| After hitting the ball as close to the hole as possible, | | | | And how will you know if the ball goes in? By simply |
| it is just a matter of putting so you can move on to | | | | using your sense of hearing. |
| the next one. While this may sound easy given the | | | | To do this, you have to practice first putting first |
| short distance, there are still some who have a hard | | | | with your eyes open at a range of 10 to 50 feet |
| time. To help you out, here are 4 golf swing drills you | | | | from the hole. After putting these balls with your |
| can try. | | | | eyes open, do the same thing this time with your |
| The first is the one handed drill. You do this by | | | | eyes closed. If the ball goes in the hole, you know |
| practice putting ten balls using only your training hand. | | | | that sink the ball with your eyes closed. |
| This drill lets you focus on the palm of your hand as | | | | Another eyes closed technique involves dropping |
| it moves towards the cup. | | | | some balls to the ground and just putting them. The |
| Next, practice putting using your target hand. The | | | | objective here is simply to let you feel how the |
| emphasis here is for you to concentrate on your | | | | stroke flows back and forth. Do the same thing also |
| back hand moving towards the cup. | | | | with your eyes open. Now that you know the |
| When you do this drill using either hand, be conscious | | | | difference, try to incorporate that when you are |
| of the toe of your putter in the follow through. | | | | putting the balls into the hole. |
| Should this turn away from the cup or point toward | | | | The last golf swing drill is called the alignment drill. To |
| it, this means you are turning your hand. So you | | | | do this, you lay two clubs on the green about six |
| know you are doing it right, the face of the putter | | | | inches apart and make sure that they are parallel to |
| should be square to the cup. | | | | each other. Now putt the ball to see if your stroke is |
| Another drill is to practice putting with one eye. | | | | aligned at impact and steady on the back and |
| Some golfers do this because it stops them from | | | | forward stroke. Do this several times and if you get |
| lifting their head prematurely. If you have played this | | | | tired, take a break and rest for a while before |
| game often, you can even try putting with your | | | | resuming the drill. |
| eyes closed. | | | | Practicing some golf swing putting drills like those |
| But won't closing your eyes make it harder for you | | | | mentioned will surely help you improve on your game. |
| to see where the ball is going? Yes but research has | | | | Who knows? You might even win when you are |
| shown that when you try to putt with your eyes | | | | playing 18 holes with friends. If you can do that at |
| open, there is interference with the brain/muscle | | | | short distances, the only thing to practice on now is |
| control system. By closing your eyes, you are relying | | | | your long game because this is just as important as |
| more on your hands to guide the ball into the hole. | | | | the short game. |