Unconscious Putting: Dave Stockton's Guide to Unlocking Your Signature Stroke

"I told him: 'You're a great ball player, and your putting is great. We just need to work on the mental side of things.' His mechanics were flawless, but he had to stop concentrating on technique and play what was in front of him," said Dave Stockton about newly crowned US Open champion Rory McIlroy.

This fundamental idea: playing what is in front of you, is central to UNCONSCIOUS PUTTING: Dave Stockton's Guide to Unlocking Your Signature Stroke (Gotham Books, September 15, 2011; $27.50, Hardcover) by Dave Stockton with Matthew Rudy and a foreword by Phil Mickelson.

In UNCONSCIOUS PUTTING, Stockton stresses a new mental approach: one free of mechanical thoughts, alongside physical routines that insure a player stays locked in on their target. Stockton reveals the putting secrets that have helped revitalize the short games of players at every handicap level - from Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy to the hundreds of 18-handicappers Stockton sees at corporate events every year.

Stockton says that the key is to turn putting into an unconscious act, just like signing your name or clicking the turn signal while driving.

Stockton, one of the best putting coaches in the game today, shows readers how to create their own unique putting signature and make their entire pre-putt routine focus on acquiring and retaining a visual of the intended line, then setting up to the putt so that they hit the ball on that line effortlessly.

The strategies found in UNCONSCIOUS PUTTING fixed Rory McIlroy's troubles in 10 minutes and were integral in his win at the US Open. Imagine what they can do for the casual golfer's game.

For more information, visit www.davestockton.com or www.unconsciousputting.com.

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