Morning John. The gadget you are referring to, this is my own opinion,
is overly priced for the average golfer. It is just a gimmick to get
players money. The same results can be achieved with four tees and a
putter, all of which are already in the players golf bag. Over the
years I have bought enough training aids like this only to discover that
it doesn't really teach you anything and I finally got smart. I have a
box of such "tools for putting" that look great and do work but at the
cost is total out of line. At a $150 a player should buy a good hybrid
fairway club and get out and play.
You take the four tees, placed them in a square a half inch larger than
the putter blade width (3/4 if an inch for beginners), place a ball in
the middle of the tees, take the blade back, pass it straight through
the tees, (with only the shoulder moving the arms back and then through)
and follow through to the ball. I have been using and teaching this
method for several years and have had good results. On goods day I will
average between 23 and 28 putts. Now if I could get my fairway hits
more on the money I am sure I could get in the single digit handicap
range.
There are not very many training aids that I find being an actual aid.
Money spent learning to putt could better be spent on playing time.
Just my experience, no one has to pay attention to it. Have a great day!
Tom Mason
Little Red Club House
Athens and Canton, Texas
redclubho...@earthlink.net
j...@clubmaker-online.com wrote:
I found a nice putting training aid from the designer of Yamada milled
putters. It's called the Dream 54. There's a plastic piece that
attaches to your putter shaft. The plastic piece/putter then fits
inside two metal rails attached to two heavy metal feet for stability.
The Dream 54 helps to train a square putter face and a straight back
and forth stroke. It's well made, can be used indoors our out. Set it
up at home or your office and groove your putting stroke over the
winter. If there's any interest I'll import a batch of them.
Information at_ http://clubmaker-online.com/dream.html_
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John
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