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Old 06-16-2010, 12:00 AM
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zero out Acc#3 in putting
Members, like to know how many of you zero out accumulator 3 by putting the club into the palm of the left hand along the lifeline when putting.

I was reading up Tiger's instructional book written years ago and he puts the putter into more the along the heel pad of the left wrist. I guess that would be partial zeroing out the angle.

Or do some prefer not consider this?
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Old 06-16-2010, 08:18 AM
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I place the putter shaft up the lifeline in both hands.
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Old 06-16-2010, 09:16 AM
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Middle of the left hand - for me it�s about tracing the target line with the right forearm now. Moving the putter more in the left palm helped keep the left wrist from bending. Any braking down of the left wrist takes the right forearm and putter off the target line.

For a while, I putted very consistently with the straight left wrist - more of a left arm putt. Now, I have moved my focus to the right forearm staying on plane or tracing the plane line, since my left wrist now stays straight/flat. By adding the right forearm, the ball rolls with more authority towards the hole and holds its line better.

I�m not an expert � just sharing my experience.
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Old 06-16-2010, 09:34 AM
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I didn't understand how to get my hands higher like the big boys when putting. My hands were always cocked, and I had a bad case of the yips.

After learning this grip from YODA, and setting up with my left wrist level, and both forearms on the same plane as the shaft, I feel I have a fighting chance! Spend a little time with the Putting DVD in Alignment Golf. GREAT STUFF!

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Old 06-18-2010, 09:15 AM
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Hi Bartly. You are lucky to be able to have good golfing companions in your 'hood.
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Middle of the left hand - for me it�s about tracing the target line with the right forearm now. Moving the putter more in the left palm helped keep the left wrist from bending. Any braking down of the left wrist takes the right forearm and putter off the target line.

For a while, I putted very consistently with the straight left wrist - more of a left arm putt. Now, I have moved my focus to the right forearm staying on plane or tracing the plane line, since my left wrist now stays straight/flat. By adding the right forearm, the ball rolls with more authority towards the hole and holds its line better.

I�m not an expert � just sharing my experience.


Jerry says you are a decent human being which is the highest praise.

For me, I combine the zero hold with an elbow push. Yesterday, I played a round with our former club champion and club pro. They commented on how my putting and all around game was so much better than they can remember. After several putts, their response was "solid."

Sadly, the shanks appeared out of nowhere and forced me to chip with my 5 wood just to survive. I went from 4 over after 7 holes to 10 over after 9 holes. Anyway, putting was my safe zone, and I snaked putts in from as far as 30 feet away.

Welcome! Daryl, will be sending you a case of umbrellas for official LBG boat drinks and the decoder ring.

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Old 06-18-2010, 09:48 AM
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Anyway, putting was my safe zone, and I snaked putts in from as far as 30 feet away. Patrick
City, just so you know, in the future, you're not allowed to fence a garden hose to the hole while putting. Practice green only.
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Old 06-18-2010, 11:42 AM
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Jerry says you are a decent human being which is the highest praise.

For me, I combine the zero hold with an elbow push. Yesterday, I played a round with our former club champion and club pro. They commented on how my putting and all around game was so much better than they can remember. After several putts, their response was "solid."

Sadly, the shanks appeared out of nowhere and forced me to chip with my 5 wood just to survive. I went from 4 over after 7 holes to 10 over after 9 holes. Anyway, putting was my safe zone, and I snaked putts in from as far as 30 feet away.

Welcome! Daryl, will be sending you a case of umbrellas for official LBG boat drinks and the decoder ring.

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Old 08-05-2010, 10:57 AM
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After watching the "Alignment Golf" putting DVD, I still don't understand how to correctly eliminate accumulator #3 with an orthodox grip. It seems that in order for me to get the shaft running up both forearms I need to have the thumbs located on the outside of the grip (as opposed to the top). Essentially, the left hand is in a weak position and the right hand in a strong position. Any advice?
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Old 08-06-2010, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by BC85 View Post
After watching the "Alignment Golf" putting DVD, I still don't understand how to correctly eliminate accumulator #3 with an orthodox grip. It seems that in order for me to get the shaft running up both forearms I need to have the thumbs located on the outside of the grip (as opposed to the top). Essentially, the left hand is in a weak position and the right hand in a strong position. Any advice?
I too have questions with this. By uncocking the left wrist you can achieve zeroing out accumulator #3 without running the grip up the lifeline (I grew up gripping the putter this way). But to achieve zeroing out the right hand (the grip in the lifeline on the right hand) I lose my sense of touch as I don't like the right hand palm to much on the grip as I feel "deaf" in my touch hand.
I'm interested in what everyone has to say too.
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Old 08-28-2010, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by BC85 View Post
After watching the "Alignment Golf" putting DVD, I still don't understand how to correctly eliminate accumulator #3 with an orthodox grip. It seems that in order for me to get the shaft running up both forearms I need to have the thumbs located on the outside of the grip (as opposed to the top). Essentially, the left hand is in a weak position and the right hand in a strong position. Any advice?
When I wrote the above post, I may have been confused. I have watched the third "Alignment Golf" DVD again and it seems that the shaft only needs to be running up the left forearm. Is this correct? I am about to go to the practice green to compare eliminating accumulator #3 via the two different methods (i.e. wrists fully uncocked and shaft inline with the left forearm).

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