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Perfect Practice Putting Mat cannot make the ball stay on the ramp of PuttOUT
with a putt that is too easy or too hard. Every
In what amounts to a perfect storm, GolfSply Co. now and again we receive a complaint that the
GolfSply Co.
has been perfecting its dual-hole, crystal velvet product doesn’t work, which always makes me
putting mat for nearly two years. We have seen the chuckle and think to myself, “Being good is harder
company tweak the roll, the ramp, and the return than you think.”
track to perfection, and customers are genuinely Give a PuttOUT to any young player, and they
in love with the product. As of this writing, three full will become obsessed with mastering it. If you want
containers are arriving, all presold. to teach line and speed, start your players one foot
Customers have called Perfect Practice Putting away and let them take the ten-putt challenge.
Mat the gold standard of putting mats, a must- Allow them to move one foot back each time
have and a go-to rainy-day they can get a ball to stay on the ramp within ten
practice tool, but this product balls. If they can make one ball before their ten
has genuine fans you can look run out, they get to move back a foot. This PuttOUT
up on YouTube or Instagram. drill is simple, engaging and super fun! PuttOUTs
Check out @GolferGirlEm for come in a range of colors, great for creating team
example. Among the numerous challenges or stations with easy identifiers.
PGA Tour player endorsements, you will see The company that makes
Charles Howell III, Vijay Singh, Taylor Gooch, Marc PuttOUT has always had a vision of
Leishman, Lydia Ko, Jimmy Walker and Nelly Korda, creating an indoor putting studio.
along with Dustin Johnson, who is the product’s Last year they introduced their ultra-
official endorser and spokesperson. smooth PuttOUT Pro putting mat, but
The original Perfect Practice Putting Mat new in 2020 are their Putting Gate
that has received such acclaim is the 9’ 6” (2.9 and PuttOUT Putting Mirror. The
m) standard model, but the company has just company is meticulous about both
released an 8’ (2.44 m) compact and a 15’ 6” (4.72 the design and construction of their
m) XL version. However, buyer beware…the XL products. For example, their mirror
version seems even longer when you are putting to features a scratch-resistant coating, a stainless-
the small hole for a bet. I was really close! It should steel base so the mirror will not warp, a textured
have gone in, actually, and we never shook hands. bottom so the product will not slip, and magnetic
You can’t bet real money on an elbow bump.
rails that may be configured for stroke patterns
PuttOUT Pressure Trainer and drills.
Other products have helped us through the
People like learning through crunch, as well. Nearly every article I seem to
games. Take a difficult task like make mention of Martin Chuck’s Smart Ball, which
striking a ball with the equivalent is still going strong. We also picked up Jamie
consistency of hitting a bullseye on Brittain’s Swing Plate, along with the line of Sure-Set
a dartboard, and you can imagine products from Dan Frost and Martin Hall, which are
what the PuttOUT Pressure Trainer all excellent. That said, it has definitely been putting
is like. One difference is, you can products that have helped us keep the ball rolling
hit a bullseye with a throw that is so far in 2020.
excessively hard or easy but arced, whereas you
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