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    Bulletproof Putting in Five Easy Lessons: The Streamlined System for Weekend Golfers
    Bulletproof Putting in Five Easy Lessons: The Streamlined System for Weekend Golfers
    Bulletproof Putting in Five Easy Lessons: The Streamlined System for Weekend Golfers
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    Bulletproof Putting in Five Easy Lessons: The Streamlined System for Weekend Golfers

    By Michael McTeigue

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    “The fastest way to lower your golf scores is to improve your putting.”

    Wouldn’t you love to lower your average score by five shots this season, with minimal effort? Sharpening your putting skill is the quickest and easiest way to lower your scores and enhance your enjoyment of the great game of golf.

    The secret to lower scoring is to sink more putts of eight feet or less while consistently lagging long putts close to the hole to avoid three putting. The Bulletproof Putting System teaches you to do exactly that, in five easy lessons.

    Written for the recreational golfer who has limited practice time and no desire to become a slave to the game, Bulletproof Putting in Five Easy Lessons will help you:

    • Read greens more accurately and visualize the correct roll paths for your putts
    • Make a dependable putting stroke that hits the ball where you aim
    • Ingrain your bulletproof pre-shot and in-shot routines to increase confidence
    • Master the four types of putts: slam dunk, drillable, drainable, and lag
    • Utilize precious practice and warm up time to your best advantage.

    Bulletproof Putting in Five Easy Lessons is written in an approachable style by Michael McTeigue, former Northern California PGA Teacher of the Year and author of the popular full-swing instruction classic, The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing. Michael conducted thousands of golf lessons as a golf professional at Bel Air Country Club, Riviera Country Club, and Palos Verdes Golf Club in California.
    His beautifully illustrated new book will improve your putting and enrich your enjoyment of the game. It is certain to become a treasured favorite in your golfing library.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael McTeigue
    Release dateAug 22, 2014
    ISBN9781311157324
    Bulletproof Putting in Five Easy Lessons: The Streamlined System for Weekend Golfers
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    Michael McTeigue

    A member of the U.S. Professional Golfers Association for over 10 years, Mike McTeigue served as assistant professional at Bel Air CC, teaching professional at Riviera CC and San Francisco GC, and head golf professional at Palos Verdes CC.McTeigue was voted the 1995 Teacher of the Year for the Northern California Section of the Professional Golfers Association. He was a popular speaker on golf instruction at sectional meetings of the Professional Golfer's Association. He was an Approved Speaker in the Etonic PGA Section Education Program and a faculty member in the PGA's Golf Professional Training Program. He was an instructor in the PGA's Professional Training and Development Seminar Program. He was an Invited Speaker at the Second World Scientific Congress of Golf at St. Andrews, Scotland in July 1994, at the Meet the Mentors Golf Summit preceeding the 1995 Ryder Cup Matches in Rochester, NY., and the NCPGA Player and Teacher Development Forum in 1998.Mike McTeigue has been a pioneer in applying high-technology to the analysis and training of complex sports motions, especially the golf swing. His SportSense products embodied McTeigue's innovative approach to motor-learning, called Real-time Motion Training (RMT). This involves precise biomechanical analysis and customized, instantaneous auditory biofeedback as the athlete trains in the actual sports environment using his or her own equipment.Mike is the co-inventor of RMT products for professional instructors the Swing Motion Trainer and consumers the Golf Swing Tuner and the X Factor Sensor. He has used the Swing Motion Trainer to analyze the golf swings of more than 160 U.S. PGA, Senior PGA Tour and LPGA professionals.His work produced the "X Factor" articles with Jim McLean; the "Science of the Swing" instruction series in GOLF Magazine, the Golf Digest article, "How's Your Grip Pressure?"; and the Senior Golfer series on "Curing Your Slice"; as well as numerous articles in golf trade publications. McTeigue also authored the hardcover book and companion video, The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing, which GOLF Magazine featured as top selections.Mike graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA with a degree in Psychology, and he received his Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

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      Book preview

      Bulletproof Putting in Five Easy Lessons - Michael McTeigue

      Bulletproof Putting

      in Five Easy Steps

      The Streamlined System for Weekend Golfers

      By Michael McTeigue

      Illustrations by David Wenzel

      Bulletproof Putting in Five Easy Lessons

      © 2014 by Michael McTeigue

      Smashwords Edition

      All rights reserved

      No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever with the written permission of the author.

      Printed in the United States of America

      ISBN: 9781311157324

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Also by Michael McTeigue

      "The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing"

      Curing Your Hit Impulse in Seven Simple Lessons

      Ebook edition

      For every golfer who was ever spooked

      by a three-foot putt.

      With Love

      to Linda, Mindy, & Melody

      With special appreciation

      to Ken Bowden

      Foreword

      I was familiar with Mike McTeigue’s teaching because I had read his 1985 book The Keys to the Effortless Swing during the time I was the Senior Instruction Editor at GOLF Magazine. It was a groundbreaking book in many ways and it had caught my attention.

      The first time I actually met Mike McTeigue was when I had flown out from New York to his home base in Silicon Valley to work on an article with him for Golf Magazine. I knew Mike was a very smart guy based on the conversations we had already had and the information we had exchanged about an idea he had brought to us that we were considering turning into a cover story.

      I drove from the San Francisco airport to Mike’s office in Sunnyvale and as I pulled into the parking lot, there were four geeky looking men in the parking lot driving a remote controlled mini-vehicle over a pile of rocks off to the side of the driveway. I stopped and asked them what they were doing. The response: We’re testing some new wheels for the Mars Rover. Mike hadn’t told me his offices were located inside a NASA test center. At that point I knew this wasn’t going to be a typical golf instruction article, and it wasn’t.

      We spent the day together and it was literally and figuratively as close to rocket science as I ever got writing golf instruction. It was clear that Mike was thinking about the swing and game at a much higher level than most of us in the industry. The result of that trip was one of the most interesting full swing articles GOLF Magazine ever had the pleasure of publishing and it actually turned into a series of articles that ran for several months after the cover story because we couldn’t fit it all into a single story.

      That Golf Magazine series was published nearly two decades ago, so after all this time, I was very excited to see what Mike had put together for his latest golf book. Once again, his ability to break down, examine, and reassemble any complexity in the game is on full display in Bulletproof Putting.

      In this beautifully illustrated volume, he has blended a deep understanding of statistical analysis, the art and science of reading greens, the biomechanics for creating a repeating stroke, the mindset of great putters and the keys to efficient practice into an easy to understand package.

      I can’t wait to see what his next project will be, but Mike, please don’t wait another 30 years!

      Lorin Anderson

      President, Proponent Group

      Table of Contents

      Foreword

      Introduction

      Who Cares About Putting?

      The Bulletproof Putting System (BPS)

      What the BPS system is NOT

      Lesson 1 - Your Bulletproof Putting Stroke

      The Grip

      Generating the Stroke Motion

      The Bulletproof Putting Stance

      Refining the Bulletproof Stroke

      Aiming

      Frequently Asked Questions

      Quick Review

      Lesson 2 –Roll Path Curiosity and Imagination

      Be Realistic About Your Chances

      Be Highly Curious About Roll Path

      Reading Greens with the GES List

      Exercise Your Imagination

      The Unconflicted Mind

      Quick Review

      Lesson 3 –Your Bulletproof Routine

      Predicting Roll Path and Speed

      Assuming Your Stance

      Stroking Your Putt

      Making Your Routine Automatic

      Quick Review of Routine

      Lesson 4 - Conquering the Four Types of Putts

      Introducing the Four Types of Putts

      Slam Dunks

      Drillable Putts

      Drainable Putts

      Lag Putts

      Lesson 5 - Practice and On-course Putting Tips

      Around the Home and Office

      When You Practice the Rest of Your Game

      Practice during a Round of Golf

      Parting Shots

      Analyzing Your Putting

      This Worked for Me

      Bibliography

      About the Author

      Introduction

      The man who can putt is a match for anyone.

      -Willie Park Jr.

      Did you ever walk off a green feeling like you had just been shot full of holes? You hit a superb approach shot eight feet above the hole. Your birdie putt caught a piece of the cup but spun three feet by. Then you left the three-footer SHORT OF THE CUP, turning a makeable birdie into a pitiful bogey. Or maybe, on a tough par four, you hit a sweet mid-iron shot thirty-five feet from the hole for a nice par opportunity. Unfortunately, you left the first putt waaaaay short, then – mad at yourself – blew the second putt four feet past, and - no, don’t say it! - missed the lousy four footer, turning a probable par into a nasty double bogey.

      We’ve all been there. Setbacks like these on the putting green can blow up a decent round and leave us shaking our heads and muttering in disgust as we head to the next tee. On the next green, even a simple two-foot tap-in provokes dread. If you’ve endured experiences like these and want to avoid them forevermore, the Bulletproof Putting System (BPS) is for you.

      Why is a putting system called bulletproof? Because it protects you much like bulletproof vests protect SWAT teams. You might take some hits, but you won’t get whacked on the greens. You won’t see your putting fall apart and your game spin out of control. Your bulletproof system will minimize the damage and keep your head in the game.

      One vital secret of the Bulletproof Putting System is it reduces the chances for FUD – fear, uncertainty, and doubt – to take control. It protects you from debilitating negative thoughts that creep in uninvited and cause an easy putt to become pure mental anguish. You’ll feel secure in the confidence that you are a good putter and you have a system that works for you. You’ll even enjoy the chance to apply it to those tricky three and four foot putts that aggravate all of us.

      This system is streamlined for the weekend golfer. I am assuming you don’t devote countless hours to practicing and playing, and that you’re not interested in investigating the analytical complexities and subtle nuances of manipulating the flat stick. You simply want to sink more putts while feeling confident on the greens, right? If you typically are taking thirty-five or more putts per eighteen holes, the Bulletproof Putting System can help you consistently save five shots or more per round. Wouldn’t you like to lower your average score by five shots this season? In this little book, I offer you a simple, precise system that you can choose to use exactly as prescribed, but you also can modify many elements to suit your personal preferences. When something is highly-recommended, I call it out clearly.

      Who Cares About Putting?

      The next section introduces the elements of the bulletproof system, and subsequent lessons present each of them in detail. But first, let’s look at a few reasons why you can benefit greatly from embracing the BPS and improving your putting, instead of spending nearly all of your precious practice time beating balls with your full swing.

      Consider these observations:

      1. Putting comprises at least forty percent of your shots and maybe more.

      2. A two-inch putt counts as much as a 300-yard drive.

      3. The miniscule leave on a putt you should have made is as painful as a penalty stroke for a ball lost in a hazard, and it is the easiest penalty to avoid.

      4. The

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