by Anne Cain, Anne Cain Golf Academy

Most putting experts agree that one of the top 3 imperatives in putting is to have a square putter face at impact. Most amateurs rotate the putter during the stroke, and are either too open or closed at impact. This results in a "side swipe" stroke, the net result is improper direction and distance control.

How do you work on putter face?

There are many high tech, expensive gadgets on the market to help with this, lasers, etc. The simple "magic" solution is found in your home: a magic marker!

Make sure the end of the marker has a flat surface (i.e. you can stand it up on a counter top). Place the marker on a smooth floor surface (carpet does not work well) and "putt" the flat end of the magic marker. If the marker spins to the right (clockwise), then you know your putter face was "closed". If the marker spins to the left (counter-clockwise) then you know your putter face was "open".

Keep practicing until you no longer spin the magic marker!

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Featured Instructor:

Anne Cain, Anne Cain Golf Academy

LPGA instructor Anne Cain is one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers in America.  She was a finalist for LPGA Teacher of the Year in 2002 and 2005 and was named a “Favorite Instructor” in Golf for Women magazine (readers’ survey).  As a player, Cain won two professional titles and was an All-American selection at the University of Georgia .

Located at the serene Golf Club of Amelia Island within walking distance of Summer Beach Resort and The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island , the Anne Cain Golf Academy provides students with a variety of golf lessons. Private, individual training is offered as well as luxurious vacation packages that include accommodations and rounds of golf. The academy's ability to customize a program for an individual golfer or small groups up to 4 people makes the academy unique in the industry.

The Anne Cain Golf Academy is conveniently located less than thirty minutes from the Jacksonville International Airport

Anne's Professional Accomplishments

• GOLF Magazine Top 100 Instructors in America Award winner
• Named by Golf Magazine as one of the Top Instructors by Region for the state of Florida
• Nominated by peers for LPGA Teacher of the Year Award (1999, 2002, 2005)
• Named as a "Favorite Instructor" in Golf for Women
• Contributes golf instruction articles to GOLF Magazine
• Became the first LPGA instructor to become an authorized instructor of Homer Kelley's The Golfing Machine. This book is the leading technical manual on the physics and geometry of golf. Fewer than 100 pros have been authorized worldwide.
• Cain's published article "Einstein's Golf Lesson" is used by Johnson and Johnson in training its pharmaceutical sales managers the importance of coaching and building skills "one at a time".

Anne has exceptional knowledge of the golf game in its entirety. She is a great communicator and teacher and, with her video/computer technology, is able to instruct and "show" the student exactly what changes need to be made in the swing. Under Anne's expert instruction, all aspects of my game have improved, especially my putting. I was able to take my golf game to a whole new level: I recently shot a career low round of 67 and was named Player of The Year at The Broadmoor Golf Club. Thanks, Anne!

Dr. John Ball, Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Anne Cain Golf Academy offers a wide array of packages from luxurious onsite hotel accomodations to Beach Front condominiums at the adjoining Summer Beach Resort.