It’s Saturday. You’re driving down the highway, maybe going to the golf course or a school soccer sport with household or pals.
After which, abruptly, out of nowhere, you do an enormous double-take. To your proper stands the reigning U.S. Open champion, holding up a cardboard signal that reads, “Ship This To A Buddy Who All the time 3 Putts.” You can’t imagine your eyes, however sure, there’s Bryson DeChambeau, the LIV Golf star who would possibly presently be the most well-liked participant on the planet, not named Tiger Woods.
It is a excellent instance of why DeChambeau’s recognition has skyrocketed lately. His YouTube channel has taken off, as he has aired episodes with former President Donald Trump, 6-time main winner Phil Mickelson, and former Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo. He appears to be at peace enjoying on LIV, too, contemplating the worldwide fan’s perspective greater than ever earlier than.
That very same mantra applies to his newest Instagram publish, which not solely trolls however educates.
Along with posting his cardboard signal, which each and every golfer can relate to, DeChambeau included a video to assist newbie golfers battling three-putting.
His recommendation?
Use a ruler to assist with pace.
“In case you’re three-putting, one of the best factor you are able to do is observe your pace management,” DeChambeau mentioned within the video.
“What works for me is utilizing a ruler and marking 10-foot, 20-foot, 30-foot, and establishing how exhausting you’ll want to hit your putts to [go].”
DeChambeau explains that it’s best to place marks on a yardstick that point out how far again it’s best to deliver your putter in your backswing. He demonstrates how it’s best to set that yardstick on the bottom, in entrance of your toes, as you observe placing. Totally different distances require totally different ranges of energy, so this drill may also help any struggling newbie gauge that. It’s best to deliver your putter again solely thus far for a 10-footer, a bit of extra for a 20-footer, a bit of extra for a 30-footer, and so forth.
“I can observe a 10-footer, a 20-footer, or a 30-footer all day lengthy, and all I’m doing is referencing my foot, precisely the place I have to take that putter head again,” DeChambeau provides.
“Over the course of time, that work and that observe you set in will ingrain right into a really feel. So, for instance, I can search for at you, and I can hit a 10-footer identical to that completely each single time on a flat-level floor.”
He then does the identical no-look train for 20-foot and 30-foot putts, demonstrating his robust really feel on the greens.
“For me, that’s what helps me management my pace one of the best and permits me to carry out on the highest degree,” DeChambeau mentioned.
So, to keep away from three-putts, maybe it’s best to take after DeChambeau’s ruler drill. If it may assist him win a pair of U.S. Opens, it may provide help to management your pace on the greens, too.
Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying By. Remember to try @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You’ll be able to comply with him on Twitter @jack_milko as nicely.
