The Training Aid Episode: Putting Platforms, the Smittle Stick, and Se Ri Pak's 81 Putts | Ep. 10

Brian Manzella and John Ortega go through the training aids that actually work. The motorized putting platforms with projected break lines, why John is buying a Zen, and why Brian thinks every studio should have one. Bill Smittle's Smittle Stick for matching face rotation to your arc. Matt Bryda's Gimme Towel for speed. The origin of John's Groove Board, from kitchen slats to Se Ri Pak's 81 putts over 54 holes, and the first board off his new 3D printer. Plus the best aid you can't buy anymore. Putting Is Fun is a Funnel Golf show. Golf without the spin.Chapters0:00 Theme song 0:37 Intro: Brian and John 1:07 Putting platforms and projected greens: how we got here 3:56 The Dream Green, 30 years ago 7:57 The big players: WellPutt, Platform Golf, Zen, PuttView, Tour Putt 9:22 Why every studio should have one 10:13 Why John is buying a Zen 12:22 Sizing your platform 14:46 Would you go with a non-green surface? 17:37 What the projected lines teach you 19:32 Kids, early exposure, and the Drive, Chip and Putt flex 21:27 Does the putter's shape change your stroke? 25:35 The under-curl stroke: square face, curved path 27:48 The Smittle Stick 34:04 Center strikes only 34:44 The Gimme Towel by Matt Bryda 40:42 Origin of the Groove Board 43:27 Sold out at the trade show 45:36 The first board off the 3D printer 47:45 Se Ri Pak's 81 putts and Gloria Park 48:47 Favorite training aids that aren't made anymore 51:21 Outro