Pelz Golf DP4013 Putting Track, Black, Standard

This has helped me a lot in making a straight back, up and down swing. I use a face balanced putter. I've bought a lot of golf training aids over the years, and this one is by far the best. It's a pretty basic device - no rocket science to it, and I originally thought it was a little pricey when I bought it. But it does the job and my putting has improved significantly since I started practicing with it. I used to have trouble taking the putter straight back without it starting to twist or rotate, but this device has helped to correct that.

I had Pelz's old version in 'metal' as well as have this new version in plastic. There were some things I liked about the Metal version that I don't like about this Plastic version... and things I like about the Plastic version that the old Metal version didn't have. The newer Plastic version allows for the Width to be adjusted with more options. The old Metal version only had 2 settings. I'm not crazy about how the legs adjust in the newer plastic version but they're okay. The newer plastic version has the alignment notches painted right on the device. The old metal version had a sticker with the notches on it. I like the newer version. Over-all... I like (and own) the newer version. You can see shots of me giving putting lessons using the newer version at [...]

I've found the putting track to successfully train muscle memory for the pure-in-line-square stroke. It's also good for establishing a feel for back stoke and fore stroke lengths. If you're concerned about the fact that it is now made of plastic like I was, don't worry. It's still plenty stable enough to work well. If you're really concerned about it moving when you hit it you could stick those small rubber furniture pads onto the feet.I like the adjustable mirror on the back cross member. It'll help you verify the ball-target line once your eyes are directly above the line. One limitation would be the limited settings of track widths (i.e. one might be a little wide, the next might be too narrow given your putter width). It would be better if the adjustment was infinite but I don't find it to be a problem. Adjusting the width by pushing in the small metal knobs is a little bit difficult but not bad. I've found that if you spend ample time with it you'll feel WAY more confident when standing over putts on the course.

Not to make Dave Pells even more money (he charges $15,000 per day) but if you take his advice and practice with this contraption, over-time you will groove your putting stroke. In order to hit 10,000 putts, which is what it takes to establish new muscle memory, you need to hit fifty putts a day for roughly nine months. I've been doing 50x a day for two months, and my stroke is already immensely better.

See my review of the Dave Pelz Truth Board elsewhere on Amazon. The Pelz Truth Board and the Pelz Putting Track share similar characteristics. Both are made of cheap, lightweight materials and, as a result, can't be used at all!This is about the Pelz Putting Track. As any golfer knows, the entire idea of this product is to help golfers learn a good straight back / straight through putting stroke. As you're learning, your putter head will swing back/forward and will hit the inside edges of the tracks. The idea is that eventually, after long practice, you will develop a "perfect" back/through stroke that will not touch the inside edges at all.The problem with the Pelz Putting Track? It is made of such lightweight materials that it moves every time the putter head touches the track. That renders the Pelz Track fundamentally useless! Yes, useless. You might as well not have a track at all. You have to ask... Did anyone at the Dave Pelz organization even try this item before they allowed their name to be used on it?It is one of the worst products -- of any kind -- I have ever bought on Amazon. Ugh!Is it possible to give a product a Zero Star Review? That's what this deserves.

These used to be decent quality aluminum construction. Now its a cheap plastic pos. @$80.

This has definitely helped my putting stroke. I haven’t been on the course much because of the weather here in Chicago but the few days I have been I’m sinking more short to medium length putts. Definitely would recommend to anyone who wants to improve their putting.

Good to practice putting. Keeps hand steady.