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Mine is avoiding the dreaded 3 putt. I have fashioned my putting stroke on this and it works! At least for me. My rule of thumb on say a 20 footer, your stoke should be 1/3 back and 2/3 forward. You want to roll the ball to the cup, not just strike the ball. On a 20 footer there is a chance you'll make it, a greater chance you will 2 putt, but for the dreaded 3 putt, you will have likely left it 4 feet short or 6 feet past and obviously missed these putts. it is not likely you were 4 feet wide of the hole. Therefore consistency of distance is paramount and the way you control it accurately is rolling the ball to the hole, sounds simple I know. but by using 1/3 back and 2/3 forward, with a soft grip, the tendency is to excelerate thru the ball at contact. The putter face contacts the ball under the equator of the ball and finishes contact pushing/rolling the ball, rather than having the ball " rebound" at the instant contact is made. The ball skids and bounces and it tough to judge distance. My 2 euros, works for me.
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Mine is avoiding the dreaded 3 putt. I have fashioned my putting stroke on this and it works! At least for me.

My rule of thumb on say a 20 footer, your stoke should be 1/3 back and 2/3 forward. You want to roll the ball to the cup, not just strike the ball. On a 20 footer there is a chance you'll make it, a greater chance you will 2 putt, but for the dreaded 3 putt, you will have likely left it 4 feet short or 6 feet past and obviously missed these putts. it is not likely you were 4 feet wide of the hole.

Therefore consistency of distance is paramount and the way you control it accurately is rolling the ball to the hole, sounds simple I know. but by using 1/3 back and 2/3 forward, with a soft grip, the tendency is to excelerate thru the ball at contact. The putter face contacts the ball under the equator of the ball and finishes contact pushing/rolling the ball, rather than having the ball " rebound" at the instant contact is made. The ball skids and bounces and it tough to judge distance.

My 2 euros, works for me.

Umm, to copy Erik from this thread,

http://thesandtrap.com/t/77004/any-good-rules-of-thumb-for-putting/18#post_1054095

Check out this thread here, http://thesandtrap.com/t/74295/putting-do-not-accelerate-through-the-ball

You will find you do not want to accelerate through the ball. An optimal stroke is one with same length backstroke to the forestroke.

Matt Dougherty, P.E.
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If you're hitting the range in 95+ temps for a few hours, bring rain gloves.

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+1. Discovered this bit of knowledge this year and it has helped tremendously!

We see Joost Luiten play with 2 gloves with high temperatures. He did also when he won hes first European Tour event back in 2011.

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We see Joost Luiten play with 2 gloves with high temperatures. He did also when he won hes first European Tour event back in 2011.

Honestly I don't know why more people don't play with rain gloves to help grip the club in humid or hot temperatures.  It is night and day difference!

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Proper Way to repair a divot on the green.

Purchase a divot repair tool with small prongs that are close to one another

Instructions

    • 1

    • 2

      Use a ball mark repair tool to fix the divot left from the ball.

      • 3

        Insert the ball repair tool into the outer edge of the ball divot, with the prongs angled at 45 degrees. Gently work the turf up and back into place by gently pushing up and forward.

      • 4

        Repeat step 3 around the entire ball mark as necessary.

      • 5

        Pat down the ball mark with a putter, until the mark is as smooth as the rest of the putting surface.

    Ping G400 Max 9/TPT Shaft, TEE EX10 Beta 4, 5 wd, PXG 22 HY, Mizuno JPX919F 5-GW, TItleist SM7 Raw 55-09, 59-11, Bettinardi BB39

     

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    Proper Way to repair a divot on the green.

    Purchase a divot repair tool with small prongs that are close to one another

    Instructions

    1

    2

    Use a ball mark repair tool to fix the divot left from the ball.

    3

    Insert the ball repair tool into the outer edge of the ball divot, with the prongs angled at 45 degrees. Gently work the turf up and back into place by gently pushing up and forward.

    4

    Repeat step 3 around the entire ball mark as necessary.

    5

    Pat down the ball mark with a putter, until the mark is as smooth as the rest of the putting surface.

    More could use that info for sure, a divot tool should be the first item you put in your pocket along with tees. I try to repair my divot and 3 others on every green.

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    If you're hitting the range in 95+ temps for a few hours, bring rain gloves.

    This stuff really works. I couldn't find it at any golf shops, found it at a tennis club. I told my pro about it but he still doesn't stock it.

    Just one application though. If you try to put it on a second time without washing your hands first it gets slippery.

    Bill M

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    Purchase a divot repair tool with small prongs that are close to one another

    Critical first step. Those giant tools with logoed ball marks attached that have the prongs really far apart do more damage than good.

    Bill M

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    This stuff really works. I couldn't find it at any golf shops, found it at a tennis club. I told my pro about it but he still doesn't stock it.

    Just one application though. If you try to put it on a second time without washing your hands first it gets slippery.

    Tried it, thanks, also tried the Gorilla Towel. They work up to about 90 degrees.

    Some of us sweat more than others ... when it's pouring down your wrists, rain gloves are my only viable solution.

    Ping G400 Max 9/TPT Shaft, TEE EX10 Beta 4, 5 wd, PXG 22 HY, Mizuno JPX919F 5-GW, TItleist SM7 Raw 55-09, 59-11, Bettinardi BB39

     

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    My advice is to join TST, and read ALL the great tips and watch the videos of the 5 keys ... On rain gloves ... I live in Phx, Az ... in 100+ sweat evaporates so fast its not an issue ... I was just in Myrtle Beach ... oh my god I am not sure how people live in that ... ;-) I bought rain gloves while in Myrtle ...

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    Two tips I got from a couple of excellent players a long time ago:

    1) When pitching, aim to land the ball on the top of the flag - amateurs are almost never past the flag.

    2) If you have a fried egg (plugged) lie in a bunker, a guaranteed way to get the ball out is to hood (close) the face and then hit the shot with confidence. Pops out a treat even if it does have a load of run out. Need to try it on the practice ground a bit to get a feel for it, how it works and how the ball behaves.

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    2) If you have a fried egg (plugged) lie in a bunker, a guaranteed way to get the ball out is to hood (close) the face and then hit the shot with confidence. Pops out a treat even if it does have a load of run out. Need to try it on the practice ground a bit to get a feel for it, how it works and how the ball behaves.

    I think a plugged lie and a fried egg are two different situations.

    A fried egg is a crater scenario. For this I would just hit a normal bunker shot. I think most people hit WAY too behind the ball on a fried egg lie. They probably hit the outside of the crater end up chunking it a ton. For me, just hit it normally, maybe a bit steeper. I don't mind if the club hits the top of the carter a bit, the bounce should deflect most of the sand downward and there shouldn't be that much sand to have it affect the club going to the ball.

    As for a plugged lie, which would be more of wetter sand. This I would say hitting a chunk and run is a better option. Still, I think most people hit too far behind, but this shot probably does require the most sand between the ball and the clubface.

    Matt Dougherty, P.E.
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    Don't play with people who insist on using the time between shots to tell you what's wrong with: 1. Young people today; 2. Welfare; 3: Immigrants 4: (Insert appropriate subject here) It's bad for your game.

    The more I practise, the luckier I hope to get.

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    Don't play with people who insist on using the time between shots to tell you what's wrong with:

    4: (Insert appropriate subject here):  Your golf swing

    It's bad for your game.

    Just my take on what I don't need to hear.

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    I think a plugged lie and a fried egg are two different situations.

    A fried egg is a crater scenario. For this I would just hit a normal bunker shot. I think most people hit WAY too behind the ball on a fried egg lie. They probably hit the outside of the crater end up chunking it a ton. For me, just hit it normally, maybe a bit steeper. I don't mind if the club hits the top of the carter a bit, the bounce should deflect most of the sand downward and there shouldn't be that much sand to have it affect the club going to the ball.

    As for a plugged lie, which would be more of wetter sand. This I would say hitting a chunk and run is a better option. Still, I think most people hit too far behind, but this shot probably does require the most sand between the ball and the clubface.

    Fried egg and plugged are the same thing over here, if in a bunker. A ball plugging in soft sand and coming to rest in its crater mark will throw up sand as a parapet all around the crater - fried egg. At least that's how it's looked at over here.

    I assume the hooded face removes all effective bounce, allowing the club to cut deep very easily and get under the ball. I don't like the idea of bounce that much if I have to get deep into the sand. Doing this means you certainly won't get the club bouncing off the sand and blading the ball half-way up it's axis anyway. I was always impressed by how well it pops a ball out even when you know you're decreasing the effective loft by hooding a sand wedge.

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