Instinct Putting: Putt Your Best Using the Breakthrough, Science-Based TargetVision Putting Technique
Eric Alpenfels
Language: English
Pages: 57
ISBN: B011MBON3K
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
The proven approach that guarantees results on the green by tapping the power of natural intuition? based on cutting-edge research
Born out of the most popular Golf Magazine cover story of 2005, Instinct Putting begins with a crucial but counterintuitive premise: You should look at the hole, not at the ball, while putting. Golf-club technology has helped amateurs drive the ball farther than ever, but no amount of technology has managed to conquer the mind-game of putting. Delivering a complete paradigm shift, Instinct Putting features a breakthrough, scientifically proven method that will have golfers defying their previous training?while sinking more putts than they ever dreamed possible.
Currently one of the hottest topics on the links, instinct putting combines simplicity with phenomenal results. Emphasizing the brain?s instinctive ability to perform incredible tasks through unconscious information processing, rather than through active thought, the authors take readers through important but uncomplicated steps to retrain their putting protocols. From stance and grip to execution, Instinct Putting puts the keys to precision putts in the hands of golfers at all levels. Ending the frustration on the green, this revolutionary approach transforms every golfer?s most maddening shots into their greatest rewards.
putter in your hands on impact with the ball To begin to learn to stroke the ball without looking at it, make a number of putts to nowhere in particular. Simply stroke ten successive putts, concentrating only on making a smooth stroke and contacting the ball on the sweet spot of the putter. Don’t worry about a target or the distance of the putt. Then retrieve the ten balls and do it again, and again, until you begin to feel comfortable and somewhat confident that you will not mis-hit the ball.
putt, and with our plane of vision more nearly perpendicular to the ground than level. When we do this, we lose the binocular perspective on the target that we rely upon for depth perception. In fact, the nose will sometimes completely block the view of the right eye of a right-handed putter, or the left eye of the left-handed putter. As the Toss Test demonstrates, instinct putting is somewhat similar to bowling. Try bowling a strike with your eyes parallel to the target line! It would not be
Bogey. BOWLING Purpose: Lag putt close to a target ball Feedback: Ball pattern; points earned in competition The Bowling Drill borrows from the ancient game of lawn bowling, in which contestants try to roll their balls, or bowls, close to a target ball, called the jack. The bowl that finishes nearest the jack scores a point. Bowls are termed dead in certain situations, such as when they finish too short or beyond a predetermined limit. An end is reached when all bowls have been rolled.
for a brief digression on dealing with the quizzical looks you’ll get from your playing partners. Remember, they see you violating the most important principle they ever learned about proper putting technique—keeping your eyes on the ball. First of all, you should think about the results of a golfonline.com (now golf.com) poll conducted by Golf Magazine. They asked some 800 golfers this question: If you knew an odd-looking technique could really improve your game, would you be willing to put up
consistently on the sweet spot of the putterhead if you constantly vary the spatial relationships, or ‘geometry,‘ of your setup. PRINCIPLE #5: REMEMBER THE “TOSS TEST.” Your conceptual approach to IP should be essentially the same as in the Toss Test. Focus on the target, not the ball; be aware of the actions of your arms and dominant hand in much the same way that you are aware of them when tossing the ball to the hole. Go back to the Toss Test whenever things start to go awry with your