I'm having a hard time with my putting as of late. I find I can't keep my backswing fluid, the club moves alot. Any ideas on keeping the club stable throughout the stroke?

I practice to prevent the putter from moving all over the places by setting two clubs parallel and slightly wider than the width of the putter and hold the putter slightly off of the ground.

will try, thanks!

I practice to prevent the putter from moving all over the places by setting two clubs parallel and slightly wider than the width of the putter and hold the putter slightly off of the ground.

ive done that method. using two clubs or ive just used tees made two rows just a bit bigger than the width of your putter head and putted through their. or i just tried to focus on rocking my shoulders. sometimes when the putter head moves for me its bc i stared at the putter going back. i try to focus on the ball really hard. pick a spot on the ball and stare at it.

ive done that method. using two clubs or ive just used tees made two rows just a bit bigger than the width of your putter head and putted through their. or i just tried to focus on rocking my shoulders. sometimes when the putter head moves for me its bc i stared at the putter going back. i try to focus on the ball really hard. pick a spot on the ball and stare at it.

You can also move the ball back in your stance. If you line the ball even with your back toe and open your stance a little (a la Jack) you really have a sense of your weight under you which can in turn help with a solid stroke.

Try it. :tsg_smiley_yes:

Thanks a ton guys. I liked all the drills, and will use them all the time now. What I found, with the 2 club/2 tee drill was that a low takeaway produced the best results. I also needed to stop swinging my whole body with the stroke. Thanks again, and hopefull I'll break par with my new found putting ability. :tsg_smilie_smile:

Thanks a ton guys. I liked all the drills, and will use them all the time now. What I found, with the 2 club/2 tee drill was that a low takeaway produced the best results. I also needed to stop swinging my whole body with the stroke. Thanks again, and hopefull I'll break par with my new found putting ability. :tsg_smilie_smile:

thats exactly what u wanna do. keep ur lower body still. pretend like its a tree trunk. no movement. only thing moving is ur shoulders. hope u break par with ur new found putting.

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Cheers,

Bushman

Edited December 5, 200519 yr by Bushman

GO PELZ. i went to the pelz method and my putting has improved greatly!!!!

to practise my stroke i set my putter head against a wall, get into the putting position, eyes over the ball, arms hanging straight down from my shoulders and swing the putter against the wall. Practising this for 5 mins a day and you will see a huge improvement in your putting and the consistency of your stroke!!!!

Putting clips from Pelz ... those things help me moving the club back and forth in addition to the two-club on the ground.

Another drill i remember using, which i also picked up from a pelz coach was ........

keeping my chest locked - pointed at the ball, widen the stance and let my arms swing back and forth. This helps eliminate all excess body movements in the putting stroke! Usually an unsteady putter not only uses hands and arms, but turns their shoulders and body into the putt also. If this is you then give the drill a try!

GO PELZ. i went to the pelz method and my putting has improved greatly!!!!

to practise my stroke i set my putter head against a wall, get into the putting position, eyes over the ball, arms hanging straight down from my shoulders and swing the putter against the wall. Practising this for 5 mins a day and you will see a huge improvement in your putting and the consistency of your stroke!!!!

ive done that also. works a ton. ive tried lots of drills and its helped my good putting become even better. watch him on tgc. h shows u plenty of drills u can do in ur home for 15 mintues. they help. ull become such a better putter.

ive also putted on concrete and carpet. helps me learn speed better.

sometimes when the putter head moves for me its bc i stared at the putter going back. i try to focus on the ball really hard.

This is my problem, every time I start having trouble, especially with distance control it's because I'm staring at the putter head like a stupid! Going to spend some time practicing putting while looking at the hole since that will eliminate the problem completely

This is my problem, every time I start having trouble, especially with distance control it's because I'm staring at the putter head like a stupid! Going to spend some time practicing putting while looking at the hole since that will eliminate the problem completely

One of the golf magazines did a write up/study on this, and they said it works alot. IDK if I want to use it, because I find it's harder to control distance. So, i don't really like it.

One of the golf magazines did a write up/study on this, and they said it works alot. IDK if I want to use it, because I find it's harder to control distance. So, i don't really like it.

i think it was golfdigest. i think they did a study between golfers who stare at hole and ball. the guys who stared at the hole were closer i believe every time,lol. but it improves ur sense of distance and how hard u should hit. it says it takes getting use to, but it works.

I'm having a hard time with my putting as of late. I find I can't keep my backswing fluid, the club moves alot. Any ideas on keeping the club stable throughout the stroke?

What putting grip do you use? If you have the conventional grip you'll find that you may move the putter off line when you take it back. That's exactly the problem I had early in the year, I switched to cross-handed and everything changed. Of course, any grip change takes a little time for you get your feel for didstance back, but the mechanics will be better, and once you have the feel back in you hands with the new grip, you won't have to think about your grip for one second and stroke can be all feel.

I use the regular unterlocking grip, but I have my right hand lower than I would for an iron shot. It works well now. I've never be comfortable using lefthand low or the claw, it just doesn't feel right.