How much of a difference would a putting lesson do?

[James_Black]

At first I was thinking about getting a lesson for my swing but then I thought about putting.
I'm a pretty good putter but I wouldn't make many 1 putts.
Most of my putts would be grazing the edge of the cup though.
Would a single putting lesson make much of a difference to my putting?

[Fatphil]

we've beat this subject to death already here..but I'll kick in my 2 cents...yes there are some basic fundementals to putting that are more detail orientated than the full swing...compare putting to darts or billiards rather than golf. Wrist positions, steadiness, solid strike,,etc. For example a 1/2 a millimeter movement in your upper wrist angle or forward wrist angle means nothing in the full swing...in darts, pool or putting it's the difference between a missed double 20 or a missed 4 footer.

Focus on the muscle control in putting as in darts is huge..but outside of explaining how important it is not much else to do but practice.

[Par Fore]

IMHO, like other parts of the game, getting a lesson from a knowledgeable pro should help....TGC advertised a full hour of putting on an upcoming show for The Golf Fix.....you might check that out....think they said it was this week....

If most of your putts are grazing the cup, it sounds like you are pretty good at both reading greens and hitting your target already, but we can always improve...

[ohiolefty]

If you feel like you're losing strokes, do it. If your index is at 21, you're probably losing shots in and around the green - so putting and short game could help you get that down faster than anything.

[joepro23]

One of my dad's friends did the David Pelz 2-day short game school when it was in NY several years ago. I noticed he looked a little better on the greens, but since he still was pretty bad off the tee and in the rest of his game, he didn't improve much at all. If you are hitting it fairly straight and just losing shots around the greens, it could be worth it. Putting is all about confidence and if the putting lesson gives you that, it can make a big difference.

[James_Black]

we've beat this subject to death already here..but I'll kick in my 2 cents...yes there are some basic fundementals to putting that are more detail orientated than the full swing...compare putting to darts or billiards rather than golf. Wrist positions, steadiness, solid strike,,etc. For example a 1/2 a millimeter movement in your upper wrist angle or forward wrist angle means nothing in the full swing...in darts, pool or putting it's the difference between a missed double 20 or a missed 4 footer.

So your saying just keep practising?

[Elvisliveson]

You should get a lesson and then practice what you learned. Make sure the lesson also includes green reading.

[Fatphil]

So your saying just keep practicing?

yeh...my point is I look at putting as a different game...and a change of focus. My best analogy is darts...think of jogging 400 yards and then try to hit a double 16 to win. Two totally different skills. For me to hit a double anything has about the same success rate as a 5 footer. After I hit balls I always putt for 10 min...not so much to groove anything but simply to practice switching my brain between one game and the other. You need to do that 18 times and that's a head f... That for me is the hardest thing about putting.

[jschen]

One putting lesson definitely helped me a lot. My instructor pretty much liked what he saw with my putting, but was able to explain to me what he liked and what little things he wanted me to correct. And how to practice effectively. I'm not going to tell you that it's more or less urgent for you than any other lesson, but a single lesson on putting definitely can be useful.