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Putting Peg and Putting Pod
Fuzzy Zoeller Productions
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The Putting Peg and Putting Pod

From Brent Kelley,
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The Bottom Line

The Putting Peg and Putting Pod are solid choices for easy-to-use putting aids. They encourage the type of putting practice that most instructors recommend, but if you use them regularly the batteries will wear out pretty quickly.
Pros
  • Easy to use putting trainers, for indoor and outdoor use.
  • Use smaller-than-the-hole target and provide positive audio feedback.
  • Encourage type of putting practice most teachers recommend.
Cons
  • Battery life isn't very long, and batteries can't be replaced.
  • Will be pricey for some who wish to use it over time.

Description

  • Putting Peg and Putting Pod are putting aids marketed by Fuzzy Zoeller's company.
  • Putting Peg designed for use on a putting green, while Putting Pod is for indoor use.
  • Both serve as targets for short putts. When ball hits target, you hear ball falling into cup.
  • Both come with two rings - start by using larger ring as target, then smaller, then no ring at all.
  • Largest ring is 3.25 inches in diameter, 1 inch less than size of golf cup.
  • Smaller ring is 2.25 inches in diameter, and Putting Peg/Putting Pod without ring are 1.25 inches.
  • Audio is turned on by pressing down on top of Peg or Pod, and turned off by pressing down again.
  • Putting Peg pushed down into a putting green like a tee; Pod affixes to carpet or floor.
  • Company estimates up to 1,000 sound activations in the life of the battery.
  • As of this writing, MSRP is $20 for two products.

Guide Review - The Putting Peg and Putting Pod

Most golf instructors have a simple credo when it comes to putting practice: Practing making putts, not missing them. What they mean by that is that when you're on a practice putting green, it's a bad idea to try 35-footers with multiple breaks. Instead, golfers should choose a flat part of the green and putt from, say, 3 feet away. Practice making putts. Many golf pros don't putt at the hole at all when practicing. Instead, they might put down a coin or tee and simply work on rolling the ball as close as possible. That's so they don't carry onto the course the psychological baggage of having aimed at the hole and missed during practice.

The Putting Peg and Putting Pod are two excellent putting training aids that tap into the philosophy. The instructions tell golfers to practice on a flat surface from no more than 3-5 feet away.

Both present a smaller target than a golf cup, so if you start hitting the Peg or Pod from 3-5 feet, those short putts during your round will appear to be much easier. The Peg and Pod are great confidence builders, and the audio feedback - when your putt hits the Peg, you hear the sound of a ball dropping into a cup - is a good idea.

We liked these products very much, but the one drawback is battery life. The company estimates the batteries last long enough for about 1,000 sound activations. By our estimates, someone using these products for 15 minutes a day would use up the battery in about only three weeks. And batteries can't be replaced.
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