As you follow through on putts, hold the finish position. Why? Your brain needs to learn the proper body position in conjunction with the correct pace and rhythm for you to become a better putter.
Some call it muscle memory, but it’s technically kinesthesis. Which is the learning of movements one commonly performs.
According to experts, the feeling you get from holding your follow through starts going away after about 8 seconds.
If you pull the putter back and stand up, you glean very little from the putt. It’s a bad habit to jab at the ball.
You may see where the ball rolls, but the key to consistent putting is good pace and rhythm. Build a positive stroke. Putt through the ball.
Hold your posture, hold your follow through and watch the ball roll out.
Kinesthetics
It’s defined at the study of body motion. and the perception of one’s own body motions.
Muscle memory if you like. However, there really isn’t such a thing as muscle memory. Muscles do not store memory.
A person must repeat the motion over and over to perfect it. It’s developing the motor skills needed to be consistent.
Simply put, the body and brain work together. It’s really about remembering the proper stroke for a given distance.
Your brain will remember the motor skills necessary after your practice the same putt or putts over time.
Habits and Learning
Don’t think your way through putts. Putting is a learned concept.
• A bad habit to avoid.
Drawing the putter back at impact means you have decelerated.
• A much better approach.
Maintain the pace of your stroke through impact.
It’s important to roll the ball on your intended start line.
Hold your finish after impact. Feel the stroke and pace of each putt. Watch the ball roll out.
Learn the feel, pace and rhythm for putts of a given length.
Over time, you will begin to improve your distance control.