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I thought this was a quick good read.  I’ve been using the EyeLine Putting Pendulum rod for about two months and it’s been beneficial.

I will say, at first, it’s VERY awkward but once you get used to it, it helps you develop a consistent swing path and is a very good reminder about breaking the wrists.

If you’ve got $30 bucks to invest in a training aid, this isn’t a bad way to go.

Putting S.O.S. Fundamentals

Solid - hit the putt solid
Online - start the putt on the target line
Speed - hit the putt the correct speed

The right loft gets the ball rolling and wanting to go in the cup!

The ideal putter loft at impact is 4 degrees.

That is enough to get the ball out of its depression, but not get it airborne.

Most manufacturers make putters so this loft is correct when the hands are directly vertical above the ball.

If my hands are slightly toward my back foot, then I have added loft.

If my hands are slightly toward my front foot, then I have reduced loft.

Either way … no good.

The Pendulum Putting Rod is how the Tour players (112 in 2008) check this setup position.

Use the rod, a mirror, a friend, or a coach … but make sure you are set up correctly.

Take a Product Tour of the Pendulum Putting Rod

I know it’s not quite an Orlando Golf Lesson, but it’ll help ya

Not to mention the guys out at EyeLine are freaking awesome and they’ve got a slew of putting drills and games for you to experiment with.

The venerable Brendon Elliott uses a lot of these training aids in his lessons and he swears by em.

-Dave

Here’s my Orlando Golf Lesson for the week.

So, I’ve been having some issues with hitting consistent iron shots.  The world famous Brendon Elliott who is the head golf pro out at Winter Park Country Club has made great strides in helping me resolve these issues.  We’ve totally changed up my stance and I’m trying to lock down the proper weight shift and swing path.

While researching all this, I came across some surprisingly good videos that have given me some things to think about.

After going through a bunch of the videos on youtube, I realized that the best videos were the ones that were created by a company called Bionic Gloves.  Now, it wasn’t my intent to give some free advertising to a company I haven’t heard of, but these guys deserve it.  In an effort to promote their product, they partnered up with a couple of golf pros and they’ve created a series of game improvement podcasts.

Viewers who are having problems with their game email their questions to podcast@bionicgloves.com. Chaz Rough picks a question to answer, sends a free glove to the questioner and video’s the answer and posts it on their website for free viewing.  They’ve recorded over 100 podcasts and should you wish, you can download them for $1.99 per.

I think they used to post all their videos on youtube, but the past twenty or so have only been available on their website, which sucks because I can’t embed them for your viewing pleasures

In addition to these two videos below, check out #112 and #113 on the podcast section of their website for two cool irons drills.

Here’s a David Ledbetter’s Set, Check & Go drill.

Hope this helps you!

Here’s some links to some other Orlando Golf Lesson posts I’ve written.

Orlando Golf Lessons – Putting

Orlando Golf Lessons – Chipping

Orlando Golf Lessons – Pitching

Orlando Golf Lessons – Sand Shots

I appreciate you visiting the site! Feel free to leave a comment!

-Dave