The Bi-Moto Putting Checklist
1. Set up with
hand on back of disc.
2. Level aim
(using reflection off top of disc, while still lining up with target in
line of site too.)
3. Focus to shoot
with either a straight in path for short range, or with an arc path for
longer range.
Use the perfect aim point : Either
higher up on the basket, or in the middle of basket (less 5 strides)
Use an aim point to the correct
side of the basket (in my righthanded case, it is the left side of
basket)
4. Put a good spin on the throw.. (as much spin force as trajectory
force forward). (see video soon)
5. Use the upper
body motion for additional whip effect, either with a step, or in a
stationary position.
Release while body
motion is going forward. Not at the end of body motion. (see video soon)
-------WIND TIPS TO BOOT-------
6. Use wind tips, based on if wind is coming from behind you, aim
even a bit higher (ie 1 or two feet higher, than the standard tip
suggests), or if blowing in your face, use the straight in path even if
it is a longer range putt, and use all other tips, but use them
in what I call the "SLOW MOTION" method (see
video soon). If wind is coming
from either side, then stick to the basic tips above.
Whenever I am putting now, I use this checklist
mentally and it does double duty. First it insures that you are using
all the available "correct" tips available - not forgetting one-... and
also it seems to calm a lot of the mental squirrels that want to run
around inside of one's head. It is as if, by having such a positive
checklist to focus on, then all the mental squirrels have something to
focus on too, rather than running around to make you lose focus and
have a doubt. Afterall, if you are focused on nothing but correct
tips.. then you aren't leaving much room for the doubting kinds of
thoughts to squirm their way into your head before making a big putt.
The above checklist is just the right amount of good info to keep you
focused on good thoughts at every moment, and leaving no room for
doubting thoughts.
So I cannot tell you in words here, how beneficial
it is to have this mental checklist running through your head as you
are getting ready to putt, and as you make the putt. All I can say is
that once I figured out all these specifc checklist items, and then put
my mind into confirming that each part of the list is checked off in my
mind's eye, ready to be used.. then my putting ratio sky rocketed in
favor of making all the short range
knee knockers, and making even 50
percent of the long range putts..(even ten strides or more
away!) while coming very close everytime on the other 50 percent.
It is a checklist that is proven to work. And you can tell your playing
partners, after making a tough putt, or a knee knocker, that "it's all
about using the Bi-Moto checklist."
Oh, one other point, I will try to elaborate on here
for you.. is the "SLOW MOTION"
method. Like I said, see the video when it is on this site soon,
but let me first try to explain this in words. When the wind is blowing in your face
for a putt.. use all the same motions, however do them in a fashion
which resembles a slow motion movement! Slow motion movement allows the
disc to float better on the cushion of the incoming air! It is an
incredible thing to witness let alone to DO.. but it
works.
Whenever I am faced with a putt with the wind
blowing in my face, I do everything in the checklist, and then I make
that one last checklist adjustment, to do it in slow motion.. ie.. half
the speed and half the force on everything. Somehow, this method works
much better to keep the disc on line to the basket. Experiment
with using this technique on a windy day, get in a position with the
wind in your face, and use a "slower motion" movement of Bi-Moto putting techniques and see
what I am talking about. No other tip will equal it, when faced
with having to putt into the wind. ENJOY!