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Secrets of Putting
Here I am in snowy Akron Ohio thinking about the start of
golf league just a few weeks away. I’m concentrating on
putting for these Newsletters because that’s all I can do
now because of the crummy weather is to practice my putting
in the family room. Would you believe that the last putt
you missed wasn’t your fault! last year I attended an
amazing seminar on putting and equipment. A putting robot
was used in the demonstration to show how much an out of
balance ball could make you miss a putt.
First the instructor took an out of balance ball (a
lot out of balance - but a brand you would instantly
recognize) and put the heavy side up in the center of the
ball aligned with the hole about 30 feet away. The robot
was activated and the putt rolled down the green and went
in the hole. Next, the instructor placed the heavy side to
the left center and activated the robotic putter – the ball
rolled down the green and missed the hole by two feet on
the left!! Finally, the instructor repeated the experiment
with the heavy side of the ball on the right – the ball
rolled towards the hole and missed by almost two feet on
the right side!! So there you have it! The out of balance
ball can make you miss a putt by almost two feet. So what
do you do about it? You balance your golf balls just like
the Pros do. Buy some Epson Salts and dissolve some in a
bowl of warm water until the ball floats and use a sharpie
pen to mark the top of the ball that floats up. Next, take
your finger and twirl the ball on one side and watch it
until it settles and mark the spot that settles up. If the
same spot rotates quickly to the top that means the ball is
out of balance by quite a bit. The light side always comes
to the top. The heavy is side is 180 degrees away. Discard
balls that rotate quickly back to the same light point up.
Mark the heavy side of the balls that aren’t too far out of
balance at the top center aimed at the hole and the ball
should roll true. There are spin machines that can balance
balls but you have no way of knowing how far out of balance
a ball is. A ball that is a lot out of balance could hit a
spike mark or irregularity on the green that may rotate the
ball slightly so that the out of balance heavy side could
cause you to miss your putt. So it’s snowy and cold but you
can balance your golf balls and get ready for the season to
begin. My golf league has a rule that lets you change balls
on the green and use a putting ball – so I have one that I
balanced that I use all year long! Good luck with your
putting….Woody P.S. Please forward this Newletter to your
friends and Check out the new Square Drivers at
www.woodygolf.com I'm amazed at how easy these Square
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during our spring sale!!
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