| If you are faced with a 21 foot putt you are not | | | | because the manufacturers have zoned in on that |
| going to hit it more than 3 feet wide either side, | | | | objective as well. The sweet spot on a blade |
| but there is a chance that you'll be beyond 24 | | | | putter in the 70's was small and the fall off in |
| feet or short of 18 feet. Either of those results, | | | | energy transfer, either side of that sweet spot, |
| too long or too short, will leave you with a tricky | | | | was rapid. You had to hit the ball exactly in the |
| 4, 5 or even 6 footer for your two putt. | | | | sweet spot or you would have no hope of getting |
| Yes, you want to be able to make the 6 footer | | | | your distance control correct. |
| when you need to, but the secret to a good | | | | The modern putter often looks as though it |
| round is to make sure those are not your second | | | | belongs in a science fiction film, and is armed with |
| putts. Let's get your first putt within the 3 foot | | | | space age technology courtesy of the materials |
| range each time. Set that as your objective for | | | | used, the way that the weight is distributed and |
| your next rounds and measure how many times | | | | the exact angles used in loft and alignment. |
| per round that you fail with that target. | | | | The purpose is to make the sweet spot as broad |
| If it is more than once or twice per round then | | | | as possible, to reduce the impact of a strike |
| go back to my distance control drill and just | | | | outside the hot spot and to make sure that the |
| practice that for 15 minutes once a week. | | | | center of gravity sets the ball rolling (and not |
| Actually, it is a lot easier today to meet your | | | | skidding and bouncing) as soon as possible. |
| targets with that drill than it was 10 years ago | | | | |