Jimbop90
Assistant Pro
I'm a 22 handicap. I've never practised putting and as a result it's a weak point.
I asked for a putting mat for Christmas with the intention of spending at least 2 hours a week working on it.
Tuesday night I got it out for the first time, it's only 5 foot and tbh I was finding it fairly easy, missing maybe 1 in 7 when trying to rattle them in.
Decided to give myself some pressure by saying to myself I couldn't stop until I'd holed 7 in a row. Proceeded to putt 6 in a row and miss the last one 3 times in succession, I then started having what I thought was a spasm in my left hand from too much practising at once having never spent any time doing it before, so when it happened 3 putts in a row I packed it up and went to bed.
Went to play today, didn't bother going on the putting green as the course was on temps, but after 2 holes I had to switch to left hand low. My left hand has a definite twitch when I go to strike the ball. I can't believe it. I've not been playing for years (took up the game again in 2014), and like I said I've spent basically 0 time practising my putting.
I've just recorded myself taking practise putt swings and also hitting some putts, I can't see any changes between my practise swing and my actual putt, but the twitch/spasm feeling is just horrible.
I think I'm going to have to spend the rest of the night continuing left hand low or trying something like the prayer grip.
Is there anything I can do given I've caught this early? Or am I better off changing grip now and getting on with it? I'm just worried that once I adjust to a different grip, the twitch will come back.
I asked for a putting mat for Christmas with the intention of spending at least 2 hours a week working on it.
Tuesday night I got it out for the first time, it's only 5 foot and tbh I was finding it fairly easy, missing maybe 1 in 7 when trying to rattle them in.
Decided to give myself some pressure by saying to myself I couldn't stop until I'd holed 7 in a row. Proceeded to putt 6 in a row and miss the last one 3 times in succession, I then started having what I thought was a spasm in my left hand from too much practising at once having never spent any time doing it before, so when it happened 3 putts in a row I packed it up and went to bed.
Went to play today, didn't bother going on the putting green as the course was on temps, but after 2 holes I had to switch to left hand low. My left hand has a definite twitch when I go to strike the ball. I can't believe it. I've not been playing for years (took up the game again in 2014), and like I said I've spent basically 0 time practising my putting.
I've just recorded myself taking practise putt swings and also hitting some putts, I can't see any changes between my practise swing and my actual putt, but the twitch/spasm feeling is just horrible.
I think I'm going to have to spend the rest of the night continuing left hand low or trying something like the prayer grip.
Is there anything I can do given I've caught this early? Or am I better off changing grip now and getting on with it? I'm just worried that once I adjust to a different grip, the twitch will come back.
