Think of a Noose to Keep Your Chin Up

Dear Seth,

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Time to answer these questions for us!

Joe is available for private lessons in the Chicago area.
If you are interested, let me know.

Joe is a very good instructor and does an excellent job, so if you
Are having a problem, send it to me and he will answer your
questions

A Bit of Golf Trivia
Tom Watson failed to win all 4 majors. Which one did
he not win? (answer is below)

Joe,
Are those mechanical putting aid devices any good?
Are there other ways to improve my putting stroke and
my alignment besides spending money on devices?
Cheap guy

Hello Mr. Frugal,
One way to test your stroke is to use a square tiled
floor as a guide. Using a putter that has an aiming
line on top (if your putter has no line, put a piece
of tape on it), position that line along a floor tile
line and take a stroke, while watching how the line on
the putter follows the tile line. Is it steady or
does it wobble too much? Whatever grip/stroke keeps
you closest to the tile line may be best for you. It
is normal for the backswing and the follow to move
slightly inside the tile line. To check your
alignment, again use the tiled floor where the tile
lines intersect. First, hide the intersection of the
lines with a piece of paper or cardboard and place
your putter in the address position, aiming down the
tile line. We are going to use the vertical tile line
to check that your clubface alignment is perpendicular
to the target line. Have someone pull out the piece
of paper and see if your putter face is lined up
straight with the vertical line. Do this several
times to see how consistent your aim/alignment is. The
next step is to place a ball along the tile line and
see if your stroke can keep the ball rolling close to
the tile line. You may be surprised to find that you
have a tendency to pull or push your putts. If you
cannot keep the putts straight along the tile line,
then try to keep the putter square to the hole all
during the follow-thru. Have another person behind
you to see whether or not the path of your stroke is
pulling or pushing the ball off line. Try this using
different putting grips to prove which one is best for
you.
Joe

Joe,
My friends tell me my biggest problem is that I
overswing, but I feel natural on my backswing, so this
is hard for me to correct. What should I do?
Chris

Hello Chris,
Habits can be hard to break, so let's try a different
approach. Next time you are on one of those driving
range mats with the permanent rubber tee, go to the
top of your backswing and pose like a baseball player
waiting for a pitch. If your backswing is too long,
you will not feel that you are in a strong hitting
position. Adjust your posture as a baseball player
would until you feel in a strong position to begin
your swing from the top. Make sure your weight is on
your back foot. From this position, see if you can
strike the rubber tee every time. If you cannot, then
adjust your posture at the top, for example, you might
find that you can strike the rubber tee every time if
your backswing is shorter and your tempo is not too
quick. If you can view yourself in a mirror it will
help. Good luck.
Joe

Joe,
I am a golf course manager who wants to do something
about slow play, not for tournaments, just for
everyday recreational golfers. I feel slow play is
causing us to lose money for several reasons. First,
golfers will not return to a course where play is too
slow. Second, the slower the pace, the fewer the
number of people that can be on the course at the same
time. A quicker pace allows more golfers to play.
Third, if the only solution is to have our marshals
push the pace clock, that will only make people angry,
and less likely to return to our course. Can anything
else be done about this? I would hate to see our
course sold to some land developer.
Sam

Hi Sam,
I am sure you have heard the phrase that you have to
think out of the box, meaning that the mental box will
not let you do things that are different because you
assume certain things always have to be done the same
way. You cannot expect things to get better unless you
do things differently.
I think you should establish some local rules like
these...
..No stroke and distance penalties. Instead, drop
where a ball went out of play, the same way as a
lateral water hazard.
..No provisional balls, since they are no longer
needed (previously only needed for stroke and distance
penalties which would no longer be in effect).
..Do not use the "honors" system. Instead play "ready
golf" and hit whenever you are ready, as long as you
are not distracting another player by doing so.
..At the green, park your bag in the direction of the
next tee. Some people park it in the wrong spot and
you have to wait for them to walk back and forth to
get their bag and get out of the way.
..Do not mark scores at the green, get to the next tee
before you mark scores.
..No penalties for long putts that happen to strike
the flagstick. This avoids wasted time waiting for
someone to walk over and tend the pin, and then go
back to read their own putt.
..You can only line up your putts from behind the hole
while others are putting. When it is your turn, you
can only line up your putt from behind your own ball.
This avoids wasted time waiting for people to walk
back and forth.
..People who cannot keep up with the Pace clock must
pick up after 2 putts, and also pick up if they cannot
make double bogey.
..Do not wait for others to hit before you begin
lining up your shot, be ready to hit when it is your
turn.
I am sure our readers have other similar good ideas,
let's hear them! Nobody likes slow play, and nobody
wants to see golf courses get sold to land developers,
so let's help to fix this problem!
Joe

Question for the Evil Twin:
Jody, if you can use anything in your bag to measure a
drop, do you use your long putter?
Answer: No need to, I have a telescoping ball
retriever in my bag.

Answer to the above Trivia Question: Tom never won
the PGA Championship.

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Richard's Quick Tip

Think of a Noose to Keep Your Chin Up

I've known golfers over the years who probably deserved to be
hanged for their swings, but only once have I resorted to a hangman's
noose. The "lynching" occurred when one of my friends need
some help and came to me. His problem was common among
average golfers. Trying to keep his head down, he dropped his chin
to his chest, tightened his upper body and thereby restricted his
shoulder turn.

I aked him if he'd ever seen the noose that hangs from a tree by the
14th hole at The Golf Club, and he had. The Golf Club is in Alban, Ohio.
The I told him to imagine this noose around his neck as he swung. This
Image automatically raised his chin at address, allowing his shoulders to
Turn so that he could make an unrestricted, full swing. Don't put your head in
A noose, but think of that image to keep your chin up and lengthen your swing.

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"Believe there is a great power silently working
all things for good, behave yourself and never
mind the rest." Beatrix Potter 1866-1943,
Author and Illustrator

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Until next time...good golfing!

Richard C Myers

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