BEST TIP: Stay down through impact
At address, keep left hand ahead of or over the front of the ball.
Soft hands improve feel and relieve tension.
Maintain constant pressure in both hands throughout the stroke.
Keep eyes over ball.
Keep head and body still.
Work on consistent tempo.
Make sure back of left hand and palm of right hand face target through impact.
Stand tall, point elbows toward hips and concentrate on distance.
Play ball slightly ahead of center.
Hit ball slightly on upstroke.
Take the club back slow and follow through.
Putt with your arms, not your wrists.
Accelerate into the ball.
Avoid left wrist breakdown.
Aim for back of cup on short putts.
For long putts, concentrate on speed and aim for an intermediate target.
BEN CRENSHAW ON PUTTING
First, get comfortable and relaxed. Consistent putts stem from consistent, solid strikes on the middle of the clubface. A solid hit is something you you can usually hear and feel. So don’t change your stroke too often, just try to meet the ball solidly. Make sure your tempo is even–back and through. Whether that tempo is fast, slow or in between, it’s important to think of the back swing and swing through the ball. Don’t be so anxious to see the results–stay down through the putt. I’ll let you in on a secret–seven times out of ten, the reason I hit a bad putt is that
I was too eager to see what happened to the ball. By following these few simple guidelines… and remembering that the object is to see how close you can get to the hole… you should see marked improvement on the greens.
Ben Crenshaw
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Turn left thumb to 10 o’clock for wristless putting stroke
A too-wristy putting stroke will often cause you to miss putts to the right. A simple adjustment of the grip can often remedy the problem. Move your left thumb counter clockwise from the top of the shaft to a 10 o’clock position, placing the left hand more under the shaft.
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