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Alignment is relatively easy. Whether you like to stand with
your feet slightly open or closed, the key is to make sure that
your hips and your shoulders are square to your line. That way
you will be encouraged to swing the putter on a natural path.
And this drill is fantastic when it comes to tracking your stroke
and grooving a natural path that sees the putter swing back
and forth on your line to the hole. Simply place two clubs side-by-side
to create this putting corridor, leaving about half an inch
either side of your putter head. Then it’s all about repeating
your stroke and rattling the ball into the back of the hole.
Having those tracks gives you instand feedback as to the line
of your stroke – take it too far outside and you strike
the outer shaft, take it on the inside and you touch the inner
shaft. A true stroke runs clear all the way back and through,
sending the ball straight into the hole.
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