Perfection in golf is unattainable, but the best players know how to correct a fault quickly.
BUT DON’T, take my word for it. The legendary top players said that not even the greatest golfers-he included-could hit the ball perfectly every time, and that, therefore, the game was really one of near ‘misses’. The secret to playing well, top players said was to learn how to reduce the severity of your mistakes, so that a less than perfect shot is still reasonably well hit shot.
Titleist,the #1 ball in golf,introduces the most advancedngeneration of its NXT Tour,new solid technology NXT and a new version of its popular DT SOLO.
Two New Ways To Go Low
The New NXT Tour and New NXT deliver even higher performance and longer distance,further establishing each model as benchmarks in their respective categories.Based upon comprehensive machine testing,as well as positive feedback captured during player testing with current NXT family loyalists and competitive golf ball users.
New NXT Tour
Utilizing advanced multi-layer technology,the New NXT Tour will be longer off the driver and long irons for most golfers,while delivering consisten shot-stopping greenside control,soft feel on all shots and outstanding durability.
1. Large,faster 1.58’’ dual core,multi-layer design provides longer distance and soft feel on all shots.
2. Soft,thin more durable Fusablend cover contributes to soft feel and exceptional control into and around the green.
3. Conversion to a low-count,high coverage Tour-proven 332 Icosahedral dimple pattern in seven different sizes combined with a Staggered Wave parting line contributes to enhanced aerodynamics and longer distance off the driver and long irons.
4. Tour-validated A.I.M(Alignment Integrated marketing)side-stamp assists in alignment at address off the tee,as well as when putting.
The new,advanced design of the NXT Tour offers an outstanding balance of overall high performance and control.The new NXT Tour pushes the envelope of advanced multi-layer solid core technology,delivering longer distance,soft feel and shot-stopping spin.
New NXT
The newly designed NXT replaces the NXT Extreme,and improves upon its predessor’s promise of extreme distance and straight ball flight.With high speed and low spin,the NXT provides th straightest flight within the Titleist golf ball family,and is also the most durable Titleist golf ball.
1. Large and fast 1.575”solid core provides high velocity for extreme distance.
2. Ionomer cover contributes to low spin on all shots for long,straight distance.
3. Higher coverage 332 Icosahedral multi-dimple pattern combined with a Staggered Wave parting line contributes to enhanced aerodynamics.
4. A.I.M(Alignment Integrated marketing)side-stamp assists in alignment at address off the tee,as well as when putting.
5. Cut-proof cover durability.
The basic putting stroke is like the motion of a pendulum,with the bands,arms and shoulders moving as one unit.
However,here again many golfers use highly individualistic approaches.Some are very wristy,some jab at the ball and some even hook it across the target line.
I recommend using the pendulum motion to reduce any variables and take your hands out of the game,which,as we have seen from the driver to the sand wedge,increases the chance of a properly executed shot.
As I have stressed all along,in modern golf the hands serve as a conduit,not as the beginning and end of the swing.The pendulum motion is a long,sweeping action that strokes the ball with topspin towards the hole.Because the hands are passive and work together,the tendency to hit or flick at the ball is greatly reduced.
Low and Slow
Here’s how it works.Take the putter back with your hands,arms and shoulders working together firmly but without rigidity the length of the backstroke dictated by the length of the putt.
The clubhead should come back low and slow,just above the ground,and appear to be moving in a straight line,although it will in fact eventually move slightly inside the line on longer swings.
Follow the same swingpath into impact letting the clubhead naturally accelerate from the motion of the swing until your left shoulder rises slightly and the throughswing is equal in length to the backswing.
The overall feeling should be one of pace,or you’ll knock the putt off line.You are stroking through the ball,not hitting it!
