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I play off 17. Usually two put ( with my left hand on top and right on bottom) however struggle to make the long putts. I feel a lot more in control with my hands the other way round for long putts however for short putts I feel quite out of control. What should I do?
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I play off 17. Usually two put ( with my left hand on top and right on bottom) however struggle to make the long putts. I feel a lot more in control with my hands the other way round for long putts however for short putts I feel quite out of control. What should I do?

I grip the putter left hand on top and my grip pressure is more for the left hand than right.  This helps me for distance control.  I would recommend you review the thread below to help out putting.  This has helped many of us.

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I play off 17. Usually two put ( with my left hand on top and right on bottom) however struggle to make the long putts. I feel a lot more in control with my hands the other way round for long putts however for short putts I feel quite out of control. What should I do?

Now a lot depends on what you mean by long putts. If we're in the 15 to 20 foot range, the pro's don't make all that many and their playing on really good greens but anything longer should be looked at as a lag for a good 2 putt. I recall a question asked of Arnold Palmer and Trevino, "if you could change one thing about the way you played the game, what would it be?", they both answered, Putt left hand low. As for your particular problem, decide on what grip you want / like and practice, practice, practice.

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What should you do? change it, find what works best for you, nothing wrong with changing a putter grip, I don't know why pros that struggle don't experiment more, it worked for Sergio.

I use left hand low for the long putts, I find my speed control for bigger hits is more consistent, but for the close ones, like inside 10', I use the traditional right hand low.

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