| If you are asking this question, then you are probably | | | | each other, and trying to putt the ball down the |
| pulling your ball to the left when you swing or putt. | | | | middle exactly. Something else you could do, if you |
| This is a serious problem, especially for that last | | | | can't find a set of 2x4's and can't afford to buy an |
| swing of the course. It's never good when your ball | | | | indoor putting range (which runs around $32), is to |
| swerves out of the way when it's less than two | | | | take a set of golf tee's, and arrange them in two |
| feet from the hole! Not only does it make you look | | | | columns, so you can hit the ball between them. If |
| bad, it can also cost you money if you're playing in a | | | | you're feeling really adventurous, you could take a |
| competition. | | | | short piece of thin PVC tubing, and try to aim the ball |
| The solution, is of course to make sure that you're | | | | toward it, so that it goes through it, that would work |
| gripping the club properly, making sure that you are | | | | wonders for your swing if you can manage to hit it! |
| not slicing or hooking, which means you're either | | | | There are many, many things you can use for this, |
| hitting wide to the left or right. If there really is a | | | | cups, hamster tubes, paper towel rolls, but no matter |
| reverse pivot, then you need to practice hitting in a | | | | what you do the important thing is to practice as |
| straight line. There are a few ways you can achieve | | | | much as possible. Eventually, with time and practice, |
| this. One way might be aiming at a specific target, | | | | your reverse pivot will disappear and you'll be |
| like a tee, or a rock. The windmill traps at putt putt | | | | swinging with the pros before you know it. But no |
| courses are a perfect example, as you must hit the | | | | matter how good you get remember this well: |
| ball with exact precision for it to push through the | | | | overconfidence will kill your swing; make absolutely |
| windmill. Of course you may not have the money to | | | | certain each and every time that you're doing it right, |
| blow on a trip to the local Putt Putt, so a homemade | | | | and don't assume that you can do it every time. In |
| remedy might have to do. | | | | other words, treat every time like the first time, |
| So what can you do? Well, there are a number of | | | | using precision and careful planning to ensure that you |
| things you can do. You might buy an indoor putting | | | | play your best game. If you have to, then try to |
| range, which doesn't cost too much. Or you could do | | | | imagine that you still have those barriers set up, and |
| something more rudimentary, like placing a set of | | | | you have to hit between them. |
| 2x4's on the ground, about two feet away from | | | | |