• Jordan Spieth’s Hit Hold Move

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    Jordan Spieth’s Hit Hold Move

    Jordan Spieth’s hit hold move is considered by many to be a secret move, one that gives him an advantage over the field. Lets take a look  at his swing in slow motion to see what is happening.

    The first thing one can see is that he does not have a straight left arm at the top. And it is not straight coming down, into the ball or afterwards. This shows how the golf swing is based on momentum rather than through positions. With his dominate hand, the right, he is getting the right arm as long as possible through the shot.

    With the right arm fold at the top of the backswing it straightens down to the point where both arms are straight. This is the point of release and it is past the …

  • Seeing Vs Reading Putts

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    Seeing the putt and reading the putt are not the same thing.

    I have been saying for years that a putter can only hit a flat straight putt but what we see depends on the individual.  Here, let me explain…

    All of us know the need for reading putts but this read is based of off either seeing a line or a curve. The greats refer to it  as linear or non-linear putters. I overheard in the opening round at the Dubai Classic Tiger Woods say to his caddie “there is no such thing as a straight put”. His caddie replied that “every putt is a straight putt”. And so this is a perfect example of how everything can be right and everything can also be wrong as it all depends. But the question is how is it possible that they can both be …