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Using your putter as a plumb bob to determine the break near the hole will cut strokes from your game. Unfortunately, too many golfers try to plumb bob from behind their ball and without a calibrated putter. Those mistakes result in more missed putts.

Gravity and your clubs are the only tools that you can legally use to determine the slope of a green. Plumb bobbing only helps you understand the slope of the green where your feet are standing. For any putt, your ball will bend more with the slope of the green as it slows down near the hole. That’s why you need to plumb bob with your calibrated putter on a line from BEHIND THE HOLE and back to your ball.

Calibrate Your Putter
Every putter head has a different weight, and every shaft has a different taper. Calibrate your putter by standing 6 to 10 feet away from any door frame and letting your putter hang freely from your fingertips. Close one of your eyes and rotate the face of your hanging putter until one side of the shaft lines up with the door frame. [ RECORD the eye that you used, the side of your shaft (NOT INCLUDING THE GRIP) and the putter face orientation.]

Use Your Putter as a Plumb Bob to Determine the High Side Near the Hole

-Stand on the line behind the hole so that you can see the hole in-line with your ball.-Hang your putter shaft in front of you to line up the hole near the bottom of your shaft.–The top of your shaft will line up on the high side of your ball so that’s the high side of the slope near your hole.-The greater the gap from your shaft edge to your ball, to greater the slope and the faster your ball will break down to the hole.

If there is a significant double or triple break on the green leading to the hole, you need to consider what those breaks will do when your ball is rolling at a higher speed where the slope will have less impact. Plumb bobbing will only help you determine the slope near the hole. If you can see an obvious slope near the hole, DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME PLUMB BOBBING.

Nelly Korda, who is seeking to set the LPGA record with wins in six consecutive starts, said she has kept her mind off the pursuit by staying busy off the course.

A final stop before the PGA Championship for Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas & Co., Nelly Korda shines on the course (and the red carpet), and more from the golf world.

Rory McIlroy will no longer replace Webb Simpson on the PGA Tour policy board and the board of directors of PGA Tour Enterprises, saying there were some on the board "that were maybe uncomfortable with me coming back on for some reason."

It's time for the 2024 LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup! Will Nelly Korda defend her 2023 title? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN now.

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In a first for LIV, the 13 teams can negotiate trades through June 9 in an effort to improve their teams but without altering the contracts of players.

With rain in the forecast, the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday was delayed by a few hours.

What We Tried

The Fairway Series golf mat (5’x5’) from the Indoor Golf Shop.

Who Tried It

Tony Covey. MyGolfSpy Editorial Director and a guy just trying to make the most out of a limited-height indoor hitting environment.

Key Features

The reported features of the Fairway Series mat include:It’s realistic – like hitting off a fairwayInjury prevention – turf density made to be hit on every day by everyday golfersAll-day comfort – See above. Built for all-day, pain-free use.It’s durable – strong, reliable, and built to last

A Bit of Background

Last year, I tested the Indoor Golf Shop’s Sigpro Softy –  a lightweight three-piece mat with a removable/replaceable/interchangeable (choose your word) hitting strip.

I love the lightweight, modular design (it’s so easy to move it around) but, as you may recall, I’m working in a limited height environment (about 8’7” from slab to joist) and the three-piece Softy is a bit on the tall side. While an inch or two of height doesn’t sound like much, the thinner the mat, the longer the club I can swing without rattling the joists under my kid’s room.

In my height-challenged environment, the difference between the Softy and the Fairway Series is the difference between maxing out with a 6-iron instead of a 7.

Brandel Chamblee will be on the call for next month’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst.

Chamblee, one of the most polarizing voices in the game, will join a four-man booth for NBC, Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal reports. He will be joined by play-by-play man Dan Hicks, Brad Faxon and Mike Tirico.

The lead analyst position has been a revolving door for NBC, a network that has come under fire for coverage struggles and mismanagement of a heavy commercial load.

Paul Azinger was not renewed after a four-year run as lead analyst, leading NBC to try out a rotation of analysts throughout 2024. Chamblee, Faxon, Kevin Kisner, Notah Begay III and Luke Donald have all been involved during the audition process.

Kisner appeared to have a leg up on the competition after getting strong reviews early in the season. However, he opted out of covering the U.S. Open, citing a previous commitment.

Everyone’s time is valuable. We cherish our time on the golf course and many of us just wish we had more time in the day to play or practice.

Whether it is work, family or whatever else may be going on in life, finding the time to practice can be a challenge. What’s worse is wasting that precious time on skills or drills that won’t help your game.

We can help! Read on.

Putting Training

PuttOut Pressure Trainer

This one is pretty straightforward. If you follow MyGolfSpy, you will have heard about these a lot. The PuttOut Pressure trainer is a wonderfully frustrating putting tool that provides immediate feedback, precise practice and scalable difficulty. It is small, portable, and can be used anywhere that you can roll a golf ball. It may make you want to pull your hair out but it will make you a better putter.

Putting Mat

Having a good putting mat is valuable. We have done several reviews on Amazon putting mats but a slightly larger investment in a higher-quality mat might be warranted.

The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that also includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf.

If you're struggling with mishits from greenside bunkers, Cleveland Golf ambassador Jake Hutt has some advice.

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The 2024 Wells Fargo Championship gets underway Thursday. Here are 6 picks our betting expert loves (and why he thinks you should too).

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On the day NBC announced its U.S. Open coverage, NBC executive producer Sam Flood went deep on the state of the network's golf plans.

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The field for next week's PGA Championship is now finalized. A number of LIV golfers benefitted but one is on the outside looking in.

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With growth and innovation as its focus, SuperStroke has announced the purchase of the 100-year-old Lamkin golf grip company.

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Lee Trevino recently gave Ben Crenshaw a quick lesson captured by the PGA Tour Champions social team. Here's what you can learn from it.

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