or you can get
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some crochet
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needles.
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I've seen those.
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They work well.
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And tie a piece of string around each of them.
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So what you'll do is this will establish a straight line and it will give you a
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visual
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on top of the golf ball.
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So here I'm practicing without a hole.
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I recommend that a lot.
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But if you wanted to practice with a hole, you would just align the string on
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where you
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wanted the ball to start.
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So it can actually be a great tool for helping you learn to read greens because
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you can start
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varying and get used to seeing the ball curve off of this straight starting
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line.
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So essentially what you would do with this is you would line up the ball
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underneath the
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string so that the string is right on top of the line.
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Make your normal setup and then practice hitting putts, trying to get the ball
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to roll straight
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and over and underneath the string.
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Now it helps to have a perfectly straight putt when you're practicing this.
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But it's obviously not necessary.
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You can just gauge the first few feet as mine stayed right under the line and
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then drift
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it as the break took over.
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So this is one of my favorite kind of maintenance drills.
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You'll use this periodically just to double check and make sure that you're
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starting the
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ball on a pretty straight line.
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Give it a try along with the connection and the wrist releases.
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This should help to establish that you'll be able to start the ball online,
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which means
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all you got to do is read the green and hit it at the right pace.
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Simply take crotchet needles from the craft store or long screws with eye hooks from the hardware store and tie a string between them (about 15 feet of string works well). Put both ends of the string in the ground with the string taught. Place a golf ball with directly underneath the string. If you use a line, make sure that it is lined up vertically and practice hitting putts using your connection to see that the ball starts on-line. If you have trouble, review the grip fundamentals and the arm releases which support the connected movement of the body.
If you are practicing with a hole, chose a straight put first and simply put one end of the string on the other side of the hole. If you are using a putt with break, be sure to align the string on the line you intend the ball to start on.
Simply take crotchet needles from the craft store or long screws with eye hooks from the hardware store and tie a string between them (about 15 feet of string works well). Put both ends of the string in the ground with the string taught. Place a golf ball with directly underneath the string. If you use a line, make sure that it is lined up vertically and practice hitting putts using your connection to see that the ball starts on-line. If you have trouble, review the grip fundamentals and the arm releases which support the connected movement of the body.
If you are practicing with a hole, chose a straight put first and simply put one end of the string on the other side of the hole. If you are using a putt with break, be sure to align the string on the line you intend the ball to start on.
Video Transcript
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.980
Okay, this next drill for starting the ball online is the simple ball and
2
00:00:03.980 --> 00:00:04.600
string.
3
00:00:04.600 --> 00:00:10.730
So basically you're going to take either 8-inch i-hook screws or you can get
4
00:00:10.730 --> 00:00:11.320
some crochet
5
00:00:11.320 --> 00:00:12.320
needles.
6
00:00:12.320 --> 00:00:13.320
I've seen those.
7
00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:14.320
They work well.
8
00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:15.880
And tie a piece of string around each of them.
9
00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:20.570
So what you'll do is this will establish a straight line and it will give you a
10
00:00:20.570 --> 00:00:21.080
visual
11
00:00:21.080 --> 00:00:22.400
on top of the golf ball.
12
00:00:22.400 --> 00:00:25.000
So here I'm practicing without a hole.
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00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:26.720
I recommend that a lot.
14
00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:30.500
But if you wanted to practice with a hole, you would just align the string on
15
00:00:30.500 --> 00:00:31.040
where you
16
00:00:31.040 --> 00:00:32.720
wanted the ball to start.
17
00:00:32.720 --> 00:00:36.620
So it can actually be a great tool for helping you learn to read greens because
18
00:00:36.620 --> 00:00:37.280
you can start
19
00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:42.700
varying and get used to seeing the ball curve off of this straight starting
20
00:00:42.700 --> 00:00:43.360
line.
21
00:00:43.360 --> 00:00:47.980
So essentially what you would do with this is you would line up the ball
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00:00:47.980 --> 00:00:48.680
underneath the
23
00:00:48.680 --> 00:00:53.280
string so that the string is right on top of the line.
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00:00:53.280 --> 00:00:58.180
Make your normal setup and then practice hitting putts, trying to get the ball
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00:00:58.180 --> 00:00:59.240
to roll straight
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00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:00.960
and over and underneath the string.
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Now it helps to have a perfectly straight putt when you're practicing this.
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00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:06.740
But it's obviously not necessary.
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00:01:06.740 --> 00:01:10.430
You can just gauge the first few feet as mine stayed right under the line and
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00:01:10.430 --> 00:01:10.960
then drift
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00:01:10.960 --> 00:01:13.840
it as the break took over.
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00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.560
So this is one of my favorite kind of maintenance drills.
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00:01:17.560 --> 00:01:21.250
You'll use this periodically just to double check and make sure that you're
34
00:01:21.250 --> 00:01:21.760
starting the
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00:01:21.760 --> 00:01:25.200
ball on a pretty straight line.
36
00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:30.600
Give it a try along with the connection and the wrist releases.
37
00:01:30.600 --> 00:01:34.290
This should help to establish that you'll be able to start the ball online,
38
00:01:34.290 --> 00:01:34.880
which means
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00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:37.000
all you got to do is read the green and hit it at the right pace.
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