| Putting can be a real pain in the... back. | | | | end up and away from trouble. |
| All that bending over to get your ball out of the hole | | | | Also, doing it my way, you don't have to flip your putter |
| after three or four-putting is enough to make baby | | | | club upside down to get the ball out of the hole. You |
| boomer and senior golfers cry. | | | | simply jab the blade into the cup and out comes your |
| Many of us have opted to buy those new-fangled | | | | ball! |
| ball-retrievers to get the ball from the hole. But I like the | | | | I admit it took some muscle to get the neck of the |
| old, cheap rubber device that went over the handle of | | | | rubber device over the far end of the putter blade. |
| the club; that is before putters got wider grips. So now | | | | Finally, I split it just a little and it slid over the blade end |
| more expensive retrievers have to be bought. | | | | just fine. And guess what? That was over six months |
| But not me! I'm the ultimate cheapskate. I kept my | | | | ago, and it is still intact and working fine. |
| cheap rubber ball retriever and put it on my putting | | | | I believe my putting has even improved because of |
| blade! | | | | this ugly invention of mine. No more back pain! |
| You heard me right. I tried to get it over the new larger | | | | Now here is another quick way to save your back: |
| grips with no success. So after several failed attempts, | | | | Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold |
| I looked at the putter blade and said, "Hmmm?" | | | | your putter with both hands above your head.Squat |
| Okay, I admit. It isn't pretty. But it does the job and, | | | | down until your thighs are parallel to the ground while |
| believe it or not, the rubber doesn't interfere with my | | | | keeping the putter above your head and your heels |
| putting stroke. | | | | planted firmly on the ground. Hold for a moment and |
| And here's an added benefit: You know how those | | | | then slowly stand up. |
| rubber ball retriever devices you placed over the | | | | Repeat this overhead deep squat 6 to 8 times. |
| putter grip always came loose or got lost because | | | | You can also place the putter behind your back and |
| you had to shove the putter into your golf bag, grip | | | | roll the club up and down, massaging your back. This is |
| first? Well, doing it my way - putting the rubber device | | | | a great way to get the kinks out. |
| on the far end of the putter blade - keeps the blade | | | | So now you have no excuses for not breaking 90. |