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perfectly competent at moving the club with the big muscles

of the upper body as you use the hands and arms to stabilize

the putter relative to your chest as you rotate back and

forward.

Now you can gradually lower the putter to the ground as you

continue to use the big muscles of the upper body to create

the motion.

Once you feel that you have mastered this technique, and it

might take several sessions to do this, you are ready to move

on to the next step. You will now repeat this experience with a

chipping motion and then move on to a small pitch shot,

gradually increasing the speed and length of the swing until

you can perform the motion of a complete swing with a ball in

the way of the forward swing.

It may take several practice sessions to master this technique,

but it is critical that you do not abandon this effort unless you

are also willing to abandon your goal of fulfilling your

potential as a golfer. Unfortunately, I have seen too many