Written by Scott Cranfield on Friday 26 June 2009
A common fault with golfers on the putting green is allowing their hands to do too much of the work during the putting stroke. One of the main reasons for this is bending the left wrist when striking the ball. This means your stroke isn’t integrated with the rest of your body and results in inconsistency on the greens. If you suffer...
Written by David Leadbetter on Wednesday 27 May 2009
The biggest reason amateurs miss putts, say from six feet and in, is excessive head and upper-body movement as they look anxiously to see if the ball has gone in the hole. Usually it hasn’t! This extra motion on the through-stroke causes inconsistencies in speed and face position. To repeat an accelerating stroke with the putterhead traveling square down the...
Friday 30 January 2015
Jordan Spieth led the PGA Tour in one putts last season with an incredible 45.86 per cent and he was 6th in birdie average, so he knows how to get the ball in the hole when it matters. A big key to his success has been the cack-handed technique – gripping the club with the left hand below the right –...
Tuesday 5 August 2014
In this video, TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston shares some tips on how to keep the putter head stable to create a pendulum. He says try to keep the butt of the putter as still as possible to let the putter head move freely to create the rocking motion. Watch the video to find out more.
Wednesday 6 August 2014
In this video, Gareth Johnston shares a simple tip on how to release the putter through impact and improve your distance control. This one-handed drill stops your elbow from detaching through the putt, which limits the free movement of the club.
Saturday 9 August 2014
To help improve your putting, Gareth Johnston shows you how using a tee peg and some double-sided tape can help promote a neutral strike and get a nice roll on your putts. Take a look at the video for more.
Written by Danny Willett on Tuesday 9 December 2014
Your success with putting – and mine – is very much dependent on the messages your eyes send to your brain. Unfortunately your eyes can play tricks on you; a putter blade that looks perfectly square to you at address can in fact be degrees open or closed, creating compensation and inconsistency. I’ve recently spent some time with putting guru...
Tuesday 17 June 2014
In the first part of Monty’s Masterclass on holing out with confidence, he explains pressure putting. The most important thing is to have the correct mentality, says Monty – watch this video for more advice on how to putt under pressure. Watch Monty’s Masterclass: Bunker shots...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
So much focus is put into long shots in the wind that we sometimes forget that the conditions can have a dramatic effect on the green, too. Not only do you need to take into and downwind putts into account, you need to build a rock-solid base when you’re putting, as any gust can throw your stroke out of sync.
Written by Keegan Bradley on Thursday 1 November 2012
In this video, 2011 USPGA Champion Keegan Bradley talks to TG columnist Andrew Cotter through his process of holing short putts. His technique includes closing down the mind and taking the pressure out of the shot. Watch the video here, made by WGC sponsors HSBC, to improve your putting:...
Written by Chris Ryan on Monday 31 December 2012
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan shows you a grip that could revolutionise your putting stroke. Many tour professionals have switched to the claw grip and now you can too by following Chris’ step-by-step guide. This video was shot on location at Abama Golf Resort & Spa, Tenerife. Visit www.abamahotelresort.com for more info...
Written by Cristie Kerr on Friday 20 March 2009
Putting is my favourite part of the game. But I struggled some in 2007 despite the good things that happened to me – getting married and winning my first Major, the U.S. Women’s Open. Like our amateur counterparts, we pros have trouble sticking to a practise routine. I became less focused and got away from doing the drills that made...
Written by Dan Frost on Monday 10 November 2008
If you want to hole more putts then it is really important to grip the putter correctly. Do so and you’ll keep the hands nice and neutral on the club. Where most amateurs go wrong is they grip the putter in a similar fashion to an iron or wood. This encourages the hands to rotate, a big no-no in the putting...
Written by Dan Frost on Monday 10 November 2008
Many poor putters struggle on the greens because they have too much lower body movement in their stroke. The ideal movement comes from the upper body, keeping the lower body still. This allows a simple back and through pendulum putting stroke. TG Top 12 Teaching Professional Dan Frost demonstrates a great drill you can use to minimise your body movement and start holing...
Written by Dan Frost on Monday 10 November 2008
Most three putts are the result of poor distance control. Leaving your first putt short or long leaves too much work to hole out in two. To improve your long range putting you must work on your distance control. TG Top 12 Teaching Professional Dan Frost has a simple drill you can take to the practice green to help you learn...
Written by Dan Frost on Monday 10 November 2008
There’s nothing more frustrating than playing a hole well only to miss a simple two-footer on the green. These testing little putts are often missed due to anxiety. The golfer looks up too soon after striking the putt to see if it drops in the hole. The secret to holing out from close range is to keep your eyes down fixed on...
Written by Dan Frost on Tuesday 14 October 2008
It’s hard to describe in words the correct feel for putting with the right pressure on the grip. But it is crucial to putting. An easy way to get the correct grip pressure is to hold a tube of toothpaste in your hands. You want to grip the toothpaste tight enough that the tube is firmly in your hands without any paste...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Thursday 4 September 2008
As cruel as it may seem, matchplay games may well come down to those four to five foot putts. You may have been hitting the ball great all day, driving every fairway and finding every green, but if you can’t hole the putts under pressure you’ll lose. Putting well under pressure all boils down to routine. If you can get into a...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Friday 1 August 2008
We all know how annoying it is to miss one of those short putts. They really can make or break a round. To become proficient at holing out testers every time you need a sound technique and strong mentality. Improve both these aspects of your game by viewing this video instruction tip on how to avoid the missed short putt.
Written by Scott Cranfield on Tuesday 29 July 2008
Three putting is one of the biggest waste of shots on the golf course. There’s nothing more frustrating than finding the green in regulation with two putts for a par, only to wind up taking three putts or worse and walk off feeling that you are frittering shots away. Most club golfers average two three putts a round and we should...