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This video covers exactly why I miss so many putts. I am anxious to try your method. It makes so much sense, it has to be right and work. Probably the best explanation of how to prepare and execute on short putts. Thank you!
This guy has been my go to golf instructor online for a long time and for a good reason. He gives very practical and easy to remember advice. He is especially useful in taking the worry or stress out of the game, while dropping scores and making the game feel more fun.
This is hands down the best putting video I have ever seen. I struggle so much usually and two to three footers are generally a nightmare for me. After watching the above instructional video I found it so much easier. Two footers drained into the hole and the others went close or went in. Thanks a lot Shawn.
Best golf instruction on the internet. You guys are absolutely killing it and making golf so much fun and easily understood. Hope to see you in Sydney Australia soon!
Thanks so much for providing these kinds of common sense, simple and repeatable golf techniques. I came across this older video the other day, and it has helped me so much on short 3 foot putts, but also with putts from 5-10 feet. I'm a 73 year old golfer trying to get back to sub 80 golf, and this will help greatly in that effort. Best to you and your family, and also Mister Mu.
You sir are an absolute genius 👏🏾👏🏾 the segment between 13:30 - 14:05 makes so much sense to me. My bad putt is a pull and now I can feel why I do it. Thanks Shawn you have helped my game so much over the years and this is yet another gem. 👍🏾👊🏾
I was try to explain to my wife why it is that I prefer your tutorials over others.. and all I could come up with was....he seems to speaking from an unrecognized "common sense" point of view. What he says makes sense....not to mention Sav and Mu. Her lag vid is spot on btw. So, all I'm saying is I appreciate you, your family and your channel! I shoot better at 2 years than the majority of my co-workers that have 15+ years... proof is on the card!! Thx brother 🙏🏻
Another absolutely fantastic video Shawn. So thoroughly explained and demonstrated, truly wisdom in golf in action! Thanks so much for sharing all of your expertise on this platform, it is very much appreciated and enjoyed!
Well, I watched this video and took note when Shawn mentioned puts drifting just outside the hole when using the line on the ball to line up the putt. I watched the technique of lining up on an incorrect line and then moving the legs more in line until it feels correct...didn't think it would work but...wow, I went down stairs and tried it out and putts were rolling over the center of the cutout I made as a hole. Amazing! Try it out!
Holy Tamale Shawn.. That was the best putting tip. That’s something that I’ve struggled with for all these years. Even though I line up the ball and putt, I always felt uncomfortable. This I have to try out this weekend.
Great video Shawn. I stopped using the logo ( line ) a couple of years ago and my putting improved. Recently I started using he logo ( name - not the thin line ) PERPENDICULAR to the line that I see. Especially for long putts it lets me see the blade of the putter strike the putt SQUARELY and I " see " the putter go THROUGH line. Seems to be working for me. Improves my stroking the putt more definitively.
Shawn, I have been watching a number of your UA-cam videos and the improvement in my ball striking is very noticeable. I still lack consistency, especially with the driver but that is getting better as I trust my swing more (I am not sure why I still lock on the ball more with the driver). Putting has been a struggle for years, I have played two rounds since watching this video and my putting has been tremendously improved. I had 3 birdies in a round for the first in forever, all my putts for birdie were over at least 5 feet - not gimme's. I ditched using the line, focused on prediction - starting with a setup I knew wouldn't work, repositioned until it felt good, and let it go. Bingo. If not for a cruel lip out due to "Quarantine Pin with foam" it is likely I would have shot 79. I had a handful of putts that were great feeling putts that just didn't go in. I would recommend that anyone that struggles with pulling/pushing short putts that use the line, STOP. Use your process and the results will follow. Thank you for all the videos, I am having more fun at golf than I have in some time. All the extra thoughts that had ruined many a good round are diminishing and my score is dropping.
@@golflessons Just want to thank you for all the great videos. My handicap has dropped a few strokes - 16 to a 12. I just shot 78 and 82 in my Club Championship. Your instruction with the focus on specific tasks over position has been an absolute God send for me personally. I now focus on the task and the feeling. As my trust has grown, my scores have dropped. Thank you so much for all the great content you provide. Cheers!
A gravity controlled, balanced putting stroke supported by clear mental visualization makes a very effective combination for solid putting. No chance for putting yips to have a look in now!! This is true Wisdom in Golf, because it's oh so simple and works every time! Magic!!
Hey Shaun!!! This totally helped me with my ‘interclub’ match play tournament today! I did exactly as you said and my putting was so comfortable! Two birdies and 5 points, thank you!! Robyn
Seeing is believing! Thanks for reminding me that seeing the putt go in is a crucial part of executing a good stroke! I am right eye dominant and flare my left foot open to see the line better with my right eye. Then, moving left and then feeling the alignment work it’s way to the right line is a great piece of advice I feel I’ve been missing! Trust the momentum! P = mv 👊🏻
One thing I've noticed Shawn: when I truly let the putter hang and truly let gravity be in control, my contact with the ball is almost always perfect. Right on the sweet spot with a perfect roll. When I try to control the putter, it's much more rare I make pristine contact.
About putting...aaaarrrggghhh! After 60+ years of playing this great game, a few things have started to make sense. We right handers usually miss to the right on pressure putts. Sure, every now and then you'll see somebody yank one left but at least 85% of the time we're short right when it really counts. Here's my theory, Shawn. Perception has a lot to do with putting. Playing the game sideways just makes it that much more difficult. When a golfer is standing over the golf ball and needs to make that five footer for a Coke...or whatever...the "yips" creep in and he doesn't trust what he sees. Instinctively, he pushes HIS HANDS AT THE HOLE. It's a reflex. When he does this, the putt misses to the right. If our toes are six inches from the golf ball at address and our hands are hanging somewhere above the front of our toes, we should experiment with this idea. Try making your hands go six inches to the left of the hole. Yep. Pick a blade of grass or some kind of mark that is the number of inches left of the hole as the ball is from your toes and simple stroke your hands at that blade of grass or mark. Do this about ten times and watch what happens. You will have a brand new attitude about short putts. I recall Doug Sanders and Ernie Els, among a whole slew of golfers who, under pressure, missed very important putts to the right. Instinct got the better of them. They wanted to make the putt so badly they pushed their hands at the hole. I just wanted to send you this to give you something to think about and maybe try. Once you understand why you miss right, this could be one way to fix that problem for some people.
My putting has become so much better when I started seeing the ball going in the hole and then just letting my body decide how hard to strike (about 40 to 31.5 putts per round). Before I was trying to line up the putts and practicing how hard to strike. That usually led to over or under reading the lines and the distances.
I have found the "start aiming left adjust right" has really helped my pitching game as well. Much more solid contact and predictable ball flight for some reason. Thought I'd pass this along for anyone struggling with that part of their game.
Hey there. Just noticed Sav hitting putts roght handed. I am a lefthanded golfer but started right as there were no clubs. Hve persisted putting right. It generally takes my playing partners to about mid round before they realise
Putting is very personal and to each their own. But, making those partial swings and stopping behind the ball is a recipe for the yips. The full stroke next to the ball and moving in is great. I’ve also never heard another instructor purposely aim wrong and then gradually try to adjust it. Not sure if that was just to emphasize your point, but either picking an intermediate target to align the face or using a line on the ball is much more effective than randomly choosing a line that looks right or adjusting beside the ball while your vision is distorted.
I've been searching for years on ways to fix my putting. My biggest weakness for sure. I actually set my course record the other week (-9 62) in a tournament with 30 putts! Gets extremely frustrating striking the ball so well and then feeling like I have 0 chance at making putts. I have more confidence on a 100 yard wedge shot than I do on an 8 foot putt its really bad. Long putts I feel fine with, I don't really expect to make them but seem to make good strokes and lag it close. But those 6-12 footers I seem to not do anything right. I feel like I could do some really awesome things in golf if I could figure out my putting.
@@golflessons definitely going to! I definitely don't have that free flowing feeling just letting the club swing to the target putting, but with full swing I have no problem. I've followed your videos for 10+ years now and can hit irons/driver without a fear in the world but once I get on the putting green I lose that freedom
@@golflessons thanks Shawn. I went to the putting green this evening and worked on the Goldilocks method with aiming. Aimed too far left, then slowly to the target, then too far right, then back to my intended target and that really felt like it helped! Not only was it good practice fine tuning where I think I'm aiming vs reality but it definitely helped free up my stroke because I was much more confident that I was setting up the momentum of my stroke right on target. Also helped me feel like on breaking putts especially, that I was could find that zone easy where I felt my aim was a little low but I could still squeeze it in low side with extra speed, and then would adjust aim slightly higher to where I could die it in with slower speed. Never really felt like that before! Really exited to keep working on that and the rest of the lesson in this video. Thanks again!
Hi Shawn! So you have changed your philosophy? I like the old way with getting the logo set on my line with my binocular vision and then just looking at the hole to confirm the distance and watch (imagine) the ball going into the hole on the side i predict it will. Is your new thinking on absolute better? Do i need to actually use this adjustment of stance on the green? Also how about movement of the head? Should i keep it still at least until the ball has been released? Thanks!
If you feel confortable and you find that the line jives from the side with what you see from behind and there is no doubt that creeps in, stay with what you do! If you have any doubts and second guess when you get beside the ball like me, go with absolutes!
@@golflessons I do sometimes wonder about the difference in the line between what my binocular vision told me and what i see standing over the ball, but i was ignoring it and going with the line on the ball as i "know" it is correct. So are you saying that side vision does work well to see the line as long as we use goldilocks to "adjust" it? Does an absolute mean that if i line up here it absolutely won't go in?
@@scottbowerscott8220 exactly; you set up way left and feel that if you let the arms swing in the direction they want to go, that there is 0.0 chance of it going in. You now have a bread crum trail to The rabbit hole to wonderland!!
Question about grip pressure on club. I understand the “hold a bird in hand” concept. In putting, it seems that for longer putts, at the point of impact, pressure can help guide direction of putt. How about on short putts? More grip pressure or “bird in hand” pressure?
Hi Shawn, at 11:52 when talking about not aligning the logo anymore, but doing goldy locks from too far misaligned to properly aligned, you are doing such with your side vision, which we have established is not accurate. Can you elaborate further? Thank you
Without the ABSOLUTE REFERENCE, the side vision is an absolute dudd; it will always give you the wrong information. This absolute reference gives the brain the bread crum trail it needs to find the line of putt accurately. You must match that with your human balanced putting machine that will allow you to use MOMENTUM, not manipulation, to roll the ball in the direction you want to go. Notice I say: “if I let momentum roll the ball in the direction it feels like IT WANTS TO GO, does it match the ball rolling into the hole on the line And speed I want it to?”
Love this my friends think I am mad I refuse to use a line on the ball always have the blank area facing the putter face and yes in general i make more putts than they do
IAN Poulter had a video whereby he locked his left elbow to his side so it will help gently rock shoulders back and forth to keep putter face square and help eliminate those pushed putts and or pulls. Works for me... like your idea of aiming left....etc. too. Will give it a whirl.. P.S. looks like those putts were more like 3.3 metres...."not" 2 feet... ha.ha... stay COOL.
My putting from 5 to 10 feet is a strength now after following this. I'm still missing way too many 3 and 4 footers in the "You aren't supposed to miss" range. I am in the "be careful don't miss mode" the closer I get to the hole. I will miss to the left almost every time I miss a shorter putt. I can't let it flow the way I feel comfortable doing on longer putts.
Do a goldie locks with alignment from way left; then when the ball feels like it has no choice but to go in, let momentum put the ball into the hole and just be aware if you are interfering or not. Last question before you stroke it is: “if I let the weight of the arms roll the ball in the direction it wants to go, does it feel like it is going in?” DON’T PULL THE TRIGGER UNTIL THE ANSWER IS YES!!!
Shawn Clement’s Wisdom In Golf Instruction I will start doing this and see what happens. Hopefully that frees the tension. Doing that will get my mind on something besides “don’t miss”.
Wonder why DJ, and most Pros use a line on the ball? I've been practicing with a line, and realize that a behind-the-ball "binocular" sight isn't the same when over the ball. When I square up the putter to the line, it usually looks as thought the ball would miss left due to crummy, undeveloped side-vision. I've been trying to rectify that by squaring up the putter, then step into the ball so my side vision looks like a square poke would put the ball in the hole. I'll try using this method and see how many more roll in.
In your putting stroke do you feel any engagement of your core or shoulders starting the stroke or is the stroke totally controlled by your arms swinging freely and independently from the shoulder sockets ? Same question asked in a different manner. Can the arms crash into the body with a stroke totally controlled by the arms swinging freely in the shoulder sockets? I dunno. Probably why I'm Mr.3putt. :( Thank yinz
In dustin johnsons example, shouldnt he have moved his feet closer to the ball after his practice stroke? Just curious. Lol. I remember your other video of putting, u mentioned amature make the mistake of not moving their feet closer to ball after practice stroke. Just wondering. :)
I never really line the putt up. After I look at everything I stand over the ball to putt and I look at the hole and follow the line from the hole back to my putter head. I'll do this twice and then putt. This helps me align the putter to the line I want to hit. I never follow the line from the putter head to the hole. It works for me.
I honestly hate the titles that many UA-cam pros use. Never miss a short putt again! Never chunky a pitch shot again! Never top a fairway wood again! Never hook a ball again! Etc. If the world's best players, male and female, make these kind of errors week in, week out, it's kind of ridiculous for Sean to state that his proposed technique will stop you and me from missing a putt. I'm not saying that the advice isn't sound, and it may reduce your missed putt stats, but it's nonsense to say that you'll never miss a short putt again. Turn down the rhetoric I say.
This one is 36 inches; just a tad long because she stole it from my bag! 😝😝She loves the feel and makes a lot of putts with it and her distance control is really good. It is a Ping Doon with a counterbalanced handle.
Hey Sean, great putting tip, but I keep on focusing on that blokes swing in the background. Maybe give him a UA-cam lesson so we can see how you would fix him up ?
Okay I couldn't stop watching the guy practicing in the back ground. He literally stands still for 10+ seconds before he swings. Like what in the world is he thinking about?!?! Shawn, go help that guy!!
I have aphantasia, which is a condition where I don’t have the inability to call an image to mind or visualize. Guess people who can’t visualize the ball can’t play good golf.
Striker is about 2 to 4 degrees toe down. Sav is like 4 to 7. But hey, as you say if it works for her, that probably compensate for the natural tendency to aim left ;-)
@@vincentregis at that loft, it does not make any difference; the brain is making the adjustments needed at 40 million bits of info per second; Your conscious mind has no clue...
There is a lot more to putting than the stroke; reading is the big one; I play once a week and don’t see as many courses so my reading is a bit more dull and then you have talent, where DJ is one of the best in the world and in another league…but technically, I am more sound yes and my technique will never changes because it is in balance and I never feel like I have to change putters or grips or work on my stroke; ever; because the ball always starts on the line I am set up on. So I wish this for DJ and for all golfers so they can putt to their fullest of potentials. So if DJ used this information, he would putt best he ever did and the thing is that his practice swing is RIGHT THERE.
Wisdom in Golf I didn’t make all of my long putts , but they all started where I wanted and it was my lack of judging the break is why is missed. Thanks again Maybe I should send you my swing now !!
@@chefsteveb exactly my point! If you let momentum roll the ball in the direction you want it to go, because the body’s anatomy is PERFECTLY DESIGNED for superb putting strokes, the rest is just local knowledge and reading the greens. So if you never have to worry about your stroke, you can now spend that precious time on reading skills and homework on the greens you are going to be putting on. Keep up the great work and yes, see your swing soon!
we have talked about this a lot in other videos; you want the pressure to be just enough to keep your “arm-putter unit” intact as a “capital letter Y” and feel like you are using the weight of this unit to roll the ball in the direction you are already on. Phil said the same thing about his putting yesterday when he said the reason he went to the claw was to remove the hit in his putts and use only “momentum” to roll the ball into the hole. Phil has Wisdom now! 😀👍❤️
@@golflessons I have been holding it too loosely trying to feel the weight of the putter. That has caused major issues. I worked on holding it on about a 7 out of 10 tightness yesterday and that really helped.
That would have been better if you hadn't missed most of the putts 😎. Regardless, good advice and I'll give it a whirl. I could do with a more positive system for setting up and the checks mentioned. 👍 Thanks.
@@golflessons I am right handed and I putted so badly last weekend I considered getting a left handed putter just to make my brain try something different.
Don't feel bad this area of the game separates the amateurs from the pros. Putting has driven some of the best ball strikers on the planet from the game.
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This video covers exactly why I miss so many putts. I am anxious to try your method. It makes so much sense, it has to be right and work. Probably the best explanation of how to prepare and execute on short putts. Thank you!
Yessir! Inevitable success! 😀👍🫶💪
This guy has been my go to golf instructor online for a long time and for a good reason. He gives very practical and easy to remember advice. He is especially useful in taking the worry or stress out of the game, while dropping scores and making the game feel more fun.
So glad to be of service Nicholas! thank you for the terrific comment!😀👍
This is hands down the best putting video I have ever seen. I struggle so much usually and two to three footers are generally a nightmare for me. After watching the above instructional video I found it so much easier. Two footers drained into the hole and the others went close or went in. Thanks a lot Shawn.
Best golf instruction on the internet. You guys are absolutely killing it and making golf so much fun and easily understood. Hope to see you in Sydney Australia soon!
Thanks so much for providing these kinds of common sense, simple and repeatable golf techniques. I came across this older video the other day, and it has helped me so much on short 3 foot putts, but also with putts from 5-10 feet. I'm a 73 year old golfer trying to get back to sub 80 golf, and this will help greatly in that effort. Best to you and your family, and also Mister Mu.
Right on Mark! 👍👊
You sir are an absolute genius 👏🏾👏🏾 the segment between 13:30 - 14:05 makes so much sense to me. My bad putt is a pull and now I can feel why I do it. Thanks Shawn you have helped my game so much over the years and this is yet another gem. 👍🏾👊🏾
I was try to explain to my wife why it is that I prefer your tutorials over others.. and all I could come up with was....he seems to speaking from an unrecognized "common sense" point of view. What he says makes sense....not to mention Sav and Mu. Her lag vid is spot on btw. So, all I'm saying is I appreciate you, your family and your channel! I shoot better at 2 years than the majority of my co-workers that have 15+ years... proof is on the card!! Thx brother 🙏🏻
Right on Stanley! This is why we call it wisdom! 😀👍
Another absolutely fantastic video Shawn. So thoroughly explained and demonstrated, truly wisdom in golf in action! Thanks so much for sharing all of your expertise on this platform, it is very much appreciated and enjoyed!
Well, I watched this video and took note when Shawn mentioned puts drifting just outside the hole when using the line on the ball to line up the putt. I watched the technique of lining up on an incorrect line and then moving the legs more in line until it feels correct...didn't think it would work but...wow, I went down stairs and tried it out and putts were rolling over the center of the cutout I made as a hole. Amazing! Try it out!
Great stuff Dale! We did our homework on human binocular vision! Now your buddies will need to pay up next time you play! 😀👍😝💪
Holy Tamale Shawn.. That was the best putting tip. That’s something that I’ve struggled with for all these years. Even though I line up the ball and putt, I always felt uncomfortable. This I have to try out this weekend.
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Great video Shawn. I stopped using the logo ( line ) a couple of years ago and my putting improved. Recently I started using he logo ( name - not the thin line ) PERPENDICULAR to the line that I see. Especially for long putts it lets me see the blade of the putter strike the putt SQUARELY and I " see " the putter go THROUGH line. Seems to be working for me. Improves my stroking the putt more definitively.
Very good way to use! As long as you are matching the momentum to it and not interfering with the stroke! 😀👍
Exactly the video I needed to see today. Thanks. Love your lessons.
Shawn, I have been watching a number of your UA-cam videos and the improvement in my ball striking is very noticeable. I still lack consistency, especially with the driver but that is getting better as I trust my swing more (I am not sure why I still lock on the ball more with the driver). Putting has been a struggle for years, I have played two rounds since watching this video and my putting has been tremendously improved. I had 3 birdies in a round for the first in forever, all my putts for birdie were over at least 5 feet - not gimme's. I ditched using the line, focused on prediction - starting with a setup I knew wouldn't work, repositioned until it felt good, and let it go. Bingo. If not for a cruel lip out due to "Quarantine Pin with foam" it is likely I would have shot 79. I had a handful of putts that were great feeling putts that just didn't go in. I would recommend that anyone that struggles with pulling/pushing short putts that use the line, STOP. Use your process and the results will follow. Thank you for all the videos, I am having more fun at golf than I have in some time. All the extra thoughts that had ruined many a good round are diminishing and my score is dropping.
Sweet comment and lots of wisdom gained by you Mark! FANTASTIC! 😀👍🤛
@@golflessons Just want to thank you for all the great videos. My handicap has dropped a few strokes - 16 to a 12. I just shot 78 and 82 in my Club Championship. Your instruction with the focus on specific tasks over position has been an absolute God send for me personally. I now focus on the task and the feeling. As my trust has grown, my scores have dropped. Thank you so much for all the great content you provide. Cheers!
@@markschmidtlegacyhs1955 right on Mark! Congrats on your performance! Thank you for taking the time to write this awesome comment!
A gravity controlled, balanced putting stroke supported by clear mental visualization makes a very effective combination for solid putting. No chance for putting yips to have a look in now!! This is true Wisdom in Golf, because it's oh so simple and works every time! Magic!!
You bet ya! 😀👍Thank you for a very poignant comment!🤛
Wow! So very helpful!
Hey Shaun!!! This totally helped me with my ‘interclub’ match play tournament today! I did exactly as you said and my putting was so comfortable! Two birdies and 5 points, thank you!! Robyn
Nice going Robyn! Interclubs are good pressure packed events and it is nice to come through with 5/6 points for your team! 👍😀💥🔥🤛💪
Another great lesson and brilliantly explained, thank you....
Seeing is believing! Thanks for reminding me that seeing the putt go in is a crucial part of executing a good stroke! I am right eye dominant and flare my left foot open to see the line better with my right eye. Then, moving left and then feeling the alignment work it’s way to the right line is a great piece of advice I feel I’ve been missing! Trust the momentum! P = mv 👊🏻
Fantastic, thank you! Will give this a go.
One thing I've noticed Shawn: when I truly let the putter hang and truly let gravity be in control, my contact with the ball is almost always perfect. Right on the sweet spot with a perfect roll. When I try to control the putter, it's much more rare I make pristine contact.
Exactly!! Steering is fighting the stroke!!!! You are fighting a loosing battle!
Tried it and it works. Thanks
About putting...aaaarrrggghhh! After 60+ years of playing this great game, a few things have started to make sense. We right handers usually miss to the right on pressure putts. Sure, every now and then you'll see somebody yank one left but at least 85% of the time we're short right when it really counts. Here's my theory, Shawn. Perception has a lot to do with putting. Playing the game sideways just makes it that much more difficult. When a golfer is standing over the golf ball and needs to make that five footer for a Coke...or whatever...the "yips" creep in and he doesn't trust what he sees. Instinctively, he pushes HIS HANDS AT THE HOLE. It's a reflex. When he does this, the putt misses to the right. If our toes are six inches from the golf ball at address and our hands are hanging somewhere above the front of our toes, we should experiment with this idea. Try making your hands go six inches to the left of the hole. Yep. Pick a blade of grass or some kind of mark that is the number of inches left of the hole as the ball is from your toes and simple stroke your hands at that blade of grass or mark. Do this about ten times and watch what happens. You will have a brand new attitude about short putts. I recall Doug Sanders and Ernie Els, among a whole slew of golfers who, under pressure, missed very important putts to the right. Instinct got the better of them. They wanted to make the putt so badly they pushed their hands at the hole. I just wanted to send you this to give you something to think about and maybe try. Once you understand why you miss right, this could be one way to fix that problem for some people.
great way of conceptualising the task!
Great tip can’t miss. 😎
Wow, that is a great tip, can't wait to give it a go
My putting has become so much better when I started seeing the ball going in the hole and then just letting my body decide how hard to strike (about 40 to 31.5 putts per round). Before I was trying to line up the putts and practicing how hard to strike. That usually led to over or under reading the lines and the distances.
Great comment! Thank you!😀👍
I have found the "start aiming left adjust right" has really helped my pitching game as well. Much more solid contact and predictable ball flight for some reason. Thought I'd pass this along for anyone struggling with that part of their game.
Awe man! I was saving that for another video! 😝😝😂
@@golflessons Not to worry. Nobody listens to me anyway.
This guy reminds me of the guy who used to paint "happy Trees" on TV! Nice video!
Bob Ross of golf?
His putting method promotes slow play. Sighting trial and error is insane.
Once you get the hang of this, you become the fastest and most organized players out there!
Hey there. Just noticed Sav hitting putts roght handed. I am a lefthanded golfer but started right as there were no clubs. Hve persisted putting right. It generally takes my playing partners to about mid round before they realise
Putting is very personal and to each their own. But, making those partial swings and stopping behind the ball is a recipe for the yips. The full stroke next to the ball and moving in is great. I’ve also never heard another instructor purposely aim wrong and then gradually try to adjust it. Not sure if that was just to emphasize your point, but either picking an intermediate target to align the face or using a line on the ball is much more effective than randomly choosing a line that looks right or adjusting beside the ball while your vision is distorted.
Hey Brandon, do you teach?
I've been searching for years on ways to fix my putting. My biggest weakness for sure. I actually set my course record the other week (-9 62) in a tournament with 30 putts! Gets extremely frustrating striking the ball so well and then feeling like I have 0 chance at making putts. I have more confidence on a 100 yard wedge shot than I do on an 8 foot putt its really bad. Long putts I feel fine with, I don't really expect to make them but seem to make good strokes and lag it close. But those 6-12 footers I seem to not do anything right. I feel like I could do some really awesome things in golf if I could figure out my putting.
Hey Kourt! Wow, that is awesome! Have you practiced what is in the video at all?
@@golflessons definitely going to! I definitely don't have that free flowing feeling just letting the club swing to the target putting, but with full swing I have no problem. I've followed your videos for 10+ years now and can hit irons/driver without a fear in the world but once I get on the putting green I lose that freedom
@@kourt2469 get to it with the exact strategy as we do here and let's get you across the finish line!
@@golflessons thanks Shawn. I went to the putting green this evening and worked on the Goldilocks method with aiming. Aimed too far left, then slowly to the target, then too far right, then back to my intended target and that really felt like it helped! Not only was it good practice fine tuning where I think I'm aiming vs reality but it definitely helped free up my stroke because I was much more confident that I was setting up the momentum of my stroke right on target. Also helped me feel like on breaking putts especially, that I was could find that zone easy where I felt my aim was a little low but I could still squeeze it in low side with extra speed, and then would adjust aim slightly higher to where I could die it in with slower speed. Never really felt like that before! Really exited to keep working on that and the rest of the lesson in this video. Thanks again!
@@kourt2469 there you go! Now you just found out Lee Trevino’s secret!! He does this on every shot!
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Hi Shawn! So you have changed your philosophy? I like the old way with getting the logo set on my line with my binocular vision and then just looking at the hole to confirm the distance and watch (imagine) the ball going into the hole on the side i predict it will. Is your new thinking on absolute better? Do i need to actually use this adjustment of stance on the green? Also how about movement of the head? Should i keep it still at least until the ball has been released? Thanks!
If you feel confortable and you find that the line jives from the side with what you see from behind and there is no doubt that creeps in, stay with what you do! If you have any doubts and second guess when you get beside the ball like me, go with absolutes!
@@golflessons I do sometimes wonder about the difference in the line between what my binocular vision told me and what i see standing over the ball, but i was ignoring it and going with the line on the ball as i "know" it is correct. So are you saying that side vision does work well to see the line as long as we use goldilocks to "adjust" it? Does an absolute mean that if i line up here it absolutely won't go in?
@@scottbowerscott8220 exactly; you set up way left and feel that if you let the arms swing in the direction they want to go, that there is 0.0 chance of it going in. You now have a bread crum trail to The rabbit hole to wonderland!!
Question about grip pressure on club. I understand the “hold a bird in hand” concept. In putting, it seems that for longer putts, at the point of impact, pressure can help guide direction of putt. How about on short putts? More grip pressure or “bird in hand” pressure?
Hi Shawn, at 11:52 when talking about not aligning the logo anymore, but doing goldy locks from too far misaligned to properly aligned, you are doing such with your side vision, which we have established is not accurate. Can you elaborate further? Thank you
Without the ABSOLUTE REFERENCE, the side vision is an absolute dudd; it will always give you the wrong information. This absolute reference gives the brain the bread crum trail it needs to find the line of putt accurately. You must match that with your human balanced putting machine that will allow you to use MOMENTUM, not manipulation, to roll the ball in the direction you want to go. Notice I say: “if I let momentum roll the ball in the direction it feels like IT WANTS TO GO, does it match the ball rolling into the hole on the line And speed I want it to?”
Love this my friends think I am mad I refuse to use a line on the ball always have the blank area facing the putter face and yes in general i make more putts than they do
Great videos shawn, what length is your ping anser? Thanks
Interesting idea to use goldilocks with your side vision to align putt!!!!!!!!
Goldie locks can be applied successfully to everything!!😀👍👌
IAN Poulter had a video whereby he locked his left elbow to his side so it will help gently rock shoulders back and forth to keep putter face square and help eliminate those pushed putts and or pulls. Works for me... like your idea of aiming left....etc. too. Will give it a whirl.. P.S. looks like those putts were more like 3.3 metres...."not" 2 feet... ha.ha... stay COOL.
My putting from 5 to 10 feet is a strength now after following this. I'm still missing way too many 3 and 4 footers in the "You aren't supposed to miss" range. I am in the "be careful don't miss mode" the closer I get to the hole. I will miss to the left almost every time I miss a shorter putt. I can't let it flow the way I feel comfortable doing on longer putts.
Do a goldie locks with alignment from way left; then when the ball feels like it has no choice but to go in, let momentum put the ball into the hole and just be aware if you are interfering or not. Last question before you stroke it is: “if I let the weight of the arms roll the ball in the direction it wants to go, does it feel like it is going in?” DON’T PULL THE TRIGGER UNTIL THE ANSWER IS YES!!!
Shawn Clement’s Wisdom In Golf Instruction I will start doing this and see what happens. Hopefully that frees the tension. Doing that will get my mind on something besides “don’t miss”.
@@jdheelfan exactly, replace that fear with a clear task and mission to be a good witness to gravity putting the ball into the hole for you.
Good tip with the absolute alignment. I think I have used that method unconsciously without knowing its a thing. 😂
Wonder why DJ, and most Pros use a line on the ball? I've been practicing with a line, and realize that a behind-the-ball "binocular" sight isn't the same when over the ball. When I square up the putter to the line, it usually looks as thought the ball would miss left due to crummy, undeveloped side-vision. I've been trying to rectify that by squaring up the putter, then step into the ball so my side vision looks like a square poke would put the ball in the hole. I'll try using this method and see how many more roll in.
Very good comment!! Go get em! 😀👍
Oh wow absolutely incredible video thank you so much🙏
In your putting stroke do you feel any engagement of your core or shoulders starting the stroke or is the stroke totally controlled by your arms swinging freely and independently from the shoulder sockets ? Same question asked in a different manner. Can the arms crash into the body with a stroke totally controlled by the arms swinging freely in the shoulder sockets? I dunno. Probably why I'm Mr.3putt. :(
Thank yinz
Take a 6 pound sledge hammer and practice your putting stroke with that! 😀👍
You cannot control that one! 😝😝
Mr. Clement, how many reference point should I do. I don’t want to cause slow play.
I do need a better putting skill.
shawn, so it sounds like you're saying don't interfere with the natural arc of your stroke. i'm gonna work on that and take to the green.
Exactly! None of your business once the machine has been set up! 😀👍
Absolutely loving your content. Seems like you are putting off the toe? Is this just camera angle?
Thank you Demon Dad! And yes, the camera can play tricks as we are looking for centre contact.
In dustin johnsons example, shouldnt he have moved his feet closer to the ball after his practice stroke? Just curious. Lol. I remember your other video of putting, u mentioned amature make the mistake of not moving their feet closer to ball after practice stroke. Just wondering. :)
That was what he was trying to tell us. That's why he missed the putt.
What is the grip pressure like to create that momentum?
I never really line the putt up. After I look at everything I stand over the ball to putt and I look at the hole and follow the line from the hole back to my putter head. I'll do this twice and then putt. This helps me align the putter to the line I want to hit. I never follow the line from the putter head to the hole. It works for me.
I honestly hate the titles that many UA-cam pros use. Never miss a short putt again! Never chunky a pitch shot again! Never top a fairway wood again! Never hook a ball again! Etc.
If the world's best players, male and female, make these kind of errors week in, week out, it's kind of ridiculous for Sean to state that his proposed technique will stop you and me from missing a putt.
I'm not saying that the advice isn't sound, and it may reduce your missed putt stats, but it's nonsense to say that you'll never miss a short putt again.
Turn down the rhetoric I say.
YOU MISSED IT!!!! I NEVER MISS A PUTT IN MY MIND; ALWAYS SEE IT GO IN; THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE!!
What is the length of your putter?
This one is 36 inches; just a tad long because she stole it from my bag! 😝😝She loves the feel and makes a lot of putts with it and her distance control is really good. It is a Ping Doon with a counterbalanced handle.
Hey Sean, great putting tip, but I keep on focusing on that blokes swing in the background. Maybe give him a UA-cam lesson so we can see how you would fix him up ?
He is on the waiting list! 😀😎😝
Savannah loves emojis, doesn't she? Lol. I know you must be proud of her.
Okay I couldn't stop watching the guy practicing in the back ground. He literally stands still for 10+ seconds before he swings. Like what in the world is he thinking about?!?! Shawn, go help that guy!!
I have aphantasia, which is a condition where I don’t have the inability to call an image to mind or visualize. Guess people who can’t visualize the ball can’t play good golf.
Shawn, you might want to get Sav's putter lie checked, her putter is way toe down, cannot be normal.
Yes! I know! Just like Steve Striker! 😀👍 If she ends up putting well like him, we are off to the races!
Striker is about 2 to 4 degrees toe down. Sav is like 4 to 7. But hey, as you say if it works for her, that probably compensate for the natural tendency to aim left ;-)
@@vincentregis at that loft, it does not make any difference; the brain is making the adjustments needed at 40 million bits of info per second; Your conscious mind has no clue...
2:30 are you implying you know how to putt better then DJ?
There is a lot more to putting than the stroke; reading is the big one; I play once a week and don’t see as many courses so my reading is a bit more dull and then you have talent, where DJ is one of the best in the world and in another league…but technically, I am more sound yes and my technique will never changes because it is in balance and I never feel like I have to change putters or grips or work on my stroke; ever; because the ball always starts on the line I am set up on. So I wish this for DJ and for all golfers so they can putt to their fullest of potentials. So if DJ used this information, he would putt best he ever did and the thing is that his practice swing is RIGHT THERE.
Simple- I pick up my ball after my third putt attempt.
Shawn .. best putting tip I ever got . ALL!! Of my putts started on line today .ALL!!
Thanks again
You just validated the title of this video now didn’t you! 💪🤛🔥💥👌👍😀
Wisdom in Golf
I didn’t make all of my long putts , but they all started where I wanted and it was my lack of judging the break is why is missed.
Thanks again
Maybe I should send you my swing now !!
@@chefsteveb exactly my point! If you let momentum roll the ball in the direction you want it to go, because the body’s anatomy is PERFECTLY DESIGNED for superb putting strokes, the rest is just local knowledge and reading the greens. So if you never have to worry about your stroke, you can now spend that precious time on reading skills and homework on the greens you are going to be putting on. Keep up the great work and yes, see your swing soon!
Wisdom in Golf
It worked 2 days in a row !! I even had a guy comment on how good I was putting
@@chefsteveb right on! This will have small ups and downs depending on the conditions and your focus but will never go away. Enjoy!👍😀
off topic here, the guy in the back stays so still for 14 full seconds before pulling the trigger
How many things you think went through his mind before he went??😝😝
You never mentioned grip pressure in this lesson ☹️
we have talked about this a lot in other videos; you want the pressure to be just enough to keep your “arm-putter unit” intact as a “capital letter Y” and feel like you are using the weight of this unit to roll the ball in the direction you are already on. Phil said the same thing about his putting yesterday when he said the reason he went to the claw was to remove the hit in his putts and use only “momentum” to roll the ball into the hole. Phil has Wisdom now! 😀👍❤️
@@golflessons I have been holding it too loosely trying to feel the weight of the putter. That has caused major issues. I worked on holding it on about a 7 out of 10 tightness yesterday and that really helped.
@@jdheelfan there you go! The arm-putter unit needs full integrity and it probably feels like 7/10 because of how light you were holding it.
@@golflessons It is amazing how different the ball feels coming off the putter face when your grip is solid.
@@jdheelfan same as a tennis racket! 😀👍
This is the feeling I had on X one night 18 years ago-
If I do that last tip during a round my playing partners will shoot me 😀
LEE TREVINO DID THIS ON EVERY SHOT! You will get good st it and have it done within 3 or 4 steps or less than 10 seconds
My teaching pro always says stop watching male tour players and watch the women as that is where we are more at!!!
What putting right handed you're lettings the lefties down sav lol
Is this video title the most ridiculous ever? Come on now.
NEVER MISS ANOTHER PUTT IN YOUR MIND FIRST!!! This is the whole freakin’ goal! Rory did not do this on his last putt and it cost him the US Open!!
Very gorgeous ❤💍💌💗.
That would have been better if you hadn't missed most of the putts 😎. Regardless, good advice and I'll give it a whirl. I could do with a more positive system for setting up and the checks mentioned. 👍 Thanks.
How many of you noticed that Savannah is putting right handed?
she loves putting right handed as she is right handed; like tossing a soft ball underhand or bowling; which she is pretty good!
@@golflessons I am right handed and I putted so badly last weekend I considered getting a left handed putter just to make my brain try something different.
Wow I miss every short putt
Don't feel bad this area of the game separates the amateurs from the pros. Putting has driven some of the best ball strikers on the planet from the game.
Why does he say of course flag stick is in?