Could finding the perfect putting posture and setup can be easier than you thought? We recently received a question on social media about the short game and lowering scores and wanted to take it straight to the experts.
Cody Hale is Director of Instruction & Tour Development at SeeMore Putters and this short tip could help you immediately be a better putter.
Have you tried this before? Give it a try and let us know how it impacts your putting.
That was good info. Thank you.
I’ve not done it that way but the end result it the same. It’s a great tip.
Cody’s the man, great tips, simple to follow.
May have to try this the next time out.
Very nice! Thanks for your time JB and Dax!(y)
Great video! Love going to the source to get answers! Did this drill correlate to making more putts? Anyone one else find [USER=22002]@JDax[/USER] shoes distracting?! Haha
Will be watching on my next break
Thanks. That should get rid of one of the last variables. The putter itself does the shaft lean and alignment, lie angle is somewhat easy, but this should really help with the rest.
Love the purple shoes!
Seemore always has great putting content. I’ll have to give this a test (no seemore putter – no dot to cover). I doubt I’ll look like US Open winner Bryson’s posture :rolleyes: and that might be a good thing according to my yogi wife. Thanks for more helpful content THP.
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Thanks. That should get rid of one of the last variables. The putter itself does the shaft lean and alignment, lie angle is somewhat easy, but this should really help with the rest.
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Glad you enjoyed it.
Definitely going to be trying this. It’s the simple things sometimes that do the most good! Great job [USER=22002]@JDax[/USER] and [USER=3]@JB[/USER] !
[QUOTE=”GoldenBuff, post: 9534681, member: 25892″]
Love the purple shoes!
Seemore always has great putting content. I’ll have to give this a test (no seemore putter – no dot to cover). I doubt I’ll look like US Open winner Bryson’s posture :rolleyes: and that might be a good thing according to my yogi wife. Thanks for more helpful content THP.
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The next round after getting some tips from Cody in this video, I only had 30 putts.
I’ve been averaging 33 putts a round ??…
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I’m still working on what we went over, and I can see myself improving over time.
[QUOTE=”J.B. Cobb III, post: 9534550, member: 50607″]
Great video! Love going to the source to get answers! Did this drill correlate to making more putts? Anyone one else find [USER=22002]@JDax[/USER] shoes distracting?! Haha
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Don’t hate on the shoes…
Awesome stuff! Always love watching, listening to and learning from Cody.
[QUOTE=”J.B. Cobb III, post: 9534550, member: 50607″]
Great video! Love going to the source to get answers! Did this drill correlate to making more putts? Anyone one else find [USER=22002]@JDax[/USER] shoes distracting?! Haha
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See the chart posted above… But yes I’m making more putts than before in the 2 rounds, that I’ve gotten in.
[QUOTE=”JDax, post: 9535077, member: 22002″]
The next round after getting some tips from Cody in this video, I only had 30 putts.
I’ve been averaging 33 putts a round ?…
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I’m still working on what we went over, and I can see myself improving over time.
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Nice improvement! I would love to have that kind of access for learning. Putting more than any other part of golf is where I feel I have to learn by trial and error on my own.
Simple enough drill that seems really effective.
[QUOTE=”GoldenBuff, post: 9535088, member: 25892″]
Nice improvement! I would love to have that kind of access for learning. Putting more than any other part of golf is where I feel I have to learn by trial and error on my own.
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The RST Alignment of the SeeMore putters, makes the trial and error of alignment a lot easier.
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The RST Alignment of the SeeMore putters, makes the trial and error of alignment a lot easier.
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Have rolled their putters, including one or possibly two of the RST versions. I am looking for more direct expertise access that links to equipment and setup. I’m an experiential learner. Someday.
[QUOTE=”GoldenBuff, post: 9535119, member: 25892″]
Have rolled their putters, including one or possibly two of the RST versions. I am looking for more direct expertise access that links to equipment and setup. I’m an experiential learner. Someday.
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All their models feature rst
[QUOTE=”JB, post: 9535143, member: 3″]
All their models feature rst
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OK, thanks, I thought that was the new offset shaft design. ?
i will try the perfect putting posture and setup this week!
[USER=22002]@JDax[/USER] maybe i can find red/white in them shoes!
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OK, thanks, I thought that was the new offset shaft design. ?
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It’s the “Red Dot”, it’s just cooler to say RST… lol
Great video…..will have to give this a try tonight, one area I find is I believe a big difference between a great putting round and a poor day (burning edges) is inconsistent setup. Maybe this will help find the holy grail. Thanks again fellas.
The challenge is who defines what is perfect posture for putting?
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The challenge is who defines what is perfect posture for putting?
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Majority of golfers do not have a consistent posture when it comes to putting. By utilizing RST (hiding the red dot), a golfer will get in a consistent and athletic posture for every single putt. Having a consistent starting point allows a golfer to become more comfortable when making putts.
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Majority of golfers do not have a consistent posture when it comes to putting. By utilizing RST (hiding the red dot), a golfer will get in a consistent and athletic posture for every single putt. Having a consistent starting point allows a golfer to become more comfortable when making putts.
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In my opinion, your statement about “consistent posture” is not well defined. What is the basis for this? I agree that consistency is important (at least for my game it seems), yet who and what defines “consistent posture” when related to golf position for putting? Does low scoring? Is it based on certain players forms and how they putt?
We see good putters have some of the strangest setups in posture (in my opinion of what I think good golf posture is), yet they are good putters because they are good at green reading, stroke, putter head position, smoothness, repeatability (maybe this is what you are aiming at), tempo, rhythm, and above all CTP shots.
I am trying to think if I could pick one thing from good putting what it would be. I think I would have to pick smoothness in follow through toward their target area following the best line possible.
The thing I notice about observing golfers is different things work for different people and putting has not proven to be the exception from my observation. Of course, to each his own.
Dave Stockton has an interesting comment in one of his books on his putting philosophy that putting is the only part of the game that a child can intuitively understand and do without any coaching beyond showing him which end of the club to hold.
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In my opinion, your statement about “consistent posture” is not well defined. What is the basis for this? I agree that consistency is important (at least for my game it seems), yet who and what defines “consistent posture” when related to golf position for putting? Does low scoring? Is it based on certain players forms and how they putt?
We see good putters have some of the strangest setups in posture (in my opinion of what I think good golf posture is), yet they are good putters because they are good at green reading, stroke, putter head position, smoothness, repeatability (maybe this is what you are aiming at), tempo, rhythm, and above all CTP shots.
I am trying to think if I could pick one thing from good putting what it would be. I think I would have to pick smoothness in follow through toward their target area following the best line possible.
The thing I notice about observing golfers is different things work for different people and putting has not proven to be the exception from my observation. Of course, to each his own.
Dave Stockton has an interesting comment in one of his books on his putting philosophy that putting is the only part of the game that a child can intuitively understand and do without any coaching beyond showing him which end of the club to hold.
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Consistent posture means consistent. Taking out variables.
[QUOTE=”JB, post: 9535970, member: 3″]
Consistent posture means consistent. Taking out variables.
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I get that. So taking out the variables we use a consistent posture, but don’t know what the correct posture is because it has not been defined. If my posture is consistent and it is very different from yours, both of us would be correct. So we come back to no one thing is necessarily applicable for each golfer.
[QUOTE=”Luchnia, post: 9536016, member: 56326″]
I get that. So taking out the variables we use a consistent posture, but don’t know what the correct posture is because it has not been defined. If my posture is consistent and it is very different from yours, both of us would be correct. So we come back to no one thing is necessarily applicable for each golfer.
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Im not sure one could say something is best. Everybody has ailments or body types, but with proper instruction you can find your sweet spot. This was about finding a consistency and removing variables.
[QUOTE=”Luchnia, post: 9536016, member: 56326″]
I get that. So taking out the variables we use a consistent posture, but don’t know what the correct posture is because it has not been defined. If my posture is consistent and it is very different from yours, both of us would be correct. So we come back to no one thing is necessarily applicable for each golfer.
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Consistent posture is defined (by utilizing the RST in a SeeMore putter “hiding the red dot” at setup position) as getting in a comfortable, athletic position (per video). We have found that this is the easiest and most consistent way to putter better. Sure there are other ways for posture and setup but can one be consistent in doing this? One of the only ways to be consistent at that particular posture/setup is by practicing. A great deal of golfers do not practice their putting on a consistent basis. Therefore utilizing RST gets a golfer in a comfortable and consistent posture for every single putt (even if they do not do a great deal of practicing). Even if you do not use a SeeMore for your round of golf you can use it as a training aid to practice your posture while at home watching golf or on the putting green.
We can take a picture of someone’s posture today, tomorrow, a week from now and even a year from now. The only thing that will change in these images will be their clothes. By hiding the red dot, their posture will be the same for every image.
I found myself doing this today for about 20 minutes as I noticed my set up had changed a little bit. Working on getting everything centered and my posture back to a comfortable spot. I find that sometimes I get a little lazy and quick with it in this little drill brings it back for me
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Im not sure one could say something is best. Everybody has ailments or body types, but with proper instruction you can find your sweet spot. This was about finding a consistency and removing variables.
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I find this video interesting because my putting has been pretty poor lately. Last night I was out and in some Youtube rabbit hole I heard that your arms almost want to be stiff as it allows for you to take out the angles and any variables that can be had from bent arms. That being said, it is extremely uncomfortable and I for one believe it messes with the rest of your posture. I may give this a try as it seems to involve a whole body setup.
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I find this video interesting because my putting has been pretty poor lately. Last night I was out and in some Youtube rabbit hole I heard that your arms almost want to be stiff as it allows for you to take out the angles and any variables that can be had from bent arms. That being said, it is extremely uncomfortable and I for one believe it messes with the rest of your posture. I may give this a try as it seems to involve a whole body setup.
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Send us a note ([email][email protected][/email]) or call (615-435-8015) us if you have any questions. Not only do we talk about putters but also instruction/fitting questions. Always happy to help. We have time for you. (y)
Starting doing this drill in the tech studio and really think I found a good routine
Great quick fix for putting.
Interesting tonsee Dax improve 3 strokes in the first round.
My putting is strong right now so won’t apply these tips
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Starting doing this drill in the tech studio and really think I found a good routine
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Very nice!! (y)