We usually have a foot or more of snow on the ground from
December-March here in sunny Michigan, makes the tee trick a bit
tough (messes up the carpet, too). :-)
This thing is the better part of 3 feet long, I would think you'd
need more than four tees to get the same results. The rail keeps the
putter/face in a straight line. You could probably get the Tutelman
Yipmaster at a pretty good price if the Dream is too expensive.
John
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
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] wrote:
Putting Training Aid
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>http://clubmaker-online.com/dream.html
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John
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