Top 5 Things I Learned @ Dave Pelz Short-Game School

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After reading Pelz's book, I learned this was definitely true for me. I am probably still doing it. Problem is I learned how to putt reasonably well the wrong way. Trying to change now without a lot of practice and instruction sucks. So I have found myself back to my 25 year old putter and old ways. I seem to miss about the same. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]


P.S. Being aware of the true break, etc... does seem to help some.

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It isn't done intentionally. It's done subconsciously.

If a putt breaks a foot right, you say, "it breaks about a cup right",
then you line up two cups left (thinking you are lined up 1 cup left), then you pull it another cup, and make it! And say, "See, it breaks a cup!"
Sounds crazy, but it's true.(generally speaking.)

To prove it- get a golfing buddy that hasn't read this.

Ask him to read a couple of 15 ft. putts that have a signicant break- one that breaks to the left, the other to the right. Put a penny down near the hole however much he says it breaks.

Then ask him to putt these two putts. Stand directly behind him and watch. Use your putter shaft to plumb a straight line from his ball to the penny if you want. Assuming he comes close, both putts will start noticably outside the penny.
I'd estimate this is true, to some degree of >90% of golfers.

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So he claims golfers misread the break in putts, and compensate for it with bad aim and a bad stroke.

Interesting. I'll have to think about that one.