Putting short!

I seem to always put short... the line is often good but I seem to find myself always putting short.

I have a Ping G5i. Would a heavier or lighter putter help me? Shorter or Longer shaft?

Or simply hit the greens and practice more often :P??

Thanks!!

I have the same issue...with chips too;

Last time I played I told everyone playing I was NOT going to leave a putt or chip short - I was intent on giving every ball a chance - no matter how far past I went.  Seemed to help because I was only short twice.

Key is to announce it at the tee box and you'll be embarrassed to leave it short again!

ahha thanks for that answer but it doenst quite answer my question as to whether or not weight in a putter can affect my distance

Thanks!

I havent tried that many putters to say whether or not I really like mine!

Might be the archer not the bow, try a putting lesson with a club pro to find out why you are consistently short.

You'll be hitting putts short, because you don't follow through with the putter. I bet you're paranoid about hitting it too far?

I have struggled with leaving putts short, then blasting the next one way past.  Part of my problem was really with my stroke; it was okay for short putts but I couldn't seem to add incremental power to it very easily.  I've been working on that aspect and continue to do so.

Swapping to a putter that gave me a bit more feedback than my Odyssey seems to have helped too, although I suspect that simply spending more time on the practice green is what has done the most good.  Putting is all about feel, and I don't know any way to develop feel than by practice.   Whether it be putting or the short pitch shots around the green, practice may not make perfect, but it will almost certainly make better.

Maybe this is answer you are looking for:

In my experience, heavier putters cause me to leave putts short.  I have found that lighter putters give me better distance control and heavier putters maybe give me better accuracy to the line.  I think the reason is that the lighter putter becomes more of an extension of your hand vs being a heavy instrument.  Taken to the extreme, it would seem that rolling the ball up to the cup with your bare hand is going to be more accurate in terms of speed rather than rolling it up there while wearing a weighted arm band.  I try to stay away from the heavier putters now.  Even the venerable Odyssey 2 ball is designed to minimize weight with hollow construction and an aluminum insert.