Here's a great drill to practice putting fundamentals.
Here's how to use a putting string when practicing. This is one of my favorite training aids for putting.
Here's a great way to practice squaring the putter face at address and impact.
Ruler Putting Drill from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
Here's a couple of my keys to rolling the ball as smoothly as possible when putting:
Putter Set-up Position from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
Here's my mental strategy for short putts:
Short Putt Mental Strategy from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
Here's a good drill to practice controlling the speed of your putts:
Putting Speed Control Drill from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
Here's a great drill to work on your alignment:
Putting Alignment Drill from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
This pullback putting drill is my favorite practice game; It helps me putt better under pressure:
Pullback Putting Drill from Grant Brown Golf on Vimeo.
After setting up to a putt, I take one last look at the hole, then look back at the ball and then stroke the putt immediately. Taking one last look focuses my mind on how the ball should roll to make the putt.
Many golfers stand over the ball staring at it before starting their backswing.…
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.
And,…
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 a distance: As…
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 I make sure…