Keep your head down - Myth?

[shortgame]

I got a tip from here that works well for me - draw a dimple size dot on the ball and focus on it until the shot is complete

I feel it helps me stay still and stops me from getting ahead of the ball


Also I have a tendency to have an early peek at the hole when putting. To help with this in practice I put a small sticker (dot) on the green under the ball and focus on not looking up until the ball is gone and I can see the sticker

Hope it helps some of you

 

[patricks148]

I got a tip from here that works well for me - draw a dimple size dot on the ball and focus on it until the shot is complete

I feel it helps me stay still and stops me from getting ahead of the ball


Also I have a tendency to have an early peek at the hole when putting. To help with this in practice I put a small sticker (dot) on the green under the ball and focus on not looking up until the ball is gone and I can see the sticker

Hope it helps some of you

must get though a fair few green stickers out on the course, hope you don't hold up play too much doing this:rofl:

 

[shortgame]

must get though a fair few green stickers out on the course, hope you don't hold up play too much doing this:rofl:

:rofl:

It's when I get the alignment sticks and putting miror out I get the most abuse

:rofl:

 

[Matty6]

Had a lesson the other week and my coach noticed I had a lot of sway in my body and my head was bobbing all over the place. He told me to keep my head stable and maintain my height throughout the swing. This has done wonders for my ball striking. Hitting it so much cleaner than ever before. There is still some head movement, but so much less than previously.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I find my tempo is smooth and connected if I focus on a single dimple through impact. Doesn't mean I am keeping my head down in the strict sense of the word but find it stops me moving it about and the issues that can cause with a sway. Also lets me focus on a good rotation

 

[shortgame]

I find my tempo is smooth and connected if I focus on a single dimple through impact. Doesn't mean I am keeping my head down in the strict sense of the word but find it stops me moving it about and the issues that can cause with a sway. Also lets me focus on a good rotation

Precisely what I find 👍

 

[rulefan]

Nike released a video of Tiger Woods in his heyday showing how much his head moved during the stoke. It was about 3 or 4" laterally.
However, it showed that his eyes were on the ball all the time, upto and including the moment of impact. After the ball has gone that's it.

I have often thought that if I take my eye of the ball, it take the opportunity to move to slightly different location.

 

[clubchamp98]

Precisely what I find 

I think it depends on your eye / hand cordination some people have lots some less .
The better it is the more room for movement of the head.

Everyone different and what suits one may not suit another.

 

[Foxholer]

...Doesn't mean I am keeping my head down in the strict sense of the word but find it stops me moving it about and the issues that can cause with a sway...

This!

 

[ScienceBoy]

Like every bit of advice there is 100 ways of interpreting it, 99 make things worse and 1 makes it better.