3 foot putts

[ManinBlack]

Methinks you haven't been following chrisd's "journey" that closely 

Mmm, yes. If he won't list his clubs. My recommendation is that the straighter the putt the harder you hit it.

 

[Qwerty]

I find I get a bit "Wafty" on the takeaway on short putts so I start with the putter head set back..Lift, take back slightly and push through. It's not exactly textbook stuff but it eliminates the "Waftyness"

 

[chrisd]

Once again, thanks for the various advice and tips, I shall try them out on the carpet into my new Putt out. Funny enough qwerty's suggestion has been working for me for a day or two now.

 

[BubbaP]

Is that starting from the putter being a couple of inches behind the ball, or more?

 

[Tiger man]

Have you tried using a line on the ball Chris? Line it up, trust it then make a positive stroke :thup:

This for me, get it lined up, trust it, concentrate on a solid stroke. Then pick it out the hole

 

[chrisd]

Have you tried using a line on the ball Chris? Line it up, trust it then make a positive stroke :thup:

I have at times but lining up the line is one of the only difficulties that the replaced hips and reconstructed knee gives me, it's so difficult to squat down to align it properly.

 

[chrisd]

Is that starting from the putter being a couple of inches behind the ball, or more?

Yes Iain, at least that's what I've been testing with the Putt out on my carpet.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I have at times but lining up the line is one of the only difficulties that the replaced hips and reconstructed knee gives me, it's so difficult to squat down to align it properly.

Oh OK, how about Johnny's Ar$e Putt method then? 😂

 

[chrisd]

Oh OK, how about Johnny's Ar$e Putt method then? 😂

Pkease leave my Ar$e alone Gordon

 

[Curls]

You don't want putting advice from me, but I saw a YouTube video this week and in it the instructor said lots of good putters putt toe down- heel up because their wrists are high (in relation to where they would be with a wedge for example). I tried this on the carpet and found pushing it almost impossible- the push is defo my weakness. Looking forward to trialling it in real life if the weather forecast is 100% wrong for Monday

 

[Taz]

I always like watching this every now and then too Chris :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh-uoh-6HLY

 

[Capella]

A nice drill that a pro in a putting group session gave us last year: put a club down directly in front of the hole, so that you have to putt over the shaft. It feels really weird and a bit scary at the beginning, but it makes you hit the putts with exactly the right speed and a bit of determination, avoiding the putts to die in front of the hole or taking too much break because they run out of speed as they approach the hole. Works best for putts between 2 and 4 foot (and on relatively flat ground, if you have too much break to consider, you'd rather let it die in from the high side).

 

[chrisd]

Thanks again for posting, I'm taking note of all suggestions

 

[Hobbit]

I have a nasty habit of looking up a little early on short putts. I try and listen for the plink, plink of it hitting the bottom of the hole before I look up. Works for me.

 

[USER1999]

I have a nasty habit of looking up a little early on short putts. I try and listen for the plink, plink of it hitting the bottom of the hole before I look up. Works for me.

Do you find yourself stood there for hours when you miss?

 

[williamalex1]

Practice 42 inch putts instead and you won't be short

 

[Jensen]

You don't want putting advice from me, but I saw a YouTube video this week and in it the instructor said lots of good putters putt toe down- heel up because their wrists are high (in relation to where they would be with a wedge for example). I tried this on the carpet and found pushing it almost impossible- the push is defo my weakness. Looking forward to trialling it in real life if the weather forecast is 100% wrong for Monday

I believe Steve Stricker putts like this

 

[Curls]

I believe Steve Stricker putts like this

He's pretty good 😊

 

[Curls]

I always like watching this every now and then too Chris :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh-uoh-6HLY

That was very interesting, thanks for posting, might give that a whirl

 

[chrisd]

That was very interesting, thanks for posting, might give that a whirl

Me too