Jon Sinclair of Sinclair’s Golf Training Center in Euless, TX likes to rely on science when he is trying to help his students, which includes working with three PGA TOUR professionals, 15 Web-com and mini-tour players, three colleges and 20 other collegiate players plus numerous amateurs and juniors.
Sinclair’s training center is considered one of the most technologically advanced in the United States, including offering analysis with the SAM Putt Lab for those wanting help on the greens.
In working with a coach of one of the Tour players, an analysis of his putting stroke was taken with the SAM, showing that his putter face was open 1.4 degree at address and open1.0 degree at impact. Five months later, the same test with the same putter showed his putter face was closed 0.1 degree at address and closed 0.5 at impact. The only training aid he used was the Putting Stick®. More proof that the practice with the Putting Stick® paid off was the fact that the pro did not miss from three feet during the 2012 season (650 putts) and moved up from 146th to 11th in strokes gained by putting
“After seeing these remarkable results, I started making the Putting Stick® available to all of my clients,” Sinclair said. “I very rarely use training aids with my students because I find very few that actually work. The Putting Stick® has proven itself with scientific evidence as well as pure results with the players I work with.”
The Putting Stick®, manufactured and distributed by TPK Golf of Waconia, MN, looks like a ruler and is 46 inches long, coming with a leveling bubble to ensure that the surface is flat. There is an adjustable bar on the back end that helps golfers take the proper length of backswing. The stick can easily be connected to a base with a mirror attached, which allows golfers to ensure that their eyes are aligned correctly. If the putter face is not square at impact, the ball will roll off the stick before reaching the end. Balls going off to the right will indicate an open face and balls going off to the left a closed face. It can be used indoors or on the putting green. A new pro version model features a mirror built into the training aid, making it even more portable. In addition, the far-end of the stick is now beveled to allow a more consistent roll on the green as the ball leaves the training aid and the leveler can now also show up and down along with side to side.
About TPK Golf
TPK offers quality leather products made in the US for golfers. Owner Vlad Gribovsky is also the agent for artist Bud Chapman and the Infamous 18 Holes of Golf and the patent holder and manufacturer of the Putting Stick®. For more information, call 800-433-4653 or visit www.tpkgolf.com
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