Basic Putting Stroke
Now you’ve got that perfect putting grip (with consistent grip pressure – remember!), ideal stance, great alignment, spot on ball position and you’ve just run through your preshot routine, now you’re standing over the ball and ready to putt!
During the actual putting stroke, there are still some key factors you need to master to ensure you make the best of your great set up.
The most important ones are:
- How you should swing the putter. Of course this sounds simple, but you need to ensure you are using the shoulders to swing the club. This will give you consistent distance control and won’t break down under pressure.
- Your body and head should remain perfectly still during the putting stroke, and we’ve got some great putting drills in our practise lessons to help you with this. One great tip we can give you now is to NEVER look at the hole when you putt. Just listen for that ball dropping into the hole – it’s such a sweet sound when you hear it!
- TEMPO, TEMPO, TEMPO. Watch any of the golf professionals and you’ll see how consistent their tempo is. It doesn’t matter how long a swing they make, the tempo is the same and this gives them consistency.
- Ratios. If you swing the putter back 2 feet on the backswing, you should swing it at least 2 feet through after you strike the ball. It’s ok for you to have a slightly longer follow through than your backswing, but it must never ever be shorter since this will mean you are probably decelerating the club head which will give a poor strike.
On the Golf Putting Online DVD Maurice will show you a fantastic putting drill to help you work on your tempo and rations all in one simple drill. This will improve your putting stroke, guaranteed! For this lesson you’ll need to sneak a couple of cushions off the sofa!
