Since I began my comeback to the game this year, one thing I’ve noticed is that my putting stroke is very sloppy. I catch a lot of putts flush and a lot off center, but there’s not really a tendency one way or another.
My belief is that a good putting stroke involves a simple pendulum motion that originates at the shoulders. There should be no breakdown of the hands or any kind of motion in the body’s core [...]
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A few days back, I discussed the 100 Putt drill that Jackie Burke showed to Phil Mickelson. For those who didn’t see it, the drill consists of lining up a series of three-foot putts. The object is to make 100 in a row. If you miss one, you start again. I promised to try the drill and report back.
One word comes to mind: humbling.
I had an hour to spare and in keeping with my rule [...]
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The only real way to make any kind of permanent change to the golf swing is through repetition. It sounds like a given, but often times we start learning something and achieve some success then move on to something else before going through enough repetition to commit it to muscle memory. It’s like rolling a boulder up a hill. If you stop pushing too soon, it’s going to roll back down to the bottom. Repetition doesn’t [...]
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On Tuesday, I brought up the “Stack and Tilt”, a revolution in the basic golf swing. As promised, here’s a follow-up.
Yesterday evening I got out to the range and decided I was going to spend almost all my time evaluating the Stack and Tilt golf swing. Click the link above to my original post where you can get the whole story on the radical swing. Basically, since transferring weight to the right side then back left is [...]
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My name is Mike Gray and I'm a software engineer pursuing my dream to become a golf pro.
Life in the Rough is a chronicle of my journey. It covers my progress, my successes, my setbacks. I'll share everything I learn and do along the way, including reviews and tips. Maybe what I learn can help you too.
