Can you chicken wing a putt?

[nevets88]

I notice sometimes I bend my left arm a tad, like on my full swing, during impact and on the follow through. I wonder if gripping lower down on the putter might help?

[Sean Dainty]

At set up, you should have your left arm bent (each arm should be bent the same amount). Maybe this is why you are then bending it through impact.....here's a link to an image of Tiger's putting set up - http://tinyurl.com/64agyzr

[The Recreational Golfer]

Bend your left arm a tad? You should see a guy who really chicken-winged his putts -- Leo Diegel:

http://www.tournamentshowroom.com/Leo-Diegel-Vintage-Golf-Photos-Framed-Bw135.aspx

As funny as that stance looks, this guy had, in an eight-year span between 1926 and 1933, nine top five finishes in the modern majors (excepting the Masters) including back-to-back wins in the PGA. Superb ball-striker. Really nervous on the green.

[nevets88]

Bend your left arm a tad? You should see a guy who really chicken-winged his putts -- Leo Diegel:

http://www.tournamentshowroom.com/Leo-Diegel-Vintage-Golf-Photos-Framed-Bw135.aspx

As funny as that stance looks, this guy had, in an eight-year span between 1926 and 1933, nine top five finishes in the modern majors (excepting the Masters) including back-to-back wins in the PGA. Superb ball-striker. Really nervous on the green.

Youza. [quote name="Sean Dainty" url="/forum/thread/45693/can-you-chicken-wing-a-putt#post_594895"]

At set up, you should have your left arm bent (each arm should be bent the same amount). Maybe this is why you are then bending it through impact.....here's a link to an image of Tiger's putting set up - http://tinyurl.com/64agyzr

[/quote] Yeah, maybe arms straighter at address isn't a good idea. But I think because I used to chicken wing on the full swing, it might have carried over to putting. I've never videotaped myself putting. Amazing. Never too late to start.