Another putting question...

[surefire]

On my quest to work on my putting, I am looking for a specific training aid.

I know its out there, but I can't remember what it is called to look up where to get it. Its basically a circular disc with a ridge that is the same size as the hole so it sits in it. The disc has a hole a little bit bigger than the ball.
You use this to practice, so when you play the hole is a much bigger target. Anyone know the name?

If not I'll be looking in B&Q or somewhere to see if I can make my own somehow.

Thanks for any help.

 

[bobmac]

I know I know I know
Well, I know something similar

http://www.americangolf.co.uk/golf-equip...s/bullseye-cup/

 

[Putting_Green_Pro]

hi. i know your looking for something but i have found that putting a plastic cup on the floor (a flat carpet) and repeatedly 'trying' to somehow get the ball in there helped me alot. i think my putting has improved vastly and not a penny was spent

 

[theeaglehunter]

Good call surefire I have been looking for something of that exact description for a while, and the closest I have come across is what Bob posted in his link. I know they exist but where to buy one from....Grrr!

 

[andiritchie]

http://www.perfectmygolf.co.uk/acatalog/No_3_Putt.html

Is that the kind of thing you are after

 

[theeaglehunter]

YES! That is the exact thing I had in mind Andi, and I think the OP as well. Many thanks for the link, I have been looking for a british stockist of this kind of device for a while, as I said.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I have the bullseye cup that Bob posted which helps but I do like the look of this especially the really small version. That will make practicing fun. Think I'll be ordering one later on

 

[Herbie]

Im not sure I see any more benefit in this stuff than you would get from sticking a tee in the ground and aiming for it?

 

[surefire]

YES, that is it, thanks for finding it.

As to the tee question, in my mind the tee has more margin of error. You can hit the tee with any part of the ball, and you won't necessarily get any feedback if you only just hit the tee, or don't have the pace just right.

With the small hole, you have to be perfect as the ball won't drop. You also get feedback when you get it right. Plus its closer to what you try to do when you really play.

All IMHO of course.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I agree. I also think putting to a hole is more realistic. There is some benefit putting to a tee if you are working on distance control but if you wanted work on holing out those tricky 3 and 4 footers this would be far more useful

 

[theeaglehunter]

I agree with the benefits Homer and surefire have already mentioned. To add to them though it is also the visual thing of this aid actually making the hole look much bigger when you remove the insert, giving you more confidence. It is in general a much more specific device than simply using a tee.

 

[Herbie]

YES, that is it, thanks for finding it.

As to the tee question, in my mind the tee has more margin of error. You can hit the tee with any part of the ball, and you won't necessarily get any feedback if you only just hit the tee, or don't have the pace just right.

With the small hole, you have to be perfect as the ball won't drop. You also get feedback when you get it right. Plus its closer to what you try to do when you really play.

All IMHO of course.

If you can consistantly hit a tee from various distances (even if you clip it) it is just as valuable a training aid in my view.

Having a smaller hole to go for means that you are simply aiming for a smaller hole, aiming for a tee and hitting it dead centre means you are dead on with your aim and all that matters then is pace issue which is exactly the same for both methods and indeed all putts ever taken.

The further away you get and the more difficult the read of the putt, the more luck becomes a factor with the small hole anyway.

If you accept a smaller hole as a training aid for improvement, why not a smaller target like a tee?

 

[golf_bug]

I saw a pro tip once where he putts to a coin on the practise green. When he gets out on the course the hle looks massive in comparison and he gained an instant confidence boost. I guess that is the point of the golf aid being discussed, but a coin can cost as little as 1p

 

[surefire]

To both the previous posts, what if you power it into the coin or tee, or it just barely touches. If it were a hole it may run over or stop agonisingly short.

How do you decide if it has hit the tee perfectly dead centre from 20 feet away? With the small hole it either drops or doesn't.

If the aim of golf was to hit the pin, I'd go for the tee method, but its to get the ball in the hole, so I'll gladly spend my £13.

 

[Herbie]

I saw a pro tip once where he putts to a coin on the practise green. When he gets out on the course the hle looks massive in comparison and he gained an instant confidence boost. I guess that is the point of the golf aid being discussed, but a coin can cost as little as 1p

Do that myself on occasion and have seen others do it too, it really boils down to each persons fancy I think, I fancy using any old thing, others fancy spending a few quid on something they will use once then lose it in their golf bag or back of the car.

 

[golf_bug]

Surefire its obviously whatever gives you the most confidence. The point of aiming at a coin/tee is that it focusses your aim at a very small target, which all the great putters do. If you touch the side of the coin, the ball would have gone in the hole...if you see what I mean.

 

[TipTopGolfer]

Try using a Ping 2 Toned golf ball to line up also,madandra was kind enough to give me his old one a while back and my putting has definetly improved alot!

Thank's again madandra!

 

[bobmac]

The only advantage I can see using one of these rings over aiming for a tee or coin is that if you are successful, you will hear the satisfying sound of the ball hitting the bottom of the cup, as opposed to the ball hitting the coin.(Sorry, long sentence)
Apart from that, they both look like good ideas.