No sooner did we invent this technique than we caught adam scott expressreading his. Start the putt at your aimpoint and hit it at the correct speed. Aimpoint express yorkshire aimpoint certified instructor. Craig farnsworths visionary concepts on putting and mental training plus facetime meetings and other materials. The aimpoint express fundamentals dvd covers the basics of the express read which is taking over the world of golf. Aiming method x is a useful technique for finding the aimpoint target for a breaking putt that you have a 50% or better chance of holing. No sooner did we invent this technique than we caught adam scott express reading his putts at the 2014 honda classic. Just remember its more an art to get the exact slope and finger positions.
If you have ever watched a tournament on the golf channel and have seen a golfer where they show the line of the putt and where the golfer needs to aim and they do it with amazing accuracy, that is aimpoint golf, which was created by mark sweeney. The closer you are to the hole, the better your chances of making the putt. Jul 25, 2016 the first iteration of aimpoint golf was seen as too technical, and the critics claimed that it was too hard to understand and implement on the course. Class day aimpoint system and aiming drills the green reading started with the simple concept of uphill and downhill putts. Pdf you seriously underread your putts researchgate. Ive gone from 3840 putts a round to 2835 per round even the putts im missing are because im leaving them short or putting them long, not because of my line. The beginners guide to aimpoint express the diy golfer. The books were launched on the european tour in 2015 at the scottish open and were used by the event winner ricky fowler. Hes instilled it into his preshot routine every time on the putting surface, which helps further eliminate guesswork and add consistent confidence on every stroke. Currently only two players have broken the barrier of 100 putts for four rounds of a tournament.
Making the correct read on putts is an essential part of that task. Instruction in the morning and practice on the course in the afternoon would truly cement in those skills. Hes done more research on putting than a lot of people have ever done, and he understands more about putting than a. Aimpoint express green reading system is a simple and nontechnical method to reading greens. When i practice my aimpoint express, to get calibrated with the level, i mark the aimpoint with a tee and go from there. Aimpoint is the brainchild of itbased inventor mark sweeney and hes teamed up with british coach jamie donaldson to create a system that takes all the guesswork out of the dark art of green reading and replaces it with cold, hard science that anyone can apply to make more accurate reads and improve your putting whether youre tiger woods. Many people say they putt based on what they feel, see, etc and use that to give them the break of the putt. When sold by, this product will be manufactured on demand using dvdr recordable media. Pro secrets to reading the green, seeing the line and putting out. Youll also receive a 17page course notebook, an aimpoint express. Im anxiously looking for someone to show me express. Welcome to another video on the three off the tee channel.
This video will teach you about break, how to feel slope, and how to apply the aimpoint express read to short putts, birdie putts, lag putts, and doublebreaking putts. Feel the slope use your feet to establish the gradient of slope your putt will travel across aim your putt use the trademark arms and fingers system to confirm where to aim. That means that youll have dependable use of your pro for three years before needing to worry about changing the battery. Aimpoint putting instructor andy thompson minneapolis mn. The sad truth is that most golfers make the wrong read. This unorthodox putting stroke is certainly one to put into practice, for more reasons than one. Golf is a game of proximity and putting is no different. The aimpoint express read is the perfect balance between simplicity and accuracy. Heres a general tip i found in the article that should help you make better putts even without using the aimpoint express system i added the emphasis in the second paragraph. According to the aimpoint website, 45,000 amateur golfers, 5,000 juniors, 200 tour pros and 250 instructors are using the unique greenreading system to, as aimpoint put it, make everything. If youre not reading the greens or aiming correctly, the only way to make a putt is to compensate in. Aimpoint itself, imo, presents you with a mathematical way of putting. The more recent efforts to model ballgreen paths or use aimpoint charts work by lorensen and yamron in 1992, hubbard and alaways in 1999, vanderbei in 2000, david ewing and others in 2004, aimpoint golf by mark sweeney and ray penner in 2005, britains adrian fryer and his spider disk, and others all use the same or similar assumptions about surface and ball speed.
Used by the us amateur champion and over 200 tour pros worldwide. Learning aimpoint express with sean lanyi is an experience, one that you will enjoy and benefit from. Heres a link to a article that explains the basics of aimpoint express, the simplified greenreading system being used by adam scott, stacy lewis, and other players. Find out if aimpoint express can be the solution to your putting woes in our latest feature article. Todd is the only aimpoint express certified instructor in the rhode island area and has been trained in aimpoint express by the founder of the aimpoint system, mark sweeney. Imagine a clock face on a typical backtofrontsloping green, with the hole at the center, and the 12 oclock position. It is a very reliable athletic method that will add consistency to your green reading. Feb 25, 20 aimpoint is similar to a science experiment.
Aimpoint express should be added to your preshot routine to add more trust to all your reads. May 10, 2017 welcome to another video on the three off the tee channel. This are accounted for with aimpoint express and part of scotts putting regimen. He has coached more than 150 of the leading professional golfers on. Jamie runs aimpoint clinics across the globe for a wide range of golfers from those on tour to the 28 handicapper looking to break 100. Clinics are 81 ratio at most and you will learn how to read any putt on any green. The grande dame of putting strokes the side saddle putting stroke or face on putting style. North american hunt club field tested seal of approval. The 9 best putting drills you should be doing the left rough. Mar 15, 2011 so although this is a green reading class and not a putting class, right away we were given two simple drills to make us better putters. Winners of countless college and junior titles also used aimpoint express. Tour players, amateurs, and juniors in over 40 countries and on every major tour have turned to aimpoint as the way to lower scores. Aimpoint putting clinics are a fantastic way to learn the methods of the aimpoint green reading system which has transformed the putting of those who use it, many saying they enjoy the game more with increased putting confidence and putts holed.
Mark sweeney explains his aimpoint methods 2015 golf channel. This is why aimpoint express was invented, and since then it seems like this putting system has started to take off. Enjoy learning how aimpoint express will help you improve. I would generally recommend the system more for linear putters, but the system can be beneficial for nonlinear putters if using to practice green reading. Jan 20, 2015 charlie rymer is joined by mark sweeney, creator of aimpoint and aimpoint express, at demo day to show players what his methods can do for their putting. Aimpoint express is perfect for any golfer who wants increased accuracy with a nontechnical solution. The aimpoint technique has been developed into what it is now an express method of reading the break on a putt as you play that you see many pros using today over five years. That said, adopting the aimpoint express system has helped my putting tremendously. Ive gone from 3840 putts a round to 2835 per round even the putts im missing are because im leaving them short or putting them long, not because of. He also works with collegiate players, elite juniors and recreational golfers. Another key to scotts success is how consistently he uses the aimpoint routine when he putts. Follow the tab below and start your journey to better putting. Aimpoint strives to isolate each variable that occurs on a putting green and the golfer basically plugs them into an aimpoint chart.
Craig farnsworth is widely regarded as one of the best putting instructors in the united states. Adam scott that allows a golfer to read greens using their feet to determine the slope percentage of a given putt. Unfortunately, you are not going to start making any more putts without a little. Travis fulton breaks down how lydia ko and justin rose use the aim point express technique to read putts more accurately. Member and is the director of the golf academy here at mulligans island. To date, more than 50,000 golfers have learned from aimpoint golf. This is looking at aimpoint express and how it works as a green reading system and hopefully may dispel a few myths about it. However, there are instances where what you see and or feel is hard to trust. Our sights meet the highest quality standards, handmade and rigorously tested at the facilities in sweden. A red dot sight from aimpoint is extremely user friendly settings can be quickly changed with a mechanical switch or push button. The latest reddot from aimpoint, the compm5, brings all the features of its militaryissue sibling into a smaller footprint, making it perhaps the best unmagnified optic on the market. Can someone please explain the aimpoint putting technique. Some including some of the worlds best golfers swear by it.
Does aimpoint greenreading work or is it a load of. Apr 28, 2015 so we developed a quicker and easierway to use it, called aimpoint express. I use the regular aimpoint method with the book and such and i find it to be fantastic. Aug 10, 2015 53 videos play all aimpoint putting reading greens bob grissett golf you will never putt the same, mike malaska golf on be better duration. Charlie rymer is joined by mark sweeney, creator of aimpoint and aimpoint express, at demo day to show players what his methods can do for their putting. This is looking at aimpoint express and how it works as a green reading system. No sooner did we invent this technique than we caught adam scott expressreading his putts at the 2014 honda classic. He has coached more than 150 of the leading professional golfers on the pga tour, lpga tour and european tour.
It takes less than 20 seconds to read a putt using aimpoint expressyou will make. Tim mentioned to me that they will be launching 3day aimpoint clinics at twelve locations across the us this year this would be amazing to attend. By understanding the basic physics of putting and how speed has an effect on. See more ideas about golf, golf tips and golf putting. Aug 19, 2014 heres a general tip i found in the article that should help you make better putts even without using the aimpoint express system i added the emphasis in the second paragraph. Welcome to the green book website our green book has become widely recognised as the worlds most detailed and accurate green reading book. Attending an aimpoint express clinic is the most cost effective way to learn this exciting new method for reading greens that is taking over all major tours, colleges and now coming to you. Go to the aimpoint website, locate an instructor in your area, and take a class. The more variables you have in an experiment, the more your results tend to vary. Sean uses stateoftheart technologies for putting instruction consisting of foresight gc quad. Learn the aimpoint express green reading method, used by the worlds best tour players, juniors, and amateurs alike. Per the manufacturer, the aimpoint pro battery life is 30,000 hours. For the average golfer this could be for putts within six feet.
The most difficult thing is to learn to read slope using your feet. Aimpoint has developed the acet battery technology which means that the sights can last nearly 50,000 hours. North american hunt club field tested seal of approval 2010. Speaking of price, youre probably already thinking about how you can get the best price on aimpoint pro. The closer you are to the hole, the better your chances of making. Gain confidence and consistency in your putting with aimpoint. The first iteration of aimpoint golf was seen as too technical, and the critics claimed that it was too hard to understand and implement on the course.
This read can be learned in minutes and will give you reliable reads with little time invested. So we developed a quicker and easierway to use it, called aimpoint express. Aimpoint express is a tourproven green reading methodology hint. It could also be that youre subconsciously putting the ball not towards the aimpoint, but higher than the aimpoint in order to hit the aimpoint. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services.
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