I would like to know How you all stroke these. I personally bring the putter back only an inch or two and acclerate thru the ball to the hole. I make a good portion of them but seem to miss several per eighteen too. I practice these regularly but would like to know how you better putters do it and what you concentrate on during the putt.
Too many people think about the short putts. I really think great putting come from confidence. You can't step up to a short putt thinking "What if I miss it?". So think about that next time on the course. Take the negativity out of your routine. To answer your question properly... Great putters from outside of 5-6 feet take the putter from the inside to the inside. Inside of 5-6 feet, take the putter straight back and straight through. I find myself "pushing the ball" to the hole. I take the putter back and accelerate through the putt almost feeling like I'm pushing the ball to the hole. A great practice routine would be to set up a tee with a straight putt from about 4 feet. Make 100 in a row. That's how Phil has gotten so much better with his short putts.
I tend to come back with the putter to my desired length, and accelerate through the ball making sure you are giving it a chance. But as Ryan said, it's all confidence with the little Putts.
I always used to think I'd miss it, and you guessed it, I did. I mean, look at my signature. Just have confidence. So I second you Ryan.
On all putts, i pick a spot and putt to that. I never think about pace, you'll hit it hard enough. So really the answer to your question,- what do you concentrate on during the putt,- nothing, it's all done before the stroke. On a very short one i will pick a point in the back of the cup and hit that, could be a small spot on the grass an inch behind the cup or anything inline but at the back of the cup. I know many tour players do this on putts up to say 3 feet.
My game right now is the pits,but I`ve always been able to putt pretty good.I make sure that I have a smooth arm only take away and make sure that my follow thru is twice as long as my take away,keeping my wrists guiet.
Best tip I've had recently for putting is rhythm. Count 4 seconds: 1 one thousand, 2 one thousand, 3 one thousand, 4 one thousand. 1 and 2 are before you hit it (at address) takeaway at 3, and hit at 4. Might not work for everybody, but last weekend it took me from being the worst putter ever to putting like a pro. Helped every shot actually, I count the same whether I'm driving or putting. I got this tip from a proffessional golfer, and had my best round ever first time I used it.
on the short ones only-I putt to a smaller target than the hole.A blade of grass in front of the hole.I look from it to the ball and back to it untill I see an imaginary line.
Works for me to about 10 feet.
I practice putt from 31/2, 7 and 10 feet regularly, hitting 25 to 50 balls each on a flat part of the practice green. I don't even think about how the putter moves, etc., just that the balls are rolling straight and going in. Knowing that I'll probably make any putt inside 10 feet lets me play much more calmly when faced with a 60 foot putt or 30 yard chip.
I just go through the normal routine, step up, and hit the putt. The longer you stand over a putt thinking about it after your routine, the more chance you have to miss it. One tip that has helped me a lot on short putts was from one of Pelz's playing lessons on short putting with break. It came on a long time ago, but the jist of it was for left to right breaking putts, hit slighty to the inside of the putter and vice versa for a right to left putt. He reasoning is that the slight mishit will open/close the clubface in the right direction and will give amateurs a better chance at making the putt due to the fact that amateurs usually do not play enough break.
I bring the putterhead back short then accelerate with follow thru .I keep the follow thru until I hear the ball drop.O and the putter is relatively low to the ground.
August 8th, 2006, 02:30 PM
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