As golfers we know that there is no "finish line" in golf but rather a quest to improve regardless of one's ability level. When you break 100 you strive to one day break 90 and then 80 and so on. Tour players are always striving to improve, it's the DNA of most golfers to want to "play better" each time we hit the links.
With 40% of all shots being putts, it's clear where golfers should be spending a majority of their practice time. This is something I stress to my students all the time; If you want to get better, become a better putter. And the good news is that putting can be practiced all year round either indoors or out.
So now that you're committed to devoting more time to the flat stick, there are two areas of concentration I emphasize to my students, grip and length of stroke. Step one is to find a grip that will help eliminate excess wrist break and promote a pendulum motion. Seen in the picture above are a sampling of grip styles you can use and there are certainly a number of others. Remember effectiveness before beauty.
Once a grip style is decided, focus on length of back swing and thru swing as this will help develop solid distance control. Whether you have a 30 foot putt or a 3 foot putt your stroke should be a mirror image on both sides of the ball (see picture).
Focusing on these two elements of putting will have you shooting lower scores and helping you achieve that next goal.
Blog written by Vince Fratercangelo-Director of
Instruction at VJF Golf Academy
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