I asked the internet to fix my putt. The results will shock you.
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Great vid, Trev! I laughed a lot!
My biggest takeaway is that you said you don't practice your putting. I promise if you take even just 15 minutes a day and practice putting, you will see gains.
100% your mechanics are fine enough @trevor. Just practice putt the same way everyday for a while and you’ll feel invincible in the circle
You’re supposed to actually push off of your back foot, not just lift it up
Exactly. You transfer the weight from your back leg to front and when pushing off the back it should naturally come up
This right here is what turned putting from a struggle of mine into a strength! Wasted a whole season figuring it out. Lol
This a 100% push off that back foot. It's not a dance move to look good lol
This. I came to the comments for this.
Hopefully he reads this! It’s the weight transfer that helps keep everything else consistent. When my putting feels rough it’s because I’m not setting a solid base and using my body to help push the disc.
You wouldn’t throw an approach with just arm, why would you putt that way too?
I have a lot of the same issues you do: missing right, weak pop, release on hyzer. These are the things I’ve been working on changing and it’s improved my consistency and power considerably as I get better at them: 1) wrist stays “locked”, fingers give the pop - Calvin Heimburg talks about just holding a disc and using your fingers to pop it up while sitting on the couch and this was enlightening 2) straddle stance with left foot slightly back - like left toes in line with right heel - and squatting to get leg power actually helped better than stagger stance 3) straight in, straight out for your swing motion with emphasizing the release point at the basket - different from “through the basket” more like “attack the basket” 4) try to keep the plate level or on the same place throughout your swing - this I think ties into #1 with keeping the wrist locked - unnecessary motion adds another variable you have to control - the main levers are the shoulder and elbow. Anyways, hope some of that might help
Yes! The couch tip. I improved my "pop" tons just sitting, popping it up, and catching it!
Same here! The finger pop felt weird at first, but once I got used to it putting felt so much more smooth
I think #4 is one of Trevor's biggest issues. Just before he starts his motion, his putter is 90 degrees to its intended path. That just seems useless.
I will die laughing if I see 2024 foundation videos with Trevor putting on one leg
That cop at 3:26 almost arrested you for that putting performance right there 😂 he thought about it!
Straddle For One Month!
I was absolutely lost for a few months on the green. So in January i did Straddle Only for the entire month if I was i side C2.
For me, the focus was just get a solid base which was easier to do for me in straddle position. Solid base and solid footing kind of isolated the upper body for me.
I had to focus on 1. Get the disc to the basket chain high. 2. Just find a release point with snap of the wrist. In straddle you have to really have a solid release.
Eventually i found confidence and a great release point. Then I just brought that confidence to my split stance putt or whatever style you like. I also became like a pure spin putter haha
Love your channel and been watching for a while now. One thing that I'm seeing is that you don't create space between your elbow and your torso. The best putters actually move their elbow towards the basket first then the wrist/disc/hand. It helped me create power and spin in my putt.
If you want to try getting the putter flatter on release, try giving it a subtle air bounce. Like Simon Lizotte. It helped me get more distance because it's floatier and flat out of the hand.
Hope these help!!!
This was me last week but I watched Bodanzas leaning to putt as quickly as possible video and it has completely changed how I view putting
" HAVE I JUST NOT BEEN FOCUSED THIS WHOLE TIME" I'm dying right now that was pretty funny.
Hey Trevor. The reason one leg putts were helping you is because it forces your right knee to bend while you putt. When you switch back to two leg you start locking your right knee out before putting and loosing all leg drive. When you two leg putt you need that right knee to bend when you weight shift back and then it will drive power into your disc when you weight shift forward (better even to keep a slight bend in right knee the whole time versus locking it out).
Trevor it seems as though you are chasing immediate results, things like putting take time and you know it. Just stick with something for sometime and see how it affects your putt. You’re a good enough player to be able to figure it out. It’s good to chase perfection, but immediate perfection is impossible.
The best advice I can give that has changed my putting completely is watch Gannon Buhr’s putting video from a couple years ago. You don’t have to completely change your putt to match his to get a lot out of it. He perfectly articulates what all the pros are doing that I had never noticed before he said it. The mental not that I have now is that the putt is not a putt, it’s just a shorter throw. In the same way you drive your elbow in the backhand throw, when putting you need to think about putting the hand down and driving it up from the elbow not the hand. Just watch the video and you’ll see what I’m saying. Hope you see this comment and hope it works as well for you as it did for me👍
Sup Trev, one tip that I think may help you a bit is that your shoulders stay pretty flat when you putt. If you watch a lot of pros, they’ll start flatter but extend their right shoulder towards the basket. Hunter actually does a really good job of this. Think of extending your upper body towards the basket instead of just your hand, it creates a much more natural extension and should help you keep the disc on line and stop missing right.
Shout out to the dude who said switch to turbo, I got so unconfident in my regular putt a few months ago I started just throwing turbos because I figured I'd miss anyways and instantly started being lights out within 25, outside of that I couldn't get them to the basket so I have started working back to my old putt and I feel like losing the memory of how I putt prior to turbo made me alot more confident now that I've switch back to the spush putt, plus I have another putt in the bag if I ever need to go over something or for weird raised baskets.
Also I don't know if you have adhd tendencies but I have to really REALLY focus before putting like in your last clip because I can't focus on anything and my vision actually blurs as well a bit.
The biggest thing that has helped my aim is: pick a single link of the first chain to the right of the pole to aim At. Aim small miss small. From there It’s just the mental game of having the confidence in myself to make the putt.
When I miss right, I bring the disc back to my left leg instead of my center. Also focusing on keeping pressure with your fingers as you bring the disc down helped me with the power
I think for you it’s not one thing, but we found in this video several things that work for you. Let’s bring them together.
1. Stand on one leg just to get your balance point and remember what that feels like.
2. Focus on a single chain link of 10 seconds (or however long it personally takes you to get that focus.
3. Push off your back foot for power, but return to that single foot balance point as you putt.
Now my advice that has helps me. When my putt goes sideways (sometimes literally) I switch to a straddle putt with a more down to up motion with a high follow through. It basically eliminates the left and right movement on the putt. Even with my eyes closed my form is generally consistent enough that I only miss high or low rather than left or right.
I get a bit more spin by starting my putt low and raise it to my belly button level before pushing forward more, so the stroke is a curve towards the basket rather than a straight angle line out towards the basket.
Trevor: "I can't get good at putting..." Also Trevor: "I never practice putting..."
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You are left eye dominant, and right handed. This is called crosseye dominance. Ive found the only way to fix this in disc golf is be a straddle putter with your left foot at the mini.
You’ve got a hitch at the very bottom of your swing. You drop the disc a little lower at the very bottom as you are about to come forward and then your putt looks like it’s all arm. I’d widen the feet a little side to side and only bring it down to your belt buckle. I think that at least keeps you athletic and gives you some pop.
Have watched about half of the vid so far but i have to give you my advice as i see it.
Am i wrong in that literally all of your puts are nose down? That makes it SO hard to get it to the basket, requires a lot of power.
Give your putters a chance to fly instead of diving to hit the cage or pole every time. Put them nose up explicitly to start.
Then for RPM on the disc you already know to keep the grip loose but give it a jolt of pressure as you throwing to generate the spin. You need to get used to the timing of spinning the disc.
Best way i found: play catch at close range. Literally put to eachother. Worked like a charm to teach my friends little brother how to get the general wrist motion for putting. I think that's what you need. The general wrist and finger snap. You should be able to put 30ft with literally only your wrist and fingers. When you can do that you can dial it back to a controlled amount.
Try putting with your whole body. Right foot around 10/11 o'clock. Coil wrist a little on backstroke. Lean forward with hips first. Let arm relax from shoulder, down. Your arm will naturally swing forward and the disc will pop out with spin.
When I start missing right, I correct it by pointing my right toe more to the left and putt the same stroke.
Ricky wysocki has said that he doesn't aim at a chain when he puts. He aims at the band of the basket because his putt drops. Just showing that adjusting your aim point can be very effective.
also...not good to practice putts on a slight downhill toward a basket. This promotes throwing down into the swing.
I'm excited to see you working on putting some more. I have some advice, based on what I've learned from my own biomechanics and putting practice. I'll focus on the issue of missing on the right side when putting a committed, "spin" putt (the reason you seem to prefer a wobbly, hyzered putt) and the two cues I use to fix it.
Just like throwing, I try to have the putt be released at the time at which the putter is being pulled away from the hand the strongest. This allows for a consistent release point (with a flat release). You have been using a lever-style putt where the power is generated by bringing your hand from low to high. When holding out your arm to your putting release point (elbow straight and flexed), you'll probably notice that your hand is angled (not perpendicular to the ground). This makes the putt release point vary, based on how hard you putt (power and spin), as you noticed when you "spin" putted in this video.
Instead, I have found that lifting my elbow up and to the outside of my body (almost perpendicular with the ground), which flexes my shoulder, (cue #1) forces my hand to be perpendicular to the ground (when flexed) and the release point to be consistent. This is because my wrist doesn't bend further right than straight ahead (when my elbow is elevated). In your putting, I noticed this same issue where your elbow is tucked in (to the right side of your torso), causing your hand to be angled upon release.
To force a straight release, I then imagine a straight line (cue #2) that the disc travels on from my navel (in the reachback) to the center of the basket (release point) and spin the putt on this line. I hope this helps you and/or others.
Side note: 11 o'clock front foot helps to aim straight as well.
The cues above allow me to avoid aiming really left (a frustrating mind trick) or turning my front foot to 10 o'clock (a weird body position), as I did for a while until I figured out the above biomechanics.
turning the foot helped me a lot, even further than 11 o'clock. another thing that really helped was instead of aiming for the chains, imagine the top of the cage is a flat surface and try to skim it off of that imaginary surface.
I noticed that the ones you had a nice spin but your release point was spot on.
Semi joking here, but also not. Paul Ulibarri’s instruction on putting in the Power Disc Golf Academy did wonders for my putt.
I don’t do it all the time. But when I do, they usually go in. Watch his circle one putting. It’s kinda awkward at first. But it works pretty well.
But you know what to do. Find a comfortable putt and practice. You got this!
I think you need to revisit putting through instead of at... The idea isn't necessarily more speed... It's to have a more consistent follow through... The more quickly and abruptly you stop/change your arm motion after(or potentially before) you release the disc the narrower the margins... The longer your arm is in the same path with the same speed around your release point then in general your misses will be less severe and easier to fix cause it's just timing at that point... Try and continue your follow through longer, at the same speed and direction. And/or learn to putt releasing the disc earlier before the abrupt end to your stroke where a ton of variables change quickly. I hope that makes sense
Side note/tip... Try releasing earlier and adjusting your aim accordingly... Arm speed and movement are much more consistent for longer for an "early release". Accept and embrace that low/left is your miss and walk it in. It's much easier to improve when you know which direction you have to go to do that
One tip that helped me that i figured out by watching some players and trying different stuff is to hinge your upper torso forward and down and then focus straightening your back when releasing the putt so you end up sort of upright with your back after the putt. Some pros word this differently and some dont even do this but its what helped me.
I really think you should try to think about initiating your putt with your elbow, not your hand. It basically goes elbow, back of hand toward basket, pop hand, shaking hands with the basket. If you look at the majority of pros they all do something similar to that, no matter what form. It creates lag, which then creates pop and spin.
Your frontal lobe developing observation made me snort. 😂
I am shocked Trevor. Mission accomplished. lol
This might be a bit off-handed, but I use a soft disc and throw it like a dart by pressing my thumb on the inside of the rim and pinching it between my index and middle fingers on the outside.
Add the snap with your thumb, but if you do it incorrectly, it will hurt your elbow.
You did some things really well. You just need to tie them all in together and keep practicing. I love seeing different people practice putting because there are so many forms and ways to be good. Using the front foot turned, focusing on the chains for a few seconds, following through with your hand (hand shake with basket), aiming left were all great corrections. Sooo keep up with the consistency 👏 🎉!!! Its crazy your a lefty but putt righty 😂.
At 3:27 security guard secretly judging 🤣
I've kinda noticed when you step up to your putt Trevor you're already leaning forwards. So I think you're not getting power (missing low) because your using mostly your arm and not as much your body's momentum. I've noticed when I remember to stand more upright it seems to be easier to get to the basket. Meaning I can put less effort into the putt (less arm) and just focus on aiming and spin. I know this is Internet advice so do with that what you will haha.
The hyper focus comment is close - it actually is called the ‘quiet eye method’ & is a well-known phenomenon for pro athletes that require fine motor control and aiming. There is a RUclips video about quiet eye exercise.. if your eyes are jumping around while putting, you won’t know where you are aiming and consequently you will be missing all over the place.
you still putt better than me do. keep it up brother
Your plant leg goes peg straight before you even begin your putting motion. You can see it pop into place on almost every putt with your natural stance. That makes your timing and balance vary, which is probably part of the inconsistency. I'm guessing that's why you were better with one leg.
Not that I have mine dialed in but I had really bad hyzer so I try to start on anhyzer kinda like Matty O and it helped flatten my release
Can’t wait til the next foundation video where Trevor is trying to balance on one foot for 10 seconds while focusing on a single chain
Practicing both straddle and stagger stance evenly does wonders.
The follow through matters a whole lot and i think thats where you have the most issues. If you square your shoulders to the basket and reach down between your legs, your natural motion is to have the arm move to the right. Try turning your stance to the left more so when your arm swings down, its in a line with the basket the whole way instead of thinking of shaking hands with the pole at the end. The tip to turn your lead foot is trying to do that. You pulling the disc is what your putt should be, but i think you are lining up a little off. Since you have a camera, maybe stick the camera behind the basket so you can see the pole, then see if you arm is moving left to right
On missing right with your wrist I found that I had to focus on making sure my arm extended before my wrist so the disc stays on the line longer. If you open your wrist too soon it starts to pull it right. So arm, wrist, then fingers. I also had to force myself to putt on anny to get myself to putt flat. I don’t think about putting on anny anymore but I no longer putt with hyzer.
Yo Trev, I'm right there with ya. My Putt is actual garbage rn. Thoughts and prayers fam lol
I just spent weeks working on my putt and this is what I found that helped me. #1 slightly lean back on your back foot and put your weight on it and actually push off and shift weight to front foot, that way you have to lift your back foot to keep your balance and not step forward. #2 just like with throwing, there should be a half second lag between pushing off and moving your hand and disc forward. Doing it at the exact same time seems to not have the same, or any effect that you’re trying to get out of it. #3 gotta have the finger pop. Really concentrate on using your finger tips on the underside of the disc to spin it and propel it forward. When those three steps are done and timed perfect, my putt feels so smooth and on point. The timing is what seems to make the most difference. Push off, pull disc, pop fingers. Each lagging behind the last one by half a second.
These are the exact cues I started using which really helped my putting (still not great). I can really feel when I get the lag right by the way the disc pops out more effortlessly.
I think the weight shift tip is the best for you, where you rocked off of your front foot Lizotte style. I would just stick to that and get the timing down better. Also I wouldn't bring the disc down any lower than your waist in your downswing. If you raise your arm in front of you naturally, you'll notice that it likes to drift out to the right because it's the path of least resistance for your shoulder. That's where your "slice" is coming from. The "aim left/foot at 11 o'clock" tips are trying to address that in an "adjust for crooked sights" kinda way. Instead, create a swing that is more direct which is more back and forth instead of down and up. Bring your putter to your waist and then focus on swinging more forward instead of up, in sync with your body rocking forward. You may need to use more elbow break than you're used to.
I would say my best advice draws from playing darts, every dart player basically sights the dart up with their eye then throws from there, its hard to draw a perfect line from your side but if you keep it centered its pretty easy to aim, or try to picture someone behind the basket that you are trying to throw to...
Bring the disc up and then at the pole. Wrist at a comfortable angle as close as you can get to a 90° finishing pushing your fingers of under the disc
something I’ve noticed is that if I slightly widen my stance and maybe have my feet about shoulder width apart or slightly less it’s a little easier for me to keep the disc on a straight line.
I can fix your putting easily. There's no instant fix but it can be done. You have a major confidence issue which is HUGE! Believing you'll make it is half the battle. I think it was Holyn Handley that said putting confidence is like a sand dune in a wind storm. You have to keep piling it on or it will blow away & be gone. Practice making putts.
Putt through the basket. Philo’s idea of Shaking hands with the chain. You might miss a lot to begin with but like all skills you need reps.
I like to line my 1st knuckle up with the pole, a chain or the edge of the basket, depending on how far away my putt is. As I bring my hand up to throw I kind of spin my wrist putting extra spin on the disc. Plus I use a Spin disc which is understandable so if I get enough pop on it, it flips up flat from hyzer.
On a more serious note,
Uli’s lessons teach not keep your wrist straight and to spin using your elbow. It decreases the window to miss because it causes for less moving pieces.
I'm the Scott Norwood of putting wide right wide right lol
You usually stand very relaxed and then lock your right knee as you swing through. Consider a more athletic stance where your front knee remains bent and your back foot kick is more of a kick off rather than a lift up.
No, no... pause... breathe.....
Forget all that stuff... stance, grip, nose angle, spin, push, and on and on and on..... you already know all of that.
Relax, clear your mind, focus on the spot where you want your disc to touch the chains. That spot, and only that spot. Relax, and allow it to go there. You know how you can throw a ball to your buddy and it tends to go precisely there? It's that. Do that.
Check out books on instinctive archery shooting.
Trevor, try putting from a knee. It takes all the motion from your lower body out of the equation. You really don't need momentum from stepping into the putt from close range.(anything from 25 in) All it does is add extra moving parts to a motion that needs to be repeatable. I use it for practice or when things are not working at all during a tournament.
also pay attention to the weight of the disc in your hand and loosen the grip just alittle and relax the wrist
to fix my puts going right i closed off of my shoulder and used my arm as singular unit with a finger pop to get the spin back that i lost from the arm whip
maybe try to "pop" a little more "up" and a little less "at"? But always towards/at.... mechanics are tough to talk about. The disc can go a little too high and drop into the basket. Even with power putts. Just finished watching the whole video after an interruption. Great work dude.
Poor lead foots big toe at basket rotate 45 degrees to the inside of your stance then position your upper body to where it’s a comfortable stance with your left foot behind right then on your come back sit back on your left leg like you would on your right leg in baseball whenever you deliver come from left side thigh towards the center of the basket take some practice swings to develop a feel for the plane of motion this will help with accuracy because your not trying to force your arm straight rather your letting you arm use a more natural motion and the coming form the thigh to the delivery will help with momentum and power when you combine that with exploding your weight foward just like you would in a baseball throw or swinging a bat motion with this recipe you will achieve power rotation and accuracy also don’t use your wrist on putts as much keep your wrist as firm at your target as possible and use the fingers tucked under your disc to pop it when you extend out to shake hands that is where people like calving and them get there power
You’re athletic Trevor, be athletic. focus and dial in. curl your wrist a little more to get spin release flat to maybe a little hyper pick a link…. Or the pole and send it sometimes cocky is okay McBeth is the best because he know he’s the best. You got this Trevor you’re a beast best RUclips disc golfer
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You're trying to fix physical things, the problem with most people's putting is their brain. I've tried multiple (ball) golf related mental game (audio) books and found one (listed below) that really resonated with me. I now listen to it while I'm falling to sleep the night before tournaments. Most of the book is solid, but the one that really helps me is Chapter 6 "Concentration". It gives you tips on how to get your brain to switch to hyperfocus mode for those few moments to putt. I find that the more times I listen to it, the more things I take away from it. Good luck!
"Mastering Golf's Mental Game: Your Ultimate Guide to Better On-Course Performance and Lower Scores" by Michael T. Lardon
When my putting has felt bad I've always had to remind myself that the disc should fly when putting. Applying spin, aiming, weight shift, body position are all super important in a backhand, so just ask those same questions while putting.
Try to compress your legs like a spring so you can generate more raw power while also keeping your legs in check
Wow taking putting tips from Big Hunt, bold move
Beginning of last season I went through the putting woes, during multiple tournaments I just forgot how to make putts, putting practice for me has always been really working techniques, but I'd also practice a few stradles just cause ya always need em, I wound up just overthinking my putt to the point it stopped working so I abandoned it for the better so my advice is just switch to straddles all the time!
I think it’s clear you throw too much hyzer putt. This causes you to play the fade instead of aiming at the pole. If you could focus on a flatter putt, you could focus more on distance control similar to Calvin’s putt. To help aid in this, I would focus your momentum in going straight forward starting with your back foot. If you watch Antila, he shows a great example of this by fulling stepping 75 percent on his back foot and then transferring it straight forward into his forward foot then wrist. Lastly the biggest thing that helped me was focusing on the grip of the disc. Hold the disc firm against the webbing of your hand, don’t let the gap happen
11:30 - if u rotate your wrist more in the «reachback», u wont miss right when doing the same🙃
Huge thing I’d say is not starting from so low, keep the disc nipple high the entire way
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Have u tried under the leg? It works for cool people.
I've found my front foot and which way it i pointing effects what line my putt goes on most. If my front foot is pointing at basket it always goes right. I close the foot to about 45 degrees left and this closes the shot line and feels more natural.
You could try getting your elbow moving first to pop the disc out of your hand
I'm not a great putter by any means, but watching your stance when you were trying Hunters tip, your front leg was doin a weird pop thing? Like you're loose initially and then just lock your knee in right before you throw. Just thought maybe that was messing with your motion a bit.
I've found that my ring finger helps me get a lot of spin. I push with it as I release the putt. If my fingers are dry and not tacky, I never get that good spin. I don't understand how people can put dirt on their hand to get rid of moisture. I like a tacky grip. I've started using Snap Stick and I rarely feel like my fingers slip. It's much better than licking my damn fingers every time I throw. Yuck!
The pinky figure was something I figured out for myself a while ago. Couldn’t get the disc to come off my hand without hitting my pinky. So I took it off the plate completely (like drinking a cup of tea).
Seems to force a thumb to middle finger connection and a more confident putt. Kept all my spin and pop because that comes from my forefinger being slightly curled under the rim.
I’ve been doing it for all this year and am just starting to feel like I can start getting my pinky under the plate again.
The slow fall at 17:32 was great.
When you line up your next putt, look at how your lead foot is positioned. Ive noticed lately you consistently miss left and that your foot is aimed left of the basket. Try repositioning a few degrees to the right and stop throwing on hyzer.
Nose angle, not hyzer
Just learn to push putt. You will make everything within 25 feet easy. Dave feldberg has an awesome video on push putting. Too much motion in spin putts. I scan make push putts from 40 with 80percent accuracy. Hell you come to az I’ll yeah ya. Putting is super easy.
And with push putting you don’t fly pass the basket there is no back and forth putting which builds confidence gunning it. And don’t aim through the basket aim through a link. Try to through the disc through a link.
The extra little borrow you have at the bottom of your swing is really messing up your consistency. It hyzer our your putt more and you can see when the twitch is slow the discs travels more right. Which is why the second sets are worse because the loose wrist at the bottom of the swing changes your aim. Lead with the shoulder
Leave it to trevor to make a putting practice video and still make it entertaining
It looks to me like you aren't using your wrist at all during the put. Your put seems to be entirely driven by your arm swinging from your left hip. I think you need to use your legs to push more and your wrist to put spin on the disc and you will see additional power for longer puts.
This blurry is what im looking for before putt
If you’re thinking about the come backer you’ve already missed. As another shaky putter from the outside looking in it looks like you have the same problem as me. Inconsistent release
The two things I was taught that really helped me were to work on my cadence and the height of my coil.
A quick way for the cadence is to say the phrase "Apple Pie" where apple is your coil and pie is your release. This should end up being two counts in- one count out so (1)Ap-(2)ple-(3)pie. You should be saying apple the entire time while you coil and pie the entire time you are releasing with no time sitting still holding your coil in.
For my height I learned that when I was hyzering my putting release it was because I was pulling down too low and this caused me to release hyzered. When I moved my coil height to around my belt line it helped me to flatten out my release. Now when I need to change my putting angle, I just adjust to coil lower or higher off my neutral belt position. Lower I throw more hyzer, higher I throuw my anhyzer.
These tips helped me when I was in a putting rut so hopefully, they will help someone else!
I don’t think your hand finished in the same position twice😂
The end.. 🤣💀
I'm a spin putter, what helps me not miss right is putting the tip of my index finger below the rim.
How about finger on the rim and point the finger at the right high side apon release…
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Haven't finished the video yet, but I immediately noticed your right leg isn't generating any power. your knee is actually bending backwards. I'm not even a casual player so I might be wrong, but when I putt I make sure to push off the ground with my right leg as well.
Hey Trevor, I'm a low 800s player but putting is the strongest part of my game. Wrote this up for you, hope it helps!
1) Lifting your back foot. That's supposed to happen on weight transfer. You are lifting your back foot up intentionally, not because of any push off. The lift should be happening because your body is forcing you to lift it.
2) You need to make more practice putts, by starting off shorter and gaining confidence. Eagle taught me if you miss more than you make in practice, you are practicing to miss.
3) I do the same putting routine from 5 feet as I do 50 feet. Which means yes, I'm taking 10-15 seconds on tap-ins (not drop-ins), but it allows for muscle memory and the feeling of success whenever you step up to a putt, not just after you've made a "good one"
4) You are timid in your stance, and I feel if i were to lightly push you from the side I could knock you over. Your front foot if in-line needs to be dug in, anchoring your weight so you can push off.
5) You have to be confident. I select a chain, i tell myself i've made this putt 1000+ times before, and i say a positive affirmation of how I'm going to make it while putting. If I miss, i find a good thing about the miss ( hitting band, catching strong side, good weight transfer) and say i'll do that again, and correct slightly for the thing I did wrong next time. A missed putt to me means a much higher chance of making a putt next time.
6) Miss low less often. I aim a bit higher up, and I practice and treat a cage hit as a double miss. If it's above the cage, I have a chance. I'll often go the whole round without missing low outside of the soft bids from C2 or beyond. The cage is my OB, and I avoid it at the expense of hitting band more than my cardmates.
7) Blow it all up. New grip, new disc, new release. I went from a hyzer push putter using the fierce, to a anhyzer smush putter using the tomb. I went from putting quickly to being slower, and using at least 2 pump fakes to mentally focus and get my wrist loose. My putts come out at 10-20 seconds after taking my stance, not faster or slower. And I do the same at practice.
8) I've recorded my numbers and measured distances. People underestimate distance, and overestimate their success rate. I know that once I'm at 10 feet, my success rate drops to just under 95%. 15 feet is 80%, At 20 feet, it's 67%, and at 25 feet, i'm at 50%. And I'm much better at eyeballing those numbers now. i'm better straddling left than right, but both drop my accuracy significantly. So I know I don't need to be in the bullseye, but that every foot matters and I can't run it hard from outside the circle because the comebacker brings in a legit chance of a 3-putt. I spent a lot of last year's offseason practicing 15-20 feet because i was previously 60% and 33% there. I knew I'd get more bang from my buck practicing there than edge of circle. My C2 is still super low, but I get more out of practicing approaches and hitting within 20ft than I feel i'd gain strokes improving my C2s.
9) I don't treat misses as misses, and makes as makes in practice. I have a link I'm going for, and I want to hit it where my disc is flat to slight anhyzer and spinning when it makes contact. Going in the basket is great when it's a round, but in practice I'm looking to hone in and be striving for ideal hits that give me the best chance of not splashing out. Hitting weak side, or low is not a make even if it goes in. Center to Strong, mid to high, and hitting it flat to slight anhyzer is the goal, the outcome is irrelevant.
10) Finally, I aim not for the chain that's in front, but the one that's in back. In basketball, I was taught to aim for the back of the hoop, and in golf for the back of the cup. Similar to what they told you in "putt through it, not to it" you have to mentally change your aim point to allow for that to happen. That's how I've overcome missing low, my putts rarely are too weak because I'm aiming in the back, so short arming still gets me there.
Try also your release point.
i seriously thought you were like 42 years old...🤣
Line up your right ankle hip and shoulder with the pole.
I think you're better off filming your form, narrowing down when you feel good about your putt, then taking notes of things you consistently do and things that are variables. From there you can try to eliminate variables one at a time, trying to find a consistency to aim for with every part of the putt. Trying to find "The" form is likely a lost cause. Consider that in basketball, less emphasis has been put on the "proper" shooting form recently. It has been more widespread to accept that a comfortable release, if unique but consistent for an individual, is better than trying to make someone conform. Obviously they still want to eliminate any awkward or inconsistent movement or grip, but its become less prevalent to make everyone shoot the exact same. I think its more daunting but best for you to work on your own comfortable put then try to achieve someone else's.
Best thing to ever happen to my putting was getting a basket in my basement where I can do 40 ft putts
Try rolling your shoulders back like Calvin does. Itll straighten up your posture. Should help you out a bit
Minimum 300 puts a day until You are pleased with the result. No shortcuts to success. Have fun!
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