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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Jabbing at Close Putts

By Jamie Faidley


One of the more common putts utilised by golfers is when they poke, stab, or pop at the ball when on the short grass. This is not the best putting stroke nevertheless it is undeniably one of the most typical. When you see a player typically take an exceedingly short backswing even on longer putts then that's what you call jabbing at putts. They generally take the club back one or two inches and then come through really fast to generate power enough to get the ball in the cup. Then they stop their follow thru right after making contact.

It is not really a very conventional stroke but some tour players have used this, most particularly Gary Player back in his hey day. He however moved back to a rather more conventional stroke for most of his career.

This stroke is often best for short putts, and if you use this sort of stroke then you are able to master the short game. When the putter does not need to travel at a very long distance, your stroke will barely have the resources to get off line, nor will it turn your putter face into an open or closed position. This will enable you to keep the ball on a pretty good and straight line.

The issue is in trying to control your speed or hit a lag putt. It's going to be very tough to create any type of feel for the shot when you are taking the putter back at a little way and using the speed of your follow through to dictate how far the ball will go.

Using this stroke while effective can raise your number of strokes per round. By following quality putting tips, we feel you can cut back on the quantity of putts you hit by lengthening your stroke and having a better touch on the greens.




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