my messed up putting stroke

[obsessedgolfer]

i probbably have the worst putting stroke out of anyone on this fourm i need some tips on how to improve. in my backswing i take my club back using an arch storke but in my follow through my club goes straight through. So if my impast is of by a millasecond i will miss putts left and right. Any tips or drills to improve my stroke

[sonicblue]

I think people get too hung up on what their putting stroke path is. It will be whatever your anatomy dictates it will be. All I try to do is take a grip where my hands feel unified and locked; i.e., my wrists can't hinge or twist. After that, I believe it's more about confidence in your line and speed that prevents you from trying to change the shot mid-stroke.

[Avid Golfer]

i probbably have the worst putting stroke out of anyone on this fourm i need some tips on how to improve. in my backswing i take my club back using an arch storke but in my follow through my club goes straight through. So if my impast is of by a millasecond i will miss putts left and right. Any tips or drills to improve my stroke

A putting stroke that swings inside on the back swing, and down the target line on the way through isn't a bad path. In fact that is the type of stoke Nick Faldo advocated in his book

Golf the Winning Formula . If you're experiencing inconsistency with your misses I recommend checking your ball position and alignment, and try to keep them as consistent as possible from one putt to the next.

[Finn07]

Buy Rotellas book, "Putting out of your mind." This will help you and realize it isnt so much about your stroke when it comes to putting.

[obsessedgolfer]

A putting stroke that swings inside on the back swing, and down the target line on the way through isn't a bad path. In fact that is the type of stoke Nick Faldo advocated in his book

thanks for the info after doing some research i found out it is my putter length that is causing the problems

[SwinginCaveman]

While watching the CA Championship they were talking about Tiger's putting stroke. They said he actually holds his elbows against his sides and just lets his shoulders swing. It allows him to make a perfect pendulum-type motion.

[Avid Golfer]

While watching the CA Championship they were talking about Tiger's putting stroke. They said he actually holds his elbows against his sides and just lets his shoulders swing. It allows him to make a perfect pendulum-type motion.

You should be careful what you believe. Just because someone on tv says something doesn't mean its true. Johnny Miller for example is constantly spewing false information and pushing his opnions and ineptitude as facts.

That being said a large number of pros make a conscious effort to take the wrists out of the putting stroke at setup and during the stroke, so it is not out of the realm of reason that some people might attempt to reduce or elimanate elbow movement. It should be noted that if you glue your elbows in place and not allow them to seperate from the sides in their movement you will be promoted to make an arcing stroke, increase tension in your arms, you will have problems generating distance for longer putts, and your putter will rise up in the back stroke, drop down, and rise up in the through stroke (unlike the low to the ground movement you see from pros). If you watch tour pros putt you will see that their elbows move in sync with shoulder movement (they don't stay still during the stroke). The thing that doesn't change with regards to the elbows is the distance between them during the stroke (hence one of the benefits/keys to the Ernie Els training device for putting). Mickelson putting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1QmPRgvEhQ Els putting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2aur78GePg

[iacas]

If you watch tour pros putt you will see that their elbows move in sync with shoulder movement (they don't stay still during the stroke). The thing that doesn't change with regards to the elbows is the distance between them during the stroke (hence one of the benefits/keys to the Ernie Els training device for putting).[/url]

You do realize that you've not really refuted what you quoted, right? If you keep the elbows the same distance apart, they'll remain close to your sides...

[rudygu]

While watching the CA Championship they were talking about Tiger's putting stroke. They said he actually holds his elbows against his sides and just lets his shoulders swing. It allows him to make a perfect pendulum-type motion.

You should be careful what you believe. Just because someone on tv says something doesn't mean its true...It should be noted that if you glue your elbows in place and not allow them to seperate from the sides in their movement you will be promoted to make an arcing stroke...your putter will rise up in the back stroke, drop down, and rise up in the through stroke (unlike the low to the ground movement you see from pros).

Tiger's putter head clearly rises up in his back stroke and through stroke and he is the best putter on tour (if not the best ever).

[Avid Golfer]

If you keep the elbows the same distance apart, they'll remain close to your sides...

Not true: If you look at a number of pros at address you don't see day light between their arms and chest, but if you watch them after they swung through the putt (most notable on medium and long putts) you can see day light, and a gap between their arms and side even though their elbows have remained the same distance apart they were at address.

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[iacas]

Not true: If you look at a number of pros at address you don't see day light between their arms and chest, but if you watch them after they swung through the putt (most notable on medium and long putts) you can see day light, and a gap between their arms and side even though their elbows have remained the same distance apart they were at address.

Daylight does not mean that the arms are not still relatively close to the body.

[r7 425]

I have a great recommendation....did you ever think about trying the Scotty Cameron Detour putter...It sets you up with the ball and has a slight arc to promote the correct inside path.