Step1 - Putter Path on
Plane, Inside and Up!
Your shoulders and arms can move along
the plane. This allows them to move around your spine as one piece.
The putter face naturally opens and closes along the plane as a stroke
is made.
As the putter glides along the 18 degree rail feel the perfect Up &
Inside stroke.
Your shoulders and arms can move along the plane. This allows them to
move around your spine as one piece.
Step 2 - Eyes over the ball
Look down at the ball.
Your eyes should be
directly over the ball and the centerline.
This could take some
adjustment in:
- Your posture
- The position
of your hands at address
- Your
distance from the ball.
Step
3 - Precision Alignment to target line
- The second step in using the EyeLine
is to accurately align it to your target.
- Step behind the
EyeLine and aim the center black line exactly at the target. The
smaller your target, the more accurate your alignment will be.
- Take your stance
over the ball.
- Don't be surprised if your eyes try
to tell you your line is off. You may have been seeing incorrectly
for years!
Step 4 - Square putter face to target
Step 5 - Shoulders square to target
line
- Since the putting motion is a
rocking of the arms and shoulders, the shoulders need to be lined up
to the target
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Look at the bottom
of the EyeLine nearest your feet. You should be able to see the
tops of both shoulders.
-
If you see only
your back shoulder, you are open to the target line. If you see
only your front shoulder, you are closed to the line.
- Watch your shoulders as you make a
stroke. Are they moving back and forth down the line.
Step 6 - Accelerating Stroke
There are two things you must do to start the ball on line: You have
to keep the putter moving directly down the target line, and you must
maintain a square clubface. The way to do those things is to ensure that
the putter is gaining speed as it strikes the ball, rather than
decelerating.
David Gossett
Golf Digest, Pg. 123, April 2002
All good putters have an
accelerating stroke.
Good touch on the greens demands a stroke
that is accelerating through the ball.
The EyeLine was created to help with this
good habit. There are holes behind the slot for the ball. When you place
a tee in one of the holes, it provides a restriction to your back swing
and forces you to accelerate through the ball.
Try this drill:
- Set up 10 feet from the hole.
- Place a tee in the EyeLine in the
last hole behind the ball. Let the tee restrict your stroke and
force you to accelerate. Stroke several putts trying to hit the ball
further each time. Move the tee to the next closest hole, and
continue until the tee is in the closest hole to the ball.
- Get the feel of accelerating through
the ball. Remove the tee and hit more putts.
- Notice how solidly you are striking
the putts?
Note: This is a drill to help you
learn to accelerate. As you do this drill, pay attention to the change
in direction of the putter. A smooth transition combined with an
accelerating stroke is Gold!
The Putting Plane Alignment System will
improve your putting! Guaranteed
