Lesson #3

At setup I noticed that your eye line is a little too far over the ball. We always want to keep it on top of the ball or just inside of it so that we don’t distort the line that you see from behind the ball. Also always be aware of where your shoulders are pointing because wherever they point that’s the direction your arms will swing. The last 3 frames reveal a lot about your tendencies. (Click the pictures to enlarge them if need) Because your eyes are too far outside the ball you align your body more to the right and then pull the putt to hole it. We can see the putter go a little outside on the takeaway and then finish well inside the target line (hence the outside-in path). You do a great job of not having a loop in transition and I know the more you practice the pause drill and be aware of your eyeline the more the stroke will sort itself out. Don't forget to place a tee on the inside of your forward stroke to prevent the pulls. We also see the slight head peek which in turn gets the shoulder line more open on the forward stroke. Stare at the ball until you hear it go in the cup. Use your feel/touch for feedback and not your eyes!

These frames just further reveal the outside to in path I just talked about. At impact we can see it making contact off the heel because the putter started too far outside the target line. Again, placing a tee inside the path on the forward stroke will sort this out.

Here we were working on our 4-8 ft range which is the putting sweet spot. You get really good at 4-8 FT and you'll make more par saves and convert more birdie opportunities. We fixed your eye-line as you can see and just showing again how much the putter finishes inside the target line compared to the backstroke. These are the putts that you really need to make sure your putter face is aimed exactly on your line and then focus on having the putter finish in the exact position you want (just outside the lead foot) with consistent tempo.