The Scuffty - Only: $43.95 (includes 18" x 48" Practice Putting Surface)

The Scuffty has the virtue of simplicity. It requires no elaborate setup. A practice carpet is provided, but the Scuffty can be used on any reasonably smooth carpet. The Scuffty practice carpet has been designed specifically for practice with the Scuffty and has two ideal surfaces for putting: one side simulates a slow green, the other a fast green. Place the carpet on a level area of the floor. Put the Scuffty at one end of the carpet, the large radius facing the opposite end, taking care to align the engraved line on top of the Scuffty with the center line on the carpet and its face with the short cross line at one end of the carpet. (See figure 1 to right) Put the ball on the center line at the other end and place the putter face on the cross line. Then stroke the ball without looking at the target, just watch the path of the putter blade. Concentrate on swinging the club head back and forth on line. If properly stroked the ball will return on line back to the putter. Always hit the ball from a stationary position on the line. Do this about thirty or more times in a row, with every stroke on line, then turn the Scuffty around and putt at the small end.

Putting speed is practiced by letting the ball die at impact, return to one of the markers on the center line, or return with a certain velocity back to the putter.

Practice can also be varied by moving the Scuffty off line (figure 2), putting from an angle (figure 3), hitting the ball at the tangent point at the side so the ball returns to the point of origin, (figure 4) or by turning the carpet over for a different feel.