Your Putting Solution: A Tour-Proven Approach to Mastering the Greens

by James Sieckmann, David Denunzio, Tom Per Jr. (Foreword by)

Overview

The author of Your Short Game Solution presents his Tour-proven putting-improvement system that can work with any stroke.
 
In a follow-up to the industry-acclaimed Your Short Game Solution (2015), James Sieckmann presents a no-nonsense plan to making more putts. Most putting manuals focus on hard-set mechanics that even the top putters on Tour fail to achieve. According to Sieckmann, you can score even if your mechanics are flawed as long as you master four essential skills: 1) choosing the correct line; 2) starting your ball on that line; 3) matching the line with appropriate speed; and 4) believing completely in yourself and in your training. Borrowing from the same playbook he uses with his Tour clients, Sieckmann outlines a step-by-step process for perfecting these skills, which automatically boost performance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592409075
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	668,290
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

For the past twenty years, James Sieckmann has honed his strategies and taught PGA and LPGA professionals at his school, the Shadow Ridge Golf Academy in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a eight-time PGA Section Teacher of the Year and one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers in America.

David DeNunzio is a managing editor at GOLF Magazine and has coauthored thirteen instructional books on the sport, including Sieckmann’s first book, Your Short Game Solution.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Foreword xiii

Prologue xv

Chapter 1 What Comes First: A Study of Skill 1

Chapter 2 How to Assess Putting Skill and Avoid the Pitfalls That Thwart Improvement 7

Chapter 3 Skill 1: Starting the Ball On Line (Pre-Stroke Foundations) 20

Chapter 4 Skill 1: Starting the Ball On Line (In-Stroke Foundations) 35

Chapter 5 The Feedback Loop-Confirming Your Foundations 59

Chapter 6 Skill 2: Green-Reading Facts and Processes 71

Chapter 7 Skill 3: Touch and Feel 85

Chapter 8 Skill 4: The "It" Factor 106

Chapter 9 The Art of Effective Training 126

Chapter 10 Proven and Effective Skill-Training Programs 136

Chapter 11 Tour Confidential-Learning from the Best 147

Editorial Reviews

Praise for James Sieckmann and Your Short Game Solution:

“It took all of two minutes of working with James Sieckmann for me to know that I had found my short-game coach. Trust me on this one, you want him to be your coach, too!” 
—Ben Crane, five-time PGA Tour winner
 
“Nobody has dedicated as much time to the short game as James Sieckmann. In his new book, he will conclusively show you what the greatest short-game players have in common and how you can improve your technique, both physically and mentally. His information is spot-on, and you will no longer worry when you miss a green!”
—Dave Phillips, cofounder of the Titleist Performance Institute, Golf Magazine Top 100 teacher, and Golf Digest Top 50 teacher

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