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AimPoint Technologies
It's the Blue Line on the Golf Channel.
If you have watched tournaments on the Golf Channel in the last several months you will be intrigued by the story behind the "Blue Line".
It's never wrong. If the ball rolls off the blue line it's a miss.
Aim Point was invented by Mark Sweeney. He's licensed his technology to the Golf Channel for use in their tournament broadcasts. He's validated his methods with proven PGA Tour results. Aim Point is a new way to read greens that is much more reliable than trusting your eyes. It is based on mathematics and science - foreign subjects for most golfers - but with insight, logic and the only thing that really counts - results.
Once you learn the Aim Point System you will never again miss the direction of a break.
But truly amazing, you will receive your own pocket charts that tell not only the direction of the break but also the amount of break in inches from any position around the hole. Imagine "knowing" the exact break of every putt.
How Can That Be Legal?
Just think of your Aim Point charts like a very detailed yardage book - for greens. It's the same kind of information. Perfectly legal by USGA standards.
On a Good Day, You Aim Bad
Most players are just plain lucky to get the ball in the hole. Only one in ten players in our testing aims his putter inside the hole from eight feet.
If you consistently aim right or left of the hole, you will compensate by changing the path of your stroke or the face angle of your putter.
Players who aim left, must compensate with an inside-out stroke or an open face.
And that only deals with aiming and starting your putt on line. How about choosing the right line?
Most pretty good players "visualize" the path that the ball will take to the hole and then try to roll their putt down that path. That's a miss. If you want your ball to follow a path that you visualize, you have to aim your putt to a point on the high side of that path. Your ball will begin breaking the moment it leaves your putter. If you start it "on line" you will miss low. Most amateurs miss low.
Aim Point gives you exactly that, an "Aiming Point". You don't try to putt down a line. Go ahead and imagine the path - just putt to your "Aiming Pont". Much more reliable.
The "Bleeding Edge"
It's only because you're a subscriber to this newsletter that you're even hearing about Aim Point. It so happens that only PGA Professionals who are also Edel Putter fitting experts can be certified to deliver the Aim Point instruction.
Two of the thirteen Edel putter fitting systems in the world are in Northern California - one at Mike Schy's Golf Academy in Fresno and the other at David Balbi's Teaching Studio in San Carlos.
The only "certified" Aim Point instructor in Northern California, except for Mark Sweeney himself is Mike Schy. David and Leith are "in the program".
The presentations of the Aim Point system that Mike Schy had been delivering in the central valley are literally the first off of the PGA Tour.
We know it is short notice, but Mike had a window in his schedule that allowed us to get him to deliver the Aim Point sessions at Tilden Park and Poppy Ridge.
Who Should Attend?
Aim Point is for all golfers. Whether you're a professional golfer, tournament playing amateur, serious recreational player, junior or caddy - you will discover for the first time a revolutionary but highly reliable new method for reading putts. If you never again want to guess at how much break to play on any putt within 20 feet of the hole - you should find a way to meet up with us in Berkeley or Livermore.
Have you ever taken a lesson in green reading?
What You will Learn
- The 3 primary green shapes and how they affect the break of the putt.
- Exactly how much break to play for any putt within 20 feet of the hole.
- How break changes as green speed changes.
- How to estimate break very accurately using fall lines and drainage areas.
- How to find the Zero Lines.
- Eye and putter face alignment.
- Understanding green architecture and its implications on putting.
- Aiming and alignment.
- Optical illusions and slope perception.
- Common green-reading misconceptions and mistakes.
Registration
The "Master List" is managed by Dian Terova at the Golf Lab. Call her at 650-493-1770 to reserve a time. If you have questions about the presentation, call the person you're working with - either Leith Anderson (650) 493-1770 or David Balbi (650) 595-2748.
The fee for the Aim Point session is $200. Mark Sweeney sessions are priced separately. We will ask for a credit card number to confirm a registration. The card will be billed three days before the session. Cancellations will be honored with 24 hours notice. No-shows will be billed.
Get in Touch
Give this opportunity serious consideration. There may be nothing that you can do for your golf game that will produce as much improvement as aiming your putter correctly and reading the greens right.
If you would like to explore the possibility of presenting an Aim Point session at your club please give us a call. We need a minimum of six golfers to present a private session.
The Aim Point presentation does not conflict with your club's teaching staff. Aim Point can only be presented by certified teachers and club fitters who are also certified by Edel Golf. (Now you know, if you can't aim your putter, why bother worrying about reading greens?)
Contact Information
Call the Golf Lab at (650) 493-1770 to sign up
Only 10 Spots Available each session - Next Monday and Tuesday!
$175.00 for NCGA Members
See you there, Leith
