PUTTING
BEST TIP: Stay down through
impact
At address, keep left hand ahead of or
over the front of the ball.
Soft hands improve feel and relieve
tension.
Maintain constant pressure in both
hands throughout the stroke.
Keep eyes over ball.
Keep head and body still.
Work on consistent tempo.
Make sure back of left hand and palm
of right hand face target through impact.
Stand tall, point elbows toward hips
and concentrate on distance.
Play ball slightly ahead of center.
Hit ball slightly on upstroke.
Take the club back slow and follow
through.
Putt with your arms, not your wrists.
Accelerate into the ball.
Avoid left wrist breakdown.
Aim for back of cup on short putts.
For long putts, concentrate on speed
and aim for an intermediate target.
BEST TIP: Stay down through
impact
At address, keep left hand ahead of or
over the front of the ball.
Soft hands improve feel and relieve
tension.
Maintain constant pressure in both
hands throughout the stroke.
Keep eyes over ball.
Keep head and body still.
Work on consistent tempo.
Make sure back of left hand and palm
of right hand face target through impact.
Stand tall, point elbows toward hips
and concentrate on distance.
Play ball slightly ahead of center.
Hit ball slightly on upstroke.
Take the club back slow and follow
through.
Putt with your arms, not your wrists.
Accelerate into the ball.
Avoid left wrist breakdown.
Aim for back of cup on short putts.
For long putts, concentrate on speed
and aim for an intermediate target.
| Turn left thumb to 10 o’clock for wristless putting stroke A too-wristy putting stroke will often cause you to miss putts to the right. A simple adjustment of the grip can often remedy the problem. Move your left thumb counter clockwise from the top of the shaft to a 10 o’clock position, placing the left hand more under the shaft. Richard Myers |
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Consistent putts stem from hitting the ball in the middle of the clubface. A solid hit is something you can |
| usually hear and feel. So don't change your stroke too often, just keep your tempo even -- back and through. It's important to think of the back swing through the putt. I'll let you in on a secret. The reason I hit a bad putt is that I was too eager to see what happened to the ball. By following these few simple guidelines... and remembering that the object is to see how close you can get to the hole... you should see marked improvement on the greens. Ben Crenshaw bencrenshaw.com |
| Ben Crenshaw on Putting |