Humps — Add realism and a real challenge to your practice routine.
• Humps are an interesting addition to a putting surface: they increase the green-reading challenge.
• Humps in a rough area add to the chipping and pitching challenge by adding side-hill lies.
• Humps in your backyard complex that bleed into the green edge, especially from the rough, present interesting shots which are often needed on the course.
• Use the set-up and game above for “tiers” and apply it to Humps and Valleys for a local feature. Humps and Valleys are excellent to be used at the edge of the green (running well through and onto the lawn beyond the green surface).
Aids that compliment synthetic putting practice:
• Pelz Phony Holes — Phony Holes should be used (putted to) by the green installers and the homeowner before the cups are permanently placed and cut to make sure the exact locations for final cup placement are optimized. Use the Pelz Phony Holes to create imaginary cup positions. The Phony Holes should also be left with the homeowner to allow additional cup positions to be used around their greens. This will help them experience a variety of different putting challenges and drills, in addition to those permanently placed in their greens.
• Pelz Putting Clips — Used to enhance putting sweet-spot impact consistency. Good to practice with — particularly on the shorter putts.
• Pelz Putting Tutor — Endorsed by PGA Tour Pro Phil Mickelson — Work on all the right fundamentals of putting with the Putting Tutor. Works great with synthetic greens and helps with your green reading and stroke mechanics.
• Putting Impact Tape — See the width of your putting impact pattern — and then focus on improving (shrinking) it’s the key to better putting. Impact tape compliments practicing with Pelz Putting Clips.
Video Instruction by Dave Pelz: