Category Archives: Putting

Teaching articles about the fundamentals of putting

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  Putting Drill: Rock your Shoulders

  Posted on July 2, 2014 by Grant in Drills, Putting.

  For short putts it is best to rock your shoulders without any wrist action. To get the feel this stroke, you can place an alignment rod between your chest and arms while you stroke some practice putts. During the backswing, focus on keeping the same angle in your wrists that you started with at address. […]

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  Reading Greens

  Posted on March 4, 2014 by Grant in Course Management, Golf Fundamentals, Putting.

    Do you have a consistent process for reading greens? Or do you just wait until it is your turn to putt and then hurriedly guess the line and go with it? Here’s my process for reading greens that has helped me make a lot of putts over the years: 1. Read the slope from […]

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  Swing the Putter Head

  Posted on February 17, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Putting.

    Have you been pulling or pushing a lot of short putts lately? If so, you might want to check the first part of your backswing. A lot of short misses happen when the hands are the first thing to move on the backswing instead of the putter-head. I don’t like missing short putts so […]

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  Long Putts: How much wrist action is right for you?

  Posted on February 5, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Putting.

    When it comes to long putts (60 to 100 feet), I have found that using a little wrist action helps me hit the ball in the center of the club-face every time. In the picture above I am using some wrist action on my back-swing for an uphill 90 footer. And, in the picture […]

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  Putting with Correct Speed

  Posted on January 24, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Putting.

    When I am preparing to putt, I choose my speed first, and pick the line second. In the picture below, you can see what an impact different speeds have on each of the three putts. All three putts started on the same line. However, the softest putt (red line) broke too soon, and the […]

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  Holding your Finish

  Posted on January 17, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Putting, The Mental Game.

  Have you lost confidence on the greens lately? Holding your finish position at the end of the stroke for three seconds could turn your putting around. When I find myself missing putts, I make sure to regain my focus on finishing the stroke instead of the result of the stroke. I focus on the finish […]

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  Put a Perfect Roll on your Putts

  Posted on January 15, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Putting.

  To put a perfect roll on your putts, you must have correct shaft angle and ball position at address. Here’s what I look for when I check these two fundamentals: 1. Ball Placement: I put the golf ball one ball forward of center at address. This is the perfect position because I strike the ball […]

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  Make More Breaking Putts

  Posted on January 13, 2014 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Putting.

    Do you miss a lot of putts on the low side of the hole? If you do miss frequently on the low side, you are not alone. The majority of golfers miss their breaking putts on the low side. In fact, studies have shown that most golfers miss about 85% of their putts on […]

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  Putting: How to correctly read and aim your putts

  Posted on November 4, 2013 by Grant in Golf Fundamentals, Putting.

  Little known (or thought about) fact: Reading how your putt will break and aiming your putter face correctly is just as important as making a good stroke. 1.) Find the lowest point of the green: This is the key to correctly reading a putt. Usually there are 3 or 4 quadrants on an individual green. […]

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  Putting Drills

  Posted on July 13, 2012 by Grant in Drills, Golf Fundamentals, Practice, Putting.

  If you’ve been a golfer for very long, I’m sure you have learned that “how” you practice is just as important as “what” you practice. Learning the right fundamentals is important, but you also need to have structure when you go to practice. Here are a couple drills that work for me and help to […]

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