off the putter entirely . Try it ! When your thumbs are off the putter it is much easier to let the putter simply swing back and forth and your hands will not have the chance to accelerate the putter . Whoa ! “ George has been out in the sun too long !” Some of my students think I ’ ve lost my mind when I tell them that they do not have to accelerate the putter . The common perception is that if you ’ re not accelerating the putter then the putter will be decelerating . Every golfer has been told over and over again not to decelerate .
Decelerating the putter is decreasing the velocity of the putter . A putter that is allowed to swing towards the ball will accelerate because it is swinging . Therefore , you do not have to provide acceleration . Rather , you need to get out of the way and let the putter do it ’ s thing . Your job is to provide a long-enough backswing and an appropriate rhythm for the putt at hand , not to manually up the rate of acceleration .
Simple speed-control drills
Object : How to get a get a fix on green speed before you tee off
George Connor has been teaching and coaching golfers of all abilities since 1989 . The two-time Connecticut PGA Teacher of the Year runs the Golf Channel Academy at Farmington Woods GC in Avon , CT , and also teaches out of Keney Park Golf Course in Hartford , CT . George ’ s student ’ s include Division I College Players , Professional Players , State Amateur Champions , Club Champions as well as beginners and intermediate players .
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