Maninblack4612
Tour Winner
Mmm, yes. If he won't list his clubs. My recommendation is that the straighter the putt the harder you hit it.Methinks you haven't been following chrisd's "journey" that closely 
3 foot putts
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Qwerty
Tour Winner
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
Major Champion
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
Occasional Player of Golf
Is that starting from the putter being a couple of inches behind the ball, or more?
Tiger man
Challenge Tour Pro
This for me, get it lined up, trust it, concentrate on a solid stroke. Then pick it out the hole
chrisd
Major Champion
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
Major Champion
Yes Iain, at least that's what I've been testing with the Putt out on my carpet.
D
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Oh OK, how about Johnny's Ar$e Putt method then? 😂
chrisd
Major Champion
Pkease leave my Ar$e alone Gordon
Curls
Journeyman Pro
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
spongebob59
Journeyman Pro
I always like watching this every now and then too Chris :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh-uoh-6HLY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh-uoh-6HLY
Capella
Journeyman Pro
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
Major Champion
Thanks again for posting, I'm taking note of all suggestions
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
Grand Slam Winner
Do you find yourself stood there for hours when you miss?
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Practice 42 inch putts instead and you won't be short
Jensen
Tour Rookie
I believe Steve Stricker putts like this
Curls
Journeyman Pro
He's pretty good 😊
Curls
Journeyman Pro
That was very interesting, thanks for posting, might give that a whirl
chrisd
Major Champion
Me too
