Around The Bend October 2018

GOLF TIP OF THE MONTH PAGE 9 AROUND THE BEND October 2018 Ron Nutty, PGA Director of Golf How to Rock your Shoulders in Putting Have you heard the term that you should “rock your shoulders” in your putting stroke? What does that mean?

A good putting stroke will have you moving with the fewest moving parts possible. That means your putting drills should involve focusing on the body movements that move the least. When it comes to putting, you should leave your arms and hands out of the putting stroke and focus on your shoulder blades. Yes, your shoulder blades! You want to glide your shoulder blades across your rib cage in your putting stroke. This tiny little movement will move the putter head with great precision as you’re only focusing on moving a couple inches with your body rather than trying to move the putter head a couple of feet with your arms and hands. This putting tip is sure to tighten up your putting stroke and get you holing more putts right away. One of the main keys to consistency in putting is having a very simple stroke so that it doesn’t break down when you’re under pressure. The biggest thing that will help you understand how to make a simple putting stroke is how to move your body correctly. I'm sure heard many times to rock your shoulders. Although, I think that’s well-intentioned advice, it is not necessarily the best advise nor an accurate one.

A better way of putting is to think about what parts of your body you move when you’re trying to make a putting stroke. Rocking your shoulders can be interpreted many different ways that could be dependent on how much you've hinged over from your hips. What you really should be thinking about is moving your shoulder blades. Yes, those bony parts back there in the back. What you want to think about is gliding them across your body. Your right shoulder blade is going to go in and then your left shoulder blade is going to go ahead. What that’s going to do is get you rotating your rib cage rather than tilting your shoulders.

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