Making More Short Putts
Making short putts is all about keeping the face of your
putter square throughout your stroke. The key to keeping the face square is to
have the arms and putter act as one unit throughout stroke, like a
pendulum. Many shorts putts are missed
when the hands become overactive at the moment of impact, twisting the putter
face out of alignment.
To stabilize your hands and keep the face of your putter square, to make more short putts, try the following drill:
One-Handed Putting Drill
Find a spot on the practice putting green where you have a relatively straight two-foot putt.
Hit 3 putts with your right hand only. Feel how the putter and your right hand and arm work as one unit. If you get too much wrist action, you will see how the face of the putter will twist at the moment of impact.
Then hit 3 putts with your left hand only. Again, feel how your left arm and club swing back and forth together. Think of the back of your left wrist as the putter face; let it swing towards the target. Don’t let your left wrist break down at the moment of impact.
Finish off by hitting 3 putts with both hands, letting the putter swing without using your hands and wrists.
Practice this drill often to keep your putter face square on those short putts.
To stabilize your hands and keep the face of your putter square, to make more short putts, try the following drill:
One-Handed Putting Drill
Find a spot on the practice putting green where you have a relatively straight two-foot putt.
Hit 3 putts with your right hand only. Feel how the putter and your right hand and arm work as one unit. If you get too much wrist action, you will see how the face of the putter will twist at the moment of impact.
Then hit 3 putts with your left hand only. Again, feel how your left arm and club swing back and forth together. Think of the back of your left wrist as the putter face; let it swing towards the target. Don’t let your left wrist break down at the moment of impact.
Finish off by hitting 3 putts with both hands, letting the putter swing without using your hands and wrists.
Practice this drill often to keep your putter face square on those short putts.
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