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The Reformer
The Reformer training aid helps illustrate the critical fact that a putting stroke moves in a 3-dimensional tilted circle/arc. The Reformer was invented to confront the often taught and very destructive concept of moving the putter in a straight back and straight through motion.. If you are interested in purchasing The Attack Stack, please visit…
Read MoreThe Attack Stack
The Twister Stick is designed to provide the player feedback about the putter face orientation to help the player develop the skill of “Face Awareness”. It serves as a magnifying glass of the face. The green and red rectangles on each end are reference points to show if the face is square, open, or closed to…
Read MoreThe Twister Stick
The Twister Stick is designed to provide the player feedback about the putter face orientation to help the player develop the skill of “Face Awareness”. It serves as a magnifying glass of the face. The green and red rectangles on each end are reference points to show if the face is square, open, or closed to…
Read MoreWhat’s so bad about straight back, straight through?
What is so destructive about trying to putt “straight back, straight through” (SBST)? This video explains the unproductive movements from SBST as a concept and offers an alternative concept that is more productive.
Read MoreThe Circle
The putting stroke is more productively thought of as a “circular motion”, as opposed to a linear motion (e.g., Straight Back, Straight Through). This video discusses embracing this concept for better putting.
Read MoreShould you use Putting Training Aids?
Putting training aids can be both invaluable assets in improvement and very hurtful to a golfer’s putting performance. This can be true for the same specific training aid. How is that possible? First, let’s discuss “how” putting training aids can be used, because there are a few different “objectives” they can serve, specifically three objectives…
Read MoreWe’re talkin’ about PRACTICE.
There are three types of practice. Each type is helpful for effective skill development. It’s important to know each type, what they are designed to accomplish, and how to use each one to achieve your goals. The three types of practice are: Block, Random, and Competitive. Block Practice: Block practice is designed to “acquire” new…
Read MoreDo you want to putt better without improving your putting skill?
It sounds like a trick question, or the lead-in for a Golf Channel infomercial at 2 a.m., but it’s not a new club, ball, accessory, or shoe that will produce better putting without the need to increase your putting skill. The answer to putting better with your current skill level is “the ability to better…
Read MoreAre You Wasting Your Time on the Practice Putting Green?
I am a people watcher. As a putting coach, I find it interesting to watch people practice putting. While it is admirable that a player is motivated enough to invest time to practice their putting, I often feel badly for them many times because they are unlikely to be improving. Why? Because, most golfers do…
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