Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of Best
Young Teachers in
America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Your Visual Alignment for Better Putting
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the ideal ball position for your eye dominance while putting.
- Practice aligning your body square to the hole for improved sightlines.
- Understand how your stance can affect your perception of the putting line.
Learn how to adjust your setup for visual alignment to see your putts straighter. This drill will help you identify the best position for your eyes, feet, and ball to enhance your putting accuracy.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
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Okay, another way to tackle this visual alignment problem, especially if you
2
00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:05.640
don't want to go
3
00:00:05.640 --> 00:00:09.820
through the whole formality of bringing someone in, I think that that is the
4
00:00:09.820 --> 00:00:10.240
better way, but
5
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this way you can work well too.
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You're going to set up to a medium length short putts, so five to eight feet
7
00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:16.240
somewhere
8
00:00:16.240 --> 00:00:17.240
in that range.
9
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And what you're going to do is you're going to set up to the ball.
10
00:00:20.360 --> 00:00:24.010
Once you get the putter or once you get the ball, the club head behind the ball
11
00:00:24.010 --> 00:00:24.600
, you're
12
00:00:24.600 --> 00:00:30.420
going to align yourself so that you're square to the hole while looking at the
13
00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:31.120
hole.
14
00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:33.560
And then what you're going to do is you're going to, this looks straight to me,
15
00:00:33.560 --> 00:00:33.920
so I'm
16
00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:38.280
going to bring my eyes back and what you'll see is that my feet are slightly
17
00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:38.880
open and
18
00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:42.560
the ball is actually further back than my instep.
19
00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:47.120
So contrary to typical putting wisdom, this is the setup where it helps me to
20
00:00:47.120 --> 00:00:47.640
see the
21
00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:50.360
ball straight or to see the putts straight.
22
00:00:50.360 --> 00:00:55.270
So you can do this a few times on a few different length putts and you can get
23
00:00:55.270 --> 00:00:56.120
an idea of what
24
00:00:56.120 --> 00:01:00.040
your eyes tend to prefer as far as how open to get.
25
00:01:00.040 --> 00:01:04.220
And just the general tendency, guys who are cross dominant or left eye right
26
00:01:04.220 --> 00:01:04.760
handed will
27
00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:08.960
tend to set up more square with the ball in front and guys who are same side
28
00:01:08.960 --> 00:01:09.600
dominant
29
00:01:09.600 --> 00:01:12.600
like myself will tend to set up with the ball more back and they're stance
30
00:01:12.600 --> 00:01:13.440
slightly open
31
00:01:13.440 --> 00:01:15.320
to see the line better.
32
00:01:15.320 --> 00:01:20.250
So give that a try if you had any trouble with the first visual alignment drill
33
00:01:20.250 --> 00:01:21.000
for figuring
34
00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:22.200
out your specific alignment.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.160
Okay, another way to tackle this visual alignment problem, especially if you
2
00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:05.640
don't want to go
3
00:00:05.640 --> 00:00:09.820
through the whole formality of bringing someone in, I think that that is the
4
00:00:09.820 --> 00:00:10.240
better way, but
5
00:00:10.240 --> 00:00:12.240
this way you can work well too.
6
00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:15.640
You're going to set up to a medium length short putts, so five to eight feet
7
00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:16.240
somewhere
8
00:00:16.240 --> 00:00:17.240
in that range.
9
00:00:17.240 --> 00:00:20.360
And what you're going to do is you're going to set up to the ball.
10
00:00:20.360 --> 00:00:24.010
Once you get the putter or once you get the ball, the club head behind the ball
11
00:00:24.010 --> 00:00:24.600
, you're
12
00:00:24.600 --> 00:00:30.420
going to align yourself so that you're square to the hole while looking at the
13
00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:31.120
hole.
14
00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:33.560
And then what you're going to do is you're going to, this looks straight to me,
15
00:00:33.560 --> 00:00:33.920
so I'm
16
00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:38.280
going to bring my eyes back and what you'll see is that my feet are slightly
17
00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:38.880
open and
18
00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:42.560
the ball is actually further back than my instep.
19
00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:47.120
So contrary to typical putting wisdom, this is the setup where it helps me to
20
00:00:47.120 --> 00:00:47.640
see the
21
00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:50.360
ball straight or to see the putts straight.
22
00:00:50.360 --> 00:00:55.270
So you can do this a few times on a few different length putts and you can get
23
00:00:55.270 --> 00:00:56.120
an idea of what
24
00:00:56.120 --> 00:01:00.040
your eyes tend to prefer as far as how open to get.
25
00:01:00.040 --> 00:01:04.220
And just the general tendency, guys who are cross dominant or left eye right
26
00:01:04.220 --> 00:01:04.760
handed will
27
00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:08.960
tend to set up more square with the ball in front and guys who are same side
28
00:01:08.960 --> 00:01:09.600
dominant
29
00:01:09.600 --> 00:01:12.600
like myself will tend to set up with the ball more back and they're stance
30
00:01:12.600 --> 00:01:13.440
slightly open
31
00:01:13.440 --> 00:01:15.320
to see the line better.
32
00:01:15.320 --> 00:01:20.250
So give that a try if you had any trouble with the first visual alignment drill
33
00:01:20.250 --> 00:01:21.000
for figuring
34
00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:22.200
out your specific alignment.
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Improve Your Visual Alignment for Better Putting
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify the ideal ball position for your eye dominance while putting.
- Practice aligning your body square to the hole for improved sightlines.
- Understand how your stance can affect your perception of the putting line.
Learn how to adjust your setup for visual alignment to see your putts straighter. This drill will help you identify the best position for your eyes, feet, and ball to enhance your putting accuracy.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.160
Okay, another way to tackle this visual alignment problem, especially if you
2
00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:05.640
don't want to go
3
00:00:05.640 --> 00:00:09.820
through the whole formality of bringing someone in, I think that that is the
4
00:00:09.820 --> 00:00:10.240
better way, but
5
00:00:10.240 --> 00:00:12.240
this way you can work well too.
6
00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:15.640
You're going to set up to a medium length short putts, so five to eight feet
7
00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:16.240
somewhere
8
00:00:16.240 --> 00:00:17.240
in that range.
9
00:00:17.240 --> 00:00:20.360
And what you're going to do is you're going to set up to the ball.
10
00:00:20.360 --> 00:00:24.010
Once you get the putter or once you get the ball, the club head behind the ball
11
00:00:24.010 --> 00:00:24.600
, you're
12
00:00:24.600 --> 00:00:30.420
going to align yourself so that you're square to the hole while looking at the
13
00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:31.120
hole.
14
00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:33.560
And then what you're going to do is you're going to, this looks straight to me,
15
00:00:33.560 --> 00:00:33.920
so I'm
16
00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:38.280
going to bring my eyes back and what you'll see is that my feet are slightly
17
00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:38.880
open and
18
00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:42.560
the ball is actually further back than my instep.
19
00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:47.120
So contrary to typical putting wisdom, this is the setup where it helps me to
20
00:00:47.120 --> 00:00:47.640
see the
21
00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:50.360
ball straight or to see the putts straight.
22
00:00:50.360 --> 00:00:55.270
So you can do this a few times on a few different length putts and you can get
23
00:00:55.270 --> 00:00:56.120
an idea of what
24
00:00:56.120 --> 00:01:00.040
your eyes tend to prefer as far as how open to get.
25
00:01:00.040 --> 00:01:04.220
And just the general tendency, guys who are cross dominant or left eye right
26
00:01:04.220 --> 00:01:04.760
handed will
27
00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:08.960
tend to set up more square with the ball in front and guys who are same side
28
00:01:08.960 --> 00:01:09.600
dominant
29
00:01:09.600 --> 00:01:12.600
like myself will tend to set up with the ball more back and they're stance
30
00:01:12.600 --> 00:01:13.440
slightly open
31
00:01:13.440 --> 00:01:15.320
to see the line better.
32
00:01:15.320 --> 00:01:20.250
So give that a try if you had any trouble with the first visual alignment drill
33
00:01:20.250 --> 00:01:21.000
for figuring
34
00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:22.200
out your specific alignment.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.160
Okay, another way to tackle this visual alignment problem, especially if you
2
00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:05.640
don't want to go
3
00:00:05.640 --> 00:00:09.820
through the whole formality of bringing someone in, I think that that is the
4
00:00:09.820 --> 00:00:10.240
better way, but
5
00:00:10.240 --> 00:00:12.240
this way you can work well too.
6
00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:15.640
You're going to set up to a medium length short putts, so five to eight feet
7
00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:16.240
somewhere
8
00:00:16.240 --> 00:00:17.240
in that range.
9
00:00:17.240 --> 00:00:20.360
And what you're going to do is you're going to set up to the ball.
10
00:00:20.360 --> 00:00:24.010
Once you get the putter or once you get the ball, the club head behind the ball
11
00:00:24.010 --> 00:00:24.600
, you're
12
00:00:24.600 --> 00:00:30.420
going to align yourself so that you're square to the hole while looking at the
13
00:00:30.420 --> 00:00:31.120
hole.
14
00:00:31.120 --> 00:00:33.560
And then what you're going to do is you're going to, this looks straight to me,
15
00:00:33.560 --> 00:00:33.920
so I'm
16
00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:38.280
going to bring my eyes back and what you'll see is that my feet are slightly
17
00:00:38.280 --> 00:00:38.880
open and
18
00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:42.560
the ball is actually further back than my instep.
19
00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:47.120
So contrary to typical putting wisdom, this is the setup where it helps me to
20
00:00:47.120 --> 00:00:47.640
see the
21
00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:50.360
ball straight or to see the putts straight.
22
00:00:50.360 --> 00:00:55.270
So you can do this a few times on a few different length putts and you can get
23
00:00:55.270 --> 00:00:56.120
an idea of what
24
00:00:56.120 --> 00:01:00.040
your eyes tend to prefer as far as how open to get.
25
00:01:00.040 --> 00:01:04.220
And just the general tendency, guys who are cross dominant or left eye right
26
00:01:04.220 --> 00:01:04.760
handed will
27
00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:08.960
tend to set up more square with the ball in front and guys who are same side
28
00:01:08.960 --> 00:01:09.600
dominant
29
00:01:09.600 --> 00:01:12.600
like myself will tend to set up with the ball more back and they're stance
30
00:01:12.600 --> 00:01:13.440
slightly open
31
00:01:13.440 --> 00:01:15.320
to see the line better.
32
00:01:15.320 --> 00:01:20.250
So give that a try if you had any trouble with the first visual alignment drill
33
00:01:20.250 --> 00:01:21.000
for figuring
34
00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:22.200
out your specific alignment.
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