MAKE ALL SHORT PUTTS! Mike MALASKA, PGA on Be Better Golf Fixing the Putting Yips!

[@al48701]

Tried this today and saw a tremendous difference in my putting. Thanks

[@101Parkside]

I saw this video yesterday. Having to deal with yips, I tried Mike's tip to say something taking the putter back and had seven 1 putts today. It's crazy but it works! Left 3 short but on line and drained 2 outside 20 feet all without any flinching at all. It changes the neuro-pathway and it was like putting like a kid again even though I missed a couple of 4 footers as well so could have even been better.

[@davelam4497]

“Don’t make it” instead of “don’t miss it” That’s brilliant. I going to say to myself “ don’t hit the green” instead of “don’t miss the green” when I swing my long irons.

[@jingcaizhang7099]

So far this is the BEST short putt explanation. Thanks!!!

[@CaelM8000]

It seems the reason(s) Mike Malaska is such a great coach, instructor, and golf intellectual, is a career that was limited by the prevalent concepts on the 'golf swing' during his tour days, and what he came to later understand was how he played the game during his youth (and before "professional" coaching influences) is a reflection of what he now teaches. There are no truer words spoken than a mind that has endured the suffering of good intentions.

[@deanontheinterwebs]

Thanks! The mental aspect is always fascinating. I was taught a long time ago about "don't" ... although not quite the same (and not in a golf scenario) -- eg, a lot of people say "dont' forget to ..." instead of "remember to ..." -- flip it to be positive. But my favorite example is "don't think of the color BLUE" ... and 30 mins later, I can ask you, "what color did I say not to think about?" -- and of course you still remember it's BLUE. Am looking forward to trying that more on the golf course.

[@trevyt7539]

Such good advice... Can't wait to try these tips.

[@steveotis1482]

Enjoyed this video, especially the discussion abput the mental game. While I will admit that I am not a good golfer, my enjoyment of the game increased dramatically when I decided to count my 'comebackers' . . . those shots that I struck really well and made we want to comeback and play again. As soon as I stopped focusing on my mishits, my number of 'comebackers' increased exponentially.

[@tomlassar1089]

Mike, with all due respect, I'm not sure I agree with the concept that "2 min. later no-one remembers if you made it or missed it" . I am still plagued with the memory of needing a simple 2 putt from 8 feet for a two under best round, and blowing it way by leaving a 6 foot comebacker which I then missed, therefore 3 putt and blown opportunity . This happened 7 years ago. I still remember it !!!

[@MC-nb6jx]

Though I remember nailing a 2 iron into the hole on a long par 4 for an eagle back in the 1980's like it was yesterday😉😉

[@MSDOGS1976]

Interesting. I will give the tip of saying a name when taking the putter back a try. My main problem is putts 6' and in. I just put too much pressure on myself on those as I feel like I should make it. Saying a name hopefully will take my mind off that. Trying to trick my mind into thinking this doesn't mean anything is easier said than done.

[@frankbibletruth]

I don't really understand why you would say "Don't make it" when you can just say "Make it" or "Roll it" or something similar. Why choose to start in the negative?

[@scottschoppert9149]

I tried this this morning and I sank my first ten footer for par, sank my birdie putt from 20 foot. It’s genius, thanks!

[@robertrangel6070]

I did this drill and the chipping technic I got up and down about 60 percent of the time. Thank you so much for the instructions. The game got a little easier.

[@KEVINSEPTEMBER]

Best putting tips: Keep looking at where the ball was for a 3 count after you hit the putt, or keep you head down for a 3 count after the putt. Hear it drop don't peak. Also putt with your mouth open to relieve stress and tension, just a little bit not all the way open. And of course PRACTICE at the end of a round head over to the practice green for 20 minutes not before after. No pressure after a round easier to build confidence.

[@bobj2447]

Yips now over all putts for the first time, ended up putting with hybrid well. Hope this works.

[@CallofLaggy]

great to see Mike back on the channel

[@fishblade2]

Have to ask Mike, hope you respond. Since you focus a lot on the grip importance for a swing what is the grip you recommend for putting?

[@crayb89]

Great tips! Definitely get a pre shot routine for every shot, one that is fairly quick though. Putting is all about confidence IMO. If you find a comfortable set up/grip that will get you rolling the ball on your lines over and over and you practice it a ton, then that’s huge. Also, practice hitting middle of face over and over. Get the skills down and be positive/focused on the process, not the results.

[@CaelM8000]

Good comments! I also like Malaska's thoughts on how to play a hole/cup. 1) See the point where the ball is going to roll into the cup. 2) Using the cup, practice on the ball reaching and dropping on the front edge, in the middle, and to the back of the cup. 3) practice going into the cup on the right side and left side. 4) Perhaps most important, don't see the cup in whole rather pinpoint a specific target line to the hole and that particular section (make the target narrow and the cup will become bigger (seemingly).

[@moshehouston4408]

i dont mean to be so off topic but does any of you know a tool to get back into an Instagram account? I was dumb forgot the account password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me

[@dominicbronson5053]

@Moshe Houston Instablaster ;)

[@michaelrood2751]

Really liked the tips of the first half of the video

[@donsmnc5319]

Confidence is a huge asset as well, good thoughts and information

[@raw8638]

this is mentality is such an important part of the game. More instructors should include this in their instruction. My swing is great, i have the ability go go low, but more than most times, its my head that messed up my round.

[@BlackjackCZ]

Great video. Positive thinking (and changing a negative mindset) can be one of the most difficult things on the golf course.

[@NannyOggins]

Interesting idea, Im going to try this next golf day. Im going to think of a simple calming word though like Lily or Rose!

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Love that!

[@scotthenshall4537]

Hope this works. Just about ready to give up golf, playing off 3.

[@trple2]

Best advice I've heard for ball striking was that no matter where I hit it I still have another shot.

[@mikefixac]

I liked the tip at 9:22

[@tomnelson8515]

Spot on advice regarding outcome.

[@jimneuendorf9988]

LOL. I love this. Next time I play.. Im going to vocalize... "DONT MAKE THIS" thank you. love your tips.

[@chipper6026]

Brillant. Luv the mental discussion.

[@jeffheikkila2246]

Great video, but the only 2 things you need to do is know you going to make the putt 2 feet or 60 feet. Pressure on your grip is important as well 2' just left pinky pressure and more pressure down the grip as the length increases. This allows opening and closing of the face as well. Only 1 course I've ever played where I am not sure I'm going to make every putt I hit, Torrey Pines, God I hate that course. They should play the Farmers at SDCC or Tijuana CC. Need a roll of TP after Torrey Pines. Putting is in your head just know I will make the putt, easy as that.

[@lizardears4861]

This is gold! Thanks

[@Jykhyu]

Nice well done friend

[@Chris_Traynor]

Interesting discussion!

[@trple2]

"There's a real shame factor there" is both funny and true when it comes to short putts.

[@Jdeneik]

Phil Mickelson would putt 100 3 foot putts in a row. When he had a put for the win, he would say to himself 86, 87, then say 88 on his backswing

[@labanfuller2035]

This is GOLD!!!

[@kurtis-parker7036]

Does it work for tee shots?

[@ianmackereth6721]

At this moment in time, I cannot thank you gents enough..

[@scottschoppert9149]

He explained it all in the video

[@pbode1]

Saying something.. I am going to try that! I'm the proverbial 3-5 feet mental breakdown putter.

[@eigenfrequency9875]

Two years ago i was a foot from breaking 100. I still can feel the angst rush, my brain completely shut off and i got stuck in the grass with the putter head. Finished 100.

[@Robin-nt1jh]

awesome, love this

[@jalan8171]

Picture it, the mid-1930's, the depth of the Great Depression. Ben Hogan and his wife Valerie are having to survive on the oranges they could glean from the groves in California during the PGA Tour's West coast swing. Ben speaks with her as to having to get a new putter to help his putting game. She asks what's the problem with the current one. He replies, "... it's not helping me sink those damn long putts." Her reply puts perspective to this problem, " Well Ben, hit the damn ball closer to the hole." That advice helped a lot more than a new putter ever did.

[@corymichaeliscomedy]

What putter grip is Malaska using?

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Cory Michaelis FLAT CAT

[@bbohning]

Rock Chalk! Did you go to KU?

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

No, visited there when I saw John from Tour Tempo in Lawrence

[@losecaatvermeer]

basically you're saying is that visual info is directing the movement. And that you're brain (body) knows to make a good stroke to get the ball starting on the right line with the right speed. You must free your brain of obstructive thoughts that obstruct that good stroke.

[@steveshears3854]

I remember Jimmy Connors being asked what he thought about between points, his answer was anything except tennis!

[@baklash6079]

Putting is the worst part of my game. Both yesterday and today four 3 putts on the front and four more on the back!I even miss 2 footers regularly. I try to focus on the ball but I can see my putter head wobbling off line on the backstroke. So now I’m trying to take the arms out of the equation and just hinge the wrists. Not working either. I’m dying out there!

[@KEVINSEPTEMBER]

Try putting some lead tape on you putter to make it heavier. Feel the pendulum.

[@gammadan1228]

Try putting with your legs.... seen it work. Goes like this, hold and keep your triangle with the putter then rock your hips back and forth. Putter moves straight back straight through

[@lyricalgenius23]

Stop looking at the putter in the backswing and look at the ball. I was doing the same thing putting and chipping and my contact was all over the place, pushes and pulls, thin and heavy, etc. When I was watching the path of the club head, my head was turning a little and I had to turn my head the exact same amount when I move the club head back to the ball to compensate.

[@23Jake24]

Such a good video...unfortunately, A LOT of it applies to me with respect to what Mike was saying.

[@reginaldinoenchillada3513]

I'm right there with ye, homie. Validate my practice, focus on shooting a score. I can have more fun and relax, I just want to be focused on playing good golf. There it is again.

[@darrellshort5696]

You must be telepathic!... I can make almost all of my second putts from 3' to 6' for par all day long but as soon as the same length is for Birdie, I start with all the "Don't Dos" thoughts and I do exactly what I just told myself not to do... I will have to go about putting as my wife she wants me to clean the garage, she uses reverse child psychology to get me to clean the garage... She'll something to the effect of, it really bothers me that you'd rather spend hours cleaning the garage than sitting here watching Hope Floats (Chick Flick) with me again... :-)

[@mw10259]

I ALWAYS SAY " F #@% IT " IN MY MIND BEFORE I PUTT. MAKE 90% OF THEM

[@jingcaizhang7099]

[@scorpjitsu]

Look at the hole when it's under 4 feet - works every time

[@DoubleDoglegGolf]

You seem like a great putter Mike, but too much reverse physiology going on here in the first part. Simpler just to remove all mental thoughts and hit the ball over your intermediate target. If it goes in, good. If not, move on. Agree with second part.

[@patarmstrong4676]

"Reverse physiology" is probably a very good definition of being dead. Just a little levity here...we know what you meant, and I definitely agree about having few, if any, thoughts other than the routine and the process, and choosing an intermediate...I need to rely on that more. I do know you cannot play well when anxious or angry--that is clear, so working before the round and during to be stress free is a good strategy for preparing for the two- and three-footers in the round. I miss too many over the course of a season that should have been makes.

[@losecaatvermeer]

I will even go further and say that you can(must) train your thoughts (brain) to focus on these 2 matters each time, so that you can do that under pressure and so on.

[@SeniorRonson]

Absolutely correct about saying no, don't do this, don't put it here. I'm a semi pro pool player and it's the exact same, our lizard brains don't recognize that command. Gotta keep the verbal out of your mind, visual not verbal.

[@jdheelfan]

This makes me feel better about missing putts "that you can't miss"

[@druadiza7639]

I just said M*otherFu*ker for every short putt and got DQ for the tournament… Still made every single short putt tho!

[@jolediko]

Interesting, I will say straight back, straight through

[@kc8923]

Lets face it, no golfer in history has made all their short putts but improving our percentage will knock shots off our score.

[@njsyamini]

yess true subconscious mind dont undestand what is dont meaning.

[@Mr.Big33]

Why not just say "make it!"

[@jhgolf25]

Saying "make it" is the same as "don't miss is it" it's putting more pressure on the outcome. The goal is to trick the subconscious while reinforcing the right action. The pressure still exists, but if our subconscious blows it for our conscious then it will still result in a positive outcome, if our subconscious doesn't end up getting in the way, our conscious can freely make the putt still without being hindered bc an intentional action doesn't care what your thoughts were beforehand.

[@Mr.Big33]

@@jhgolf25 Yes indeed, the key is the pressure. Instead of tricking the brain, why not make things simpler and train for concentration and pure execution. A putt is a putt, nothing more or less.

[@jhgolf25]

@@Mr.Big33 you're obviously not a human and don't understand how sports and competition works. The greatest athletes of all time have dealt with pressure and aren't shy about talking about it. Denying it's existence to think you can just make it go away by just focusing more is jest foolish. Come back to me when you have a putt worth a million dollars and tell me it's still just a putt. Go watch the video why some of the dumbest people are that most confident in their views. Would do you good.

[@tonefingerz7117]

Best way to make a short put is trust yourself and let it stroke n have fun and just know its going in. Line up dont hesitate and fire. 3 practice swings. 1st one on way back say oh. On way thru say wah. Then back say will way thru say ta. Then thru say sil. Way back say Lee. Way thru say gooo.set to ball back say sigh. Way thru say am.

[@arjanpetersen]

Tone Fingerz u ok?

[@chrave1956]

Caddy Shack has this covered already …. ‘ $100 bucks you slice into the woods !’

[@dirtyhipstergolf8412]

Gotta go try not hitting some fairways!

[@jonathansmith9705]

Versus saying "you can make this putt?"

[@jamesbigga8843]

My buddy told me to smile before I putt as I take the putter back, all I"m thinking is my smile which is a little comical for me and for some reason it works.. lol seriously

[@oshead]

I missed about 7 or 8 from within 4 feet between todays and yesterdays games. In future I'll be saying "Don't make it".

[@mpigroup4159]

This info is for mental people.

[@AdrianBrindley-f5c]

love this anti programming... as a teacher i was always saying "Walk" rather than " dont run!"

[@colinburton8288]

“Don’t” watch this video 😉

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

😉

[@mikeg.5233]

Why not just look at the hole just like you would throwing a basket ball or baseball? Have you ever thrown a basketball or baseball while looking at the ball? You will be accurate 99% of the time. trust me, I do it all the time.

[@randywatson9585]

He didn’t putt it in the lake

[@sydn53]

Great advice but bad camera work! And if Mike’s talking please show some respect & listen!

[@dogloverjb6873]

don't make it .... takes the pressure off you also... When I play a course and play with an attitude I don't care about my results I make great swings.

[@rogermoores9416]

A result is all you get, PERIOD!

[@decodyg484]

No pressure, but I just spent $60 to embarrass myself 😅

[@ubb4me]

Tell Doug Sanders and Scott Hoch that missing a 2 foot putt isn't going to matter in 2 minutes. If the brain doesn't understand the word don't then why not just say "make this putt" instead of saying don't make this putt?

[@leemzgoogle917]

Instead of saying "don't go in the hole", if you brain only hears "in the hole", why not simply say "go in the hole" or just "in the hole"?

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Try both and report back to us.

[@leemzgoogle917]

@@BEBETTERGOLF I will try to give that a go in my next round.

[@einstu]

Why not just say, “make it”?

[@spanner4164]

if the other guy would keep his mouth shut it would be a better training video...

[@mesillahills]

This Hokus-Pokus makes good KZbin videos but has little to no value on the golf course. Touring pros have gone from an 8 foot make rate of about 50 percent to right at 100 percent. And they have done that because they all know how to putt today, not just Ben Crenshaw. There is no substitute for actually knowing how to putt. And that is not a simple thing to understand simply because under the rules of golf the shaft must come up at a tilted angle to the blade. Few people understand what that really does to the stroke. Some morons still think SBST actually works. Virtually all touring pros today know the Crenshaw doctrine....You have to give up control of the putter in order to get control of the putter". And moving around on the putt is actually good for most better putters. Even Faxon does that after getting that from Ben.

[@mjs0039]

Ding dong

[@D1amondHands]

lol putt it in the lake. classic

[@Tharleylama]

don't BE BETTER GOLF :-)

[@badboydave4509]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@romankuebler4430]

I’ve got some serious beef with your video titling here. One of the first messages in this video, and in all of Mikes lessons, is that it’s not about the outcome. Your video title is extreme click bait and undermines the integrity of the message.

[@jimtorrance3171]

This guy could bore for Britain. I can't imagine that anyone got to beyond 3 minutes. Might have been good stuff but too complicated.