PUTTING

WARM UP CHEAT SHEET Hi and welcome to the Phil Kenyon Putting Academy.

I am a specialist putting coach helping amateurs and pro golfers all over the world to improve their game.

I’ve been lucky enough to work with some of the best golfers on the planet including Rory McIlroy, , , Gary Woodland, and .

Myself and my team have had huge success including 4 Majors and over 70 wins on the European and PGA tours and I’ve also coached at 4 Ryder Cups.

This gift is for you…whether you are relatively new to looking to quickly lower your score and enjoy the game more… a mid- golfer looking to get to single figures and take some of the frustration out of your game…or an avid low handicap club golfer looking to gain that confident, consistent putting stroke of the pros.

This bonus cheat sheet will give you an insight into the warm up routines we use to get the best players putting well but also if you only have 5 minutes before you tee off. Take this with you, print it out so you can always know what to do to create a winning start.

Enjoy, and play well. “The World’s Hottest Putting Coach” Phil Does your warm up How do the best consist of a few hurried, in the world half-hearted putts before prepare to putt you head to the first tee? their best? Are you setting yourself up for another day of putting frustration? Let’s take a look how a typical tour golfer “I could have been 5 better today if putting warm up looks… I’d have holed a putt…”

1. Calibrate their putter face aim. Dial in Gaining some momentum is HUGE in golf. their perception of good aim

Start the round poorly on the greens and it’s 2. Calibrate their start line. Get the feel tough to turn the tide. Hole a few putts early of their stroke technique – warm up and you can ride the wave! their movement and co-ordination

3. Some block and random putts from Developing an individual putting warm distance to calibrate green speed. up; which tunes you in to your aim Using multiple slopes and putt angles and start line, the green speed and 4. Read some shallow and larger different breaking breaking putts. Using different slopes putts gives you your BEST & changes in angle chance of success. 5. Read and hit some putts inside 10ft with full routine; preparing and It buys you the chance rehearsing full routine to gain some early momentum and take 6. Have some time mentally preparing to go to the first tee; with their aim, that confidence stroke, speed control, green reading into the rest of your and routine tuned-up and ready for round. play

5 Minutes find a straight putt inside 8ft. Hit multiple putts; stepping out of your set up position between each putt. Rehearse getting into your set up and getting comfortable. Use an aim reference for first 10 putts (if you have one) then remove. 10 Minutes block practice speed with a ladder drill: 3 balls. Move away from a hole putting uphill at 10ft, 20ft, 30ft and 40ft. Then putt downhill to a hole the same distance ranges (24 putt total) 5 Minutes random speed with one ball. Move around the green and hit different putts from outside 20ft using different minute slopes, changing hole for every putt warm up 10 Minutes Putts at 10ft – 3ft with one ball & full routine. This is your time to mentally prepare going to the tee box. 30 Start with a putt from 10ft then move around the hole, Whilst you might not have the time and changing the putt angle each time. Move closer to the facilities that the best golfers in the world hole one-foot each time; finishing at 3ft. Aim to hole all the putts from 6ft and inside (take another go if you have, you can prepare to putt your best with miss, you have time with 10 minutes allowed for 8 putts) some structure to your putting warm-up. You’ve calibrated your start line, Let’s take a look at an example of a realistic, 30 minute got a feel for the green speed, read putting warm up, that would stack the odds in your favour of and hit different breaking putts and an improvement to your putting performance…. warmed up your routine…..you’re good to go! One ball;

1. Hit 5 different putts from outside 30ft, each to a new hole. 2. At one hole, hit a 20ft, 15ft, & 10ft putt, changing the angle to hole minute each putt (move around hole) 5-10 warm up 3. Move to a new hole and hit an 8ft, 6ft & 4ft putt changing the angle to the hole for each putt 4. Finish with two 5ft putts (one left to right and one right to left Ok, so you’re tight for time, or you have a 7am tee time and value your sleep. break) and finally two 3ft putts; one downhill and one uphill.

Let’s take a look at a quick-fix 5-10minute warm up for golfers In 5 minutes you’ve hit long and mid-range putts with different battling the clock... breaks, then finished up moving closer to the hole covering different slopes and angles. In a short time you’ve maximised your chances of a successful day on the greens