I'm bad at bowling, too. Maybe I can design something similar for the
bowling market. A few 2X4's and a laser.
I've got it set up in my office and grab my putter and putt with it
off and on all day. I don't have too many golf gadgets, this one
seems decent. I have seen the tee/string trick, don't really know if
that works better for muscle memory or not.
John
OK Let's get one thing straight. There is no teaching gadget made
that can actually help the average golfer. Let's face it the
average golfer sucks at golf most of them should be bowling!. Why do
they suck, well for some it is a physical limitation thing. They
just don't have the coordination to be able to play well. But for
most it's because they don't practice. They don't get instruction
regularly. They don't care if their game gets better as long as
they get to get drunk while playing. For a gadget to work a person
has to use it! I mean use it allot!!!!!! People buy these things
(myself included) with good intentions but 99.99% don't use them
regularly. They sit in a corner of the garage collecting dust.
$150 is a lot of money for something you can do with 2 tees and a
string ???? The tees and string will fit in your bag too!!!! The
tees and a string will also work better seeing that you have to do
the guiding of the clubs direction not the rails. This will make
those muscles work more and they will learn quicker.
Sincerely,
Robert Devino
14252 Delano St.
Van Nuys, Ca. 91401
(818) 908-1691
From: Tom and Donna <tdmas...@earthlink.net>
To: ShopTalk@mail.msen.com
Sent: Wed, October 7, 2009 8:04:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Norton AntiSpam] ShopTalk: Putting Training Aid
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
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<mailto:j...@clubmaker-online.com>j...@clubmaker-online.com 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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