Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 1 April 2011
Amateur golfers often struggle with their tempo and rhythm when hitting short putts under pressure due to excessive tension or anxiety, as TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this brand new golf video tip. A simple method to overcome this is to count ‘one’ and ‘two’ either out loud or in your head as you make the stroke. This takes...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 1 April 2011
Many amateur golfers try and get a sneak peak at the ball dropping into the hole too early during the stroke causing the shoulders to open and the path of the putter through the ball to change. As TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this golf video tip, by keeping the head looking down at the ground after impact, the...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 1 April 2011
Are you fed up of missing short putts when they matter most? These jaw-dropping howlers could be occurring because your followthrough is short and jerky, as TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this golf video tip. By feeling that the putter head swings freely towards the target, you’ll achieve a much better roll and increase your chances of squaring the...
Written by Rob Watts on Friday 18 February 2011
Golfers often struggle with poor distance control because the butt end of the putter moves too laterally during the stroke. This leads to poor rhythm, timing and off-centre strikes, all of which reduce the chances of putting the ball close from long range. As TG Elite Pro Rob Watts explains in this golf video tip, limiting the movement of the butt...
Written by Rob Watts on Friday 3 December 2010
When amateur golfers putt looking down their nose the result is usually excessive rotation of the upper body, which makes the task of squaring the clubface far more difficult. The key feeling you want to achieve in your putting address position is the head dropping, like you’ve nodded off on a train, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Rob Watts explains in...
Written by Richard Ellis on Friday 29 October 2010
Do you want to know what the ‘release’ of the putter feels like? Then practice making some putter swings with your headcover still on the club, says TG Elite Teaching Pro Richard Ellis. Release of the putter is to help you promote the correct amount of topspin and square the blade consistently. Give this drill a go and you’ll start holing...
Written by Richard Ellis on Friday 1 October 2010
Putting from long range requires more focus to be on feel and instinct rather than your putting action. Thanks to this video tip from TG Elite Teaching Pro Richard Ellis, you can adopt a pre-shot routine that will get your ball rolling inside that dustbin lid every time. By breaking down the practice swing into three parts whilst looking at the hole,...
Written by Richard Ellis on Friday 24 September 2010
It’s only natural to get nervous when standing over a three-foot putt. After all, it’s a length of putt we expect to make every time, which puts extra weight on our shoulders. This pressure is detrimental to our putting stroke and often causes a nervy deceleration into the ball, as TG Elite Teaching Pro Richard Ellis explains in this golf video...
Written by Rob Watts on Friday 17 September 2010
When throwing a ball to someone, you don’t have to think about the technique required to carry it out – it just happens instinctively. The same is true when putting from long range, as TG Elite Teaching Pro explains in this video tip. By making practice swings looking at the hole, you are focusing on the target like you would when throwing...
Written by Rob Watts on Friday 17 September 2010
Amateur golfers miss their fair share of putts from inside 15 feet because they focus too much on the hole itself rather than the intended line. It may sound daft but the key in putting from this range is to ignore the hole and focus on the line the ball will travel on. Don’t just look at where you want the...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 27 August 2010
Being a good putter from long range requires practice and lots of it! A good routine to get into when practicing putting from distance is to pace the putt out first. Then, when you make a good putt, try and remember how the tempo felt and also the length of stroke for that length of putt. As TG Elite Teaching Pro...
Written by Andy Lavers on Tuesday 17 August 2010
Poor putting from long range is where three-putts are made. It might be that you’re not too clever from close range, but the reason you’ve left yourself that awkward distance is because your first putt was off target. If you struggle to find that dustbin lid, this golf video tip from Burghley Park Head Pro Andy Lavers will be right up...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Monday 16 August 2010
Getting a good roll on the ball is key if you want to hole more putts. A lot of golfers struggle to achieve this because the putter moves laterally too much during the stroke. In this golf video tip from TG Elite Teaching Pro Gareth Johnston, we show you how to get your ball rolling earlier on the greens, which means...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Monday 16 August 2010
When putting from long range, a lot of amateur golfers will involve their upper body in the stroke in a bid to try and get the required distance. But when this occurs, it’s very difficult to bring the putter back to the ball squarely as there are so many moving parts in the action! This golf video tip from TG Elite Teaching...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Monday 16 August 2010
When the wrists are too active in your putting stroke, you tend to flick a the ball, which makes it difficult to control the distance of your putts. This can often be caused by the set-up position. When the hands are too high up on the putter handle, this creates an angle in the left wrist. This encourages the wrists to...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Monday 16 August 2010
Do you struggle to get your ball inside the all-important dustbin lid when putting from distance? Well it could be that your arms separate during the stroke, which leads to mis-struck putts, increasing the chance of three-putting! This top golf video tip from Gareth Johnston will help keep your putting motion more compact, enabling you to find the sweetspot of your putter every...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Monday 9 August 2010
When swinging a regular golf club, we are always encouraged to swing down to ball in a descending blow. However, whilst this principle may ring true for 13 of the 14 clubs in the bag, Gareth Johnston encourages a rather different philosophy with the putter, suggesting its best to swing up. By using the analogy of a rolling tyre, it’s clear...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Monday 9 August 2010
Some putters are face balanced, whilst others are weighted towards the heel. Either type can produce great results on the green, but only if they are used in the manner in which they have been designed. Expert Gareth Johnston demonstrates how, when using a face-balanced putter, the optimum stroke is to take the putter head straight back and sweep it straight...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Monday 9 August 2010
The best way of maintaining a good sense of distance control on all of your putts is to keep the length of your backswing with the putter the same as the length of your follow-through. There are certain routines you can get in to that will guarantee you consistency with your distance control. For example, once you’ve taken your regular putting...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Monday 9 August 2010
There are several ways of holding the putter, and indeed several types of stroke you can make; straight back and through, swinging in an arc or a push stroke, just to name a few. But as Gareth Johnston shows, no matter what kind of stroke you choose to make, your hands should always be placed on the club in the...