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Are you constantly searching for that thing
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to help take your game to the next level?
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That thing, that magic that'll help elevate your results,
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is actually right underneath your nose,
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if you just take a closer look at your game.
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So how's your short game?
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If you want to play better golf, it's time that you
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look again at where you're losing strokes
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on and around the greens.
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We do this by mapping our rounds.
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You can use a pen and scorecard,
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or you can take advantage of some of today's modern
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technology, GPS shot-tracking devices,
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to really look at what your strengths
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and weaknesses are, for smarter insights
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and stronger outcomes.
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Are you tired of being around the green in two,
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poised to get up and down for par,
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only to chili dip the ball a few feet in front of you?
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Why does this happen?
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The three things that we want to focus on here
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weight distribution,
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and where our hands are.
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Ball position, center of the stance.
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It may be tempting to want to play it back,
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but I promise you'll make better contact
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when it's in the center.
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Weight distribution?
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60% front leg, 40% back leg.
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This is going to allow us to still hit the ball first,
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and the ground slightly after.
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And finally, and probably most importantly,
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the hands need to be in line with the golf ball.
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Now let's go knock it in.
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When you start tracking your stats for real,
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you might be amazed at how many putts you have per round.
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Why do golfers three-putt?
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Because they don't get the first putt
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close enough to the hole.
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Really, you should start reading the putt
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as you're walking up to the green,
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not when you get there.
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Start looking at the high points, the low points,
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where you think the water might drain,
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where the mountains are.
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This is going to give us an idea of the big picture.
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Now that I'm on the putting surface,
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it's time for me to read the green with my feet.
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I want to feel what the slope is doing from the ball
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all the way to the pin.
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Especially near the hole.
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Take all this information into account.
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Visualize this line as you get behind the ball,
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and have confidence and see the ball
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Sometimes, it will even go in.
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That's the beauty of looking again.