Putting issues

[casuk]

Recently well mostly this year IV been leaving a lot of puts short especially inside 10-15ft normally my distance control is bang on and it's the read I'm struggling with,
I'm coming up short 45% of the time and slightly left of the cup, any thoughts on why I'm doing that

 

[Crow]

Has your backswing become too long and you're now decelerating on the stroke?

 

[casuk]

No I have a shorter back stroke and follow through quite well and hold the position at the end of my stroke with a slightly closed face, I think I'm hitting a bit on the downswing and lossing roll for the first foot, kind of skidding before the roll

 

[stefanovic]

Head is moving in front of the ball.

 

[bobmac]

In your effort to keep your backswing short, you may have gone too far.
Do you keep the width of your stance the same for all length putts?

 

[casuk]

Head is over the ball central in my stance @stefanovic
I widen my stance ever so slightly on longer puts, I was down at my lesson and went through some things with my putter I need a bit more toe hang short slant shaft around 350g , the spider ex seemed to be quite good

 

[bobmac]

Or you could lengthen your backswing an inch or two

 

[casuk]

I'm playing tomorrow so I'll try that lengthen my backswing and see how it goes, I think I'll book a putting lesson and fitting and get something dialed in

 

[jim8flog]

I always control length of putt by length of back swing rather than by changing firmness of strike and find it a more precise method of control.