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"5 Minutes Daily" Practice Challenge 1 2 3 4 925
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Can Somebody Explain to Me Why Lie Angle Balanced Putters Are Important? 1 2 3
By ChetlovesMer, in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
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By iacas ·
As some may know, I'm not a big fan of the 6', 8', or even 10' putting mats widely available. They're just not big enough to work on much, as a 9' mat gives up at least a foot on each side, as the hole is typically cut a foot or so in, and you putt a foot or so from the edge of the mat. Recently, I've had the chance to test out the PrimePutt XXL 15' x 3' putting mat, a high-quality putting mat with a price of about $450 to $550 depending on when you buy and what specials are available. The PrimePutt XXL has three holes (as all of their mats do) cut starting one foot from the back edge of the mat (with the outer two about 18" from the end) with an attractive wood backstop a few inches behind the hole and short of the edge of the mat. The backstop serves as a ball rack, too. Along the side, and every three feet, there are small diamonds that make setting up at a particular distance easy. According to the company, the PrimePutt offers the most realistic putting surface available. If you looked at Instagram during 2020 or early 2021, you saw another putting track that offered a smooth surface and a small ramp with two differently sized holes. That surface, I can say, is not realistic as it's too smooth. Like our 1500 square foot SynLawn installation, the PrimePutt offers a little bit of bounce and imperfection, reflective of the reality of putting on a stimp 9 or 10 green. Putts wobble a bit as they slow down, which is an important characteristic of real putting greens that helps ingrain proper putting speed. PrimePutt says they spent months of research with turf-grass experts, material scientists, and PGA professionals to create a mat that closely resembles a real grass putting green, and I think except for perhaps even more expensive solutions (like SynLawn), they've succeeded. The nylon turf, regardless of the size of PrimePutt mat you choose, has three of the proprietary cups cut into them. PrimePutt claims that these cups accurately reproduce full-depth cups, as balls that hit the left or right edge but would stay in bump into the back lip, but putts that travel a bit too quickly ride up the lip and miss long or lip out on the opposite side. The same is true for putts that would hit the back lip of a real hole and bounce out — they bounce out on the PrimePutt cups, too. The bottom of the PrimePutt is specially-designed and rubberized with a no-memory material so that the mat lays flat and doesn't move, even when walking on it or occasionally scuffing your feet or something. The bullet points: Engineered for at-home practice to master skills that translate to the course. Designed to fit spaces of any size, from living rooms and offices to studio apartments. Durable, easy to store and set up, and immediately lays flat and is ready to use. Uses premium materials like US-made nylon, natural rubber, and the same plastic as regulation golf cups. Made in the USA. And the specs: Mat Size: 3 feet x 15 feet Mat Thickness: 1/2 inch Max. Putt Length: 14 feet Cup Size: Regulation (4.25 inches) Speed: (9-11 stimpmeter rating) PrimePutt- Reviewed & Recommended by PGA Champions Practice on the same high quality, USA-made nylon turf that PGA pros use. Though the cost may surprise you at first… I will point out that a 13.5' x 4' putting mat (albeit with a foam base) costs $1199. You can find others that are a bit less expensive, but you're often trading off the realistic putting surface and roll. You can find more information at PrimePutt.com. -
By Chris Brooks ·
Day 13 - An hour at the range, working on slow swings, pre-loading my weight shift to the right and encouraging earlier transition forward. Not surprisingly this resulted in poor contact shots; some shanks, lot of push fades. But every 5-10 swings I would go "normal" and seem to be seeing good results. Had the iPad mirror in front of me to monitor. -
By ChetlovesMer ·
Day 35: 1/14/2025 Okay, Got to the range first thing this morning. I had a work meeting get cancelled and so I decided to film my swing. It was early, and it was cold... very cold. But I filmed my swing anyway. Which felt like I was swinging it about half as good as I had been swinging yesterday after work. Can't decide, maybe filming the swing on an "off" day is a good thing. Maybe it's better to film on an "on" day. ... Who knows. -
By ChetlovesMer ·
Okay, this video came out a little wonky. It was early this morning, overcast, so the light was kinda bad. It was also real darn cold. I posting this as a "Here's where I am" kind of thing. Not where I plan to end up. Here's the down the line view... same thing as above. This is where I am, not where I want to be. -
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