When you share time with Golf Pros, you tend to listen a lot, and sometimes you can pick things up. More often, they will counter your knowledge to help you improve.

After dinner one evening, while in Florida, we were all sitting around catching up about the day. The topic came about swing flaws and what golfers do to cover them up. Over the years, I’ve learned to play a fade off the tee. It wasn’t perfect, but it (sort of) kept me in play.

So just after midnight, Tim mentioned something about compensating motions and what I do, being the target of opportunity. He asked me to grip my driver normally; then he proceeded to tell me why I did that, where I stood on the tee box and where I faced. I had mistakenly taught myself to help me keep the ball in play by giving myself the maximum room on the hole to allow for the slice. I had allowed a quick fix to become a permanent part of my swing. And usually, the banana ball was in the right rough, but not as far or deep. It did help, but it just wasn’t reliable.

So, the next morning we went off to play and used my newly adjusted grip. I hit 70% of my fairways, and the ones I missed ran through by a couple of yards or just missed. Something as simple as a grip change can pay huge dividends. So, where did I get my ”help?” Admittedly, I got it from a magazine. Hey, I was desperate. Here’s the secret: Tim knew that and waited for me to try to figure it out. Something worked once on the course; then, I tried to incorporate it going forward. I made things worse. When I finally asked for help, it took him 30 seconds to explain what I was doing wrong and why. I didn’t even pay him.

I’m not going to tell you what else he did, but he altered my stance and posture to reflect what I could do and was doing. I don’t want to mess you up with my permanent fix. You’re going to have to contact Tim for some help and trust me; it will be worth it!

How many is too many?

Putters
You can’t have too many, right?

I probably have ten or so but rotate between two PING Putters when one misbehaves. EVNROLL makes some great models if you are looking for a new one or a different look. We can fit any of their 18 options.

Their putters come equipped with their “Sweet Face” technology that promotes a consistent roll and minimizes distance and energy loss on ill-struck putts. Of course, I had to test them and using the same stroke; it was very impressive.

Using their Tour Stroke Training Aid Putter, which is also USGA Conforming to be used in competitive play, I was placing putts all around the hole with this thing left and right. It looks weird, I admit, with all the onset, but this was excellent. It doesn’t have the grooves like their non-training models, but it can be played normally. Since the putter already has an inch of onset, you can make a shorter stroke, and with this design, it forces you to keep the putter square. This blade is built with an MOI of over 20,000, so this might be the answer to your putting practice, or just putting in general.

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