Lesson with Jack
I had a great lesson with Jack Lumpkin yesterday. We worked mostly on right-side stability, especially at the end of my backswing. This has been a recurring theme for me working with Jack. This time we changed my setup position slightly which makes it much easier to stabilize. We also made a slight alignment change and a slight backswing change. Overall, everything with my full swing looked very good and the changes are very exciting.
We also made a small tweak to my putting where I moved the handle of the putter forward about an inch. Interestingly, when I place my putter flat on the ground, the shaft points slightly backward (toward the right side of my body) instead of straight up at my belly button. I always assumed that putters were built uniformly, so I was setting up to the putter as it lied flat on the ground - with my hands slightly behind the putter head. Jack pointed out to me that no putter is built perfectly and that most do not sit perfectly flat on the ground when they hang straight down. He showed me two of the same model of Scotty Cameron putters that sat very differently. So, now I’m less worried about how the putter is sitting and am just getting my hands in a slightly better position.