| Consistent Putting....Add Tension! | | | | to be rhythmic. Why, because the muscles have |
| I know you've heard via. lesson's, articles or the Golf | | | | learned the motion. When learning a motion there is |
| Channel that tension in your putting grip is a death | | | | increase tension! |
| move, but this is "not" always the case. When a | | | | Try The Opposing Pressure Drill: Try this drill when |
| person is having trouble controlling either the path or | | | | putting to eliminate excess clubface rotation and poor |
| the club face in their putting stroke they need to learn | | | | swing path. |
| how to produce better angles. This can only be done | | | | - 1) Take your putting posture without a club |
| by working on something you've never done before, | | | | - 2) Arrange your palms together as if you were |
| which naturally creates tension. Remember the first | | | | praying to the ground |
| time you put on roller skates or road a skateboard? | | | | - 3) Slip a penny between your palms and don't let it |
| Yeah, you were tense, fighting for balance and | | | | slip |
| awkward, but eventually after your muscles learned | | | | - 4) This will create tension pushing your palms |
| the motion you developed a softness and rhythm. | | | | together slightly. Keyword is slight! |
| Learn a new putting grip or stroke is not different. | | | | - 5) Now work your shoulders back and forth in the |
| It always amazes me during a Cote Golf Instruction | | | | cliché rocking motion while keeping pressure on |
| putting lesson how students remark 'wow, I'm making | | | | the penny |
| all these putts now, but my hands feel tight....shouldn't | | | | - 6) Read number #5 again please it is very important |
| they be relaxed". The answer is yes....eventually! Right | | | | *** When you've worked on this motion for a few |
| now you need to tell those set of muscles "hey, you | | | | minutes take your putting grip and make the same |
| need to do this", which creates some tension. Imagine | | | | motion keeping the handle of the club from "falling" like |
| taking a salsa lesson for the first time and running | | | | the penny. This will keep the clubface for over or |
| through the various positions and transitions? You will | | | | under rotating and allow your shoulders to swing the |
| be tense and awkward, but after some practice you | | | | putter on the proper path/arc. |
| develop confidence and slowly relax allowing yourself | | | | |
