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Yep, I am standing on a pool table with a tall cool one in the distance and yes, that’s an elk hanging on the wall!

Part of my lunacy as a coach is coming up with crazy images to help your game! If you are prone to "coming over the top," realize that a big key to developing more of an inside strike is visualizing what portion of the ball you are hitting. To drive the ball more right to left, imagine connecting with the "inside corner" of your ball, as if you were trying to knock the ball into the right corner pocket on a pool table! With your mind focused in the proper direction, it will be your playing partners who will be paying for that beer!

Jeff Ritter is an accomplished: coach, author and speaker. He teaches at the Raven Golf Club – Phoenix.  For more information, visit JeffRitterGolf.com

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For years I had spent countless hours trying to perfect the components of my putting stroke. Like most people I focused on developing a "no wrist" action, shoulder driven movement that swung the face and path square to the target line. The problem was the more concern I created for "positioning," the more rigid my stroke became and the worse the ball rolled off of the face. In essence I looked great, but performed horribly!

The key tip that helped me to find my way again was being reminded that putting is "all about the roll". Great putters roll the ball well, creating a solid strike that makes the ball hug the turf to the cup. This is a product of softening up and actually allowing the head to swing more freely adding more effortless energy to the hit.

To find your roll again practice some strokes where you swing with your right hand only (right-handed golfer). The key to this exercise is to be as casual and "non-rigid" as possible. As the putter swings away from the ball allow your wrist and elbow to flex and fold, loading the head with energy. Swing through allowing the head to "release" energy into the hit. You’ll find in many cases the more "sloppy" and casual you feel, the better the ball will come off the face. Once you find your roll again, tighten up your effort to add a bit of control. In the end, your new stroke should feel as if it still embodies the elements of flow that your right hand only drill demonstrated.

Keys

• Practice right hand only strokes
• Allow your joints to flex and flow
• Load the head with energy
• Release into the hit

In 2010 Jeff Ritter was named by Golf Digest as one of the Best Young Teachers in America. He teaches at the Raven Golf Club Phoenix!

Story originally seen in AZ Golf Central Magazine

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A good transition starts with creating pressure into the turf or what I call, "loading" the left leg. This is represented by feeling some flex in your left quad as your left foot pushes into the turf. Once you’ve got energy loaded into your left leg, it’s time to release that energy into impact with what I call the "snap!" Make some half swings trying to feel the "load-then-snap" sequence, where the leg goes from flexed to straight. The leg straightening facilitates your body’s rotation into the followthrough, keeping your circle intact with a ton of centrifugal force, adding yards to your hit. If done properly, your left leg should reach a straightened position simultaneously with the club’s impact into the ball.

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If you’ve ever watched a basketball player get ready to shoot a free throw, you’ve seen him go through a set of movements to help stay relaxed and rhythmic. He may, for example, bounce the ball twice, flex his knees, set his wrists and then shoot. If you say or make those movements to a beat, it might come out like this: "Bounce, Bounce, Flex, Set, Shoot." If you repeat this sequence in the form of a basic beat, it might sound like this:  Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom. Just like the beat of a drum. Basketball isn’t the only sport in which you create rhythm. The next time you’re on the putting green, develop a ritual. Start by lifting your right thumb off of the putter grip. Now, begin your ritual by placing the thumb back on the grip. We’ll call this "Tap." Then rotate your head to look at the hole. Follow this by turning your head back to the ball. Swing back, and then swing through.

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