This Week in Golf Coach's Corner - Pick Your Target When I am teaching golfers to improve their putting, one major focus is distance control on uphill and downhill putts. A very simple way to better control your distance is in picking your target. Establish your line of play they way you normally would when reading the green. For downhill putts, pick a spot that is a couple feet short of the hole on the line you have chosen. This will help you hit the ball softer on the speedier downhill slope. On uphill putts, extend your line behind the hole and pick a spot that is a couple feet farther away. In doing so, you are less likely to leave the putt short. The more severe the slope, the farther from the hole your aim point should be. On three foot putts, you can use the front and back of the cup to control your distance. Be sure to practice the same way and your putting is sure to improve. American Golf Census
Life Lessons in Golf
Golfers have three responsibilities that have nothing to do with their golf swing. 1. Enter the tournament, 2. Register for the event, 3. Sign their scorecard. This weekend, Chad Campbell was disqualified from the Deutsche Bank Championship for forgetting to register for the event. This mistake not only ended his play at this event but took away any chance he had for the FedExCup. This is not the first time Campbell has forgotten some paperwork, last year he was on his way to the Sony Open in Hawaii when he realized he never entered the tournament. In a related story, Jim Furyk was recently disqualified from The Barclays for oversleeping and missing his tee time. Life lesson: follow the rules and honor your responsibilities (especially when the FedExCup and $10 million is at stake).
By Craig Forgash, PGA
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