The Correct Speed of the Putt

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Most golfers read the greens but don't think about how the speed of the putt affects the breaking putts. Putts with slower speed tend to break more. On the other hand, if the putt has more speed, it will break less. So you need to think about how you want to roll it in the hole.   Most amat

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Ben Crenshaw's Putting Advice

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Ben Crenshaw is known as one of the best putters in the history of golf. I don't know anybody who has smoother putting stroke than Ben Crenshaw. He said 9 out of 10 golfers are gripping the putter too strong.   If you grip it lighter, you will start to feel the weight of the putter head. An

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How to Hit Fast Downhill Putts

Sunday, December 22, 2013

The tendency when putting downhill on fast greens is to hit it too much past the hole. There are many ways to hit this putt. One of those ways is to grip down on the putter.   When you grip down on the putter for long putts, you must take much bigger stroke so this won't work so well for so

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The Drill to Control Distance with a Putter

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Average players seem to struggle with controlling distance on the green. One of the reason is the lack of practice. Hitting a long putt over and over for practice is fine. But there is a better way to practice your distance control. First, start with a middle distance such as 7 feet or so. Next, t

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How to Stop Pulling Putts

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Pulling putts is one of the commons mistakes you see among average players. Most of the time, players either look up to see the ball rolling or try to guide the ball toward the cup. Even the pros sometimes make this kind of mistake. Payne Stewart said he tried to keep his head down to avoid lookin

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Jack Nicklaus: 5 Secrets to Putting

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Jack Nicklaus is known as one of the best putters in the history of golf. He seemed to make all the crucial putts to win major tournaments. His putting style is unorthodox, but I think we can learn a lot of things from him. Here are Jack's 5 keys to putting.   1. Open Stance He had the ope

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How to Control Distance or Pace with Your Putter

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Amateurs usually struggle to control distance with their putter. The reason is obviosly lack of practice. But even if you practice long putts over and over, you might still have problems with distance  control. Today, I'd like to share some tips to help you control distance with a putter. &n

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Hook and Weak Grip in Putting Grip

Sunday, December 22, 2013

I think there should be a hook grip or weak grip in putting. The putter grip has a flat part that is designed to rest your thumbs when gripping the putter. But this flat putter grip is telling everyone to hold the putter the same way. However, this grip may be too strong or too weak for some playe

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How to Hit the Belly Putter

Sunday, December 22, 2013

To hit your belly putter, you need to anchor the end of the shaft (grip) against your belly.     The advantage of a belly putter is that is eliminates any excess movement of  your hands, wrists and arms during the putting stroke. So

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Retief Goosen's Secret to Putting

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Retief Goosen won U.S.  in 2001 and 2004. He has been known as a great putter who has a smooth putting stroke. Players with smooth putting stroke have the advantage on fast greens. That may be the reason whey he won the U.S. Open twice. One day, Jim Flick teacher of Jack Nicklaus, asked Retie

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How to Get a Pure Roll on Your Putts

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Putts that have a pure roll seem to fall in rather than spin out when it hit the edge of the cup.   The advantages of putts with a good roll are: 1. It seems to roll in more often 2. It tends to stay on the line 3. It tends to go straight even on a bumpy green   Here are the ways

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How to Hit the Bunker Shot

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Amateurs have a hard time getting out of the sand. But pros don't. Pros know how to hit it correctly. If you understand how to hit your bunker shots, bunker shots might just become your favorite.   How to Set Up for the Shot   1. Rotate the face open first before taking your grip 2

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How to Use Your Bounce on Your Sand Wedge

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Because the sand wedge has the bounce, the clubhead won't dig too much into the sand. But unfortunately, lots of golfers fail to use the bounce correctly. They either dig too much with the leading edge of the sand wedge or use bounce too much and actually hit the ball. To your bounce correctly, yo

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Hitting the Ball or Over the Green on Bunker Shots

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Most golfers understand that you don't hit the ball for a bunkers shot. From sand, the biggest mistake you can make is to hit the ball. The ball will go too far past the green. Sometimes, it ends up in OB. If this happens, you start to fear bunker shots.   There are basically two causes for

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How to Put more Spin on a Bunker Shot

Sunday, December 22, 2013

To put more backspin on the ball for your bunker shots, you simply need to change your set-up. 1. Open your face more 2. Open your body line 3. Accelerate your clubhead through impact 4. Keep the face open through impact 5. Take less sand   To add more backspin, you need to open your f

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Controlling Distance from the Bunker

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Lots of golfers struggle from the bunker. The clubhead has to be accelerating through the sand to get the ball out. But lots of players decelerate coming into the impact. If you decelerate through impact, it will be hard to control distance as well. to avoid decelerating through impact, take full

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How to Hit a Bunker Shot from a Downhill Lie

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Bunker shots are difficult enough for most average golfers. But the bunkers shot from a downhill lie is even harder shot to hit. From this lie, it's easy to hit the ball thin and over the green. Or you can take too much sand and the ball won't get out of the bunker. The reason why you can't hit it

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How to Hit a Long Bunker Shot

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Lots people say long bunkers shots are the hardest shot in golf. From somewhere around 40 yards, it is too far hit it like a regular bunker shots. But it's too close to pick the ball cleanly. However, I don't think this shot doesn't have to be so hard. Some golfers try to hit it cleanly, but I nev

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Hitting from Hard (or Wet) Bunker

Sunday, December 22, 2013

If the bunker is little wet after rain or has hard or heavy sand, it makes bunker shots harder to hit. Because the sand wedge bounces off the hard sand, you tend to hit the ball and shot it over the green. Sand wedge has a bounce on the sole. This bounce will prevent the clubhead to dig too much i

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Hitting from Soft Bunker (Sand)

Sunday, December 22, 2013

If the bunker has soft sand, the clubhead tends to dig much into the sand causing you to leave the shot short. To prevent the clubhead to dig too much into the sand, you need to take advantage of the bounce that is designed on the sole of your clubhead. The bounce on the sole will prevent the club

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