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Problem : Although I am a reasonably good putter, usually 32-34Putts, and in reality dont 3Putt very often, I dont convert as many birdie chances as I perhaps should, or would like, obviously.
Invariably, I'm short of the hole, but usually on a good line.
Ive used an Odyssey 2ball for a couple of years, and this year tried a Yes Marilyn, which although I love the look of, doesnt seem to have improved my ability to get up to the hole.

Now, I know this is in all likelihood a problem with my putting, but what does the GM Massiv think about perhaps just trying a slightly heavier Putter head ?
ie, same tempo, same stroke, which peeps say there isnt anything wrong with, and is sound.......but perhaps a slightly heavier Putter will gain me that extra length that is just not there at the mo' ?

Or - am I talking/thinking/hoping bollox ?
 
Cris MC, if you feel you are a reasonable putter could the problem lie with not getting close enough to the pin with your second shots? what length are your average birdie puts, inside 10 feet?
 
Problem : Although I am a reasonably good putter, usually 32-34Putts, and in reality dont 3Putt very often, I dont convert as many birdie chances as I perhaps should, or would like, obviously.
Invariably, I'm short of the hole, but usually on a good line.
Ive used an Odyssey 2ball for a couple of years, and this year tried a Yes Marilyn, which although I love the look of, doesnt seem to have improved my ability to get up to the hole.

Now, I know this is in all likelihood a problem with my putting, but what does the GM Massiv think about perhaps just trying a slightly heavier Putter head ?
ie, same tempo, same stroke, which peeps say there isnt anything wrong with, and is sound.......but perhaps a slightly heavier Putter will gain me that extra length that is just not there at the mo' ?

Or - am I talking/thinking/hoping bollox ?
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I recently had this problem so much so that I got a lesson and the pro reckoned my hands were behind the putter head for all of the stroke, he advised me to either address the ball with my hands pressed forward or like mikleson press forward just before starting the stroke. Seems to working so far and very rarely leave putts short now.
 
golfstick, well we could all do to be peppering the pin better, I realise, some go close, some not quite but still good enough birdie chances that go unrealised.

Mind you, playing with someone who hit 16 greens in reg, and shot a gross 63 last Saturday,......could be making me feel just a tad inadequate this week !
 
LOL @ Bob.....yes I knew that was a solution, but every time I try that it goes 'well' past !
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You're either swinging back too far then or you're giving it a bit of a hit with your right hand as well, hence it going to far.
As I said keep everything the same, ie the pace of the stroke just an inch longer back.
 
haha i see! I wasnt having a go just i used to go through something similar, I used to think I was a terrible putter yet when I sat down and thought through my round, I was putting on average from about 25 foot probably. I found by becoming more accurate and leaving myself slightly shorter puts I became more confident thinking less about a lag 2 put and more about an agressive charge for birdie!
 
I'd have a putting lesson. It really was an eye opener for me in terms of set up and alignment and has really given me confidence on the greens. I'm not the greatest putter out there but I've belief in my technique and ability to hole the 4-6 footers. As for a new putter it's subjective. It depends on your putting style, speed of your greens, preferences. Only you know which putter sits well behind the ball and will inspire you
 
Bob,

I found a tip you gave out on here a while back very useful.

Don't look up from the putting stroke until your hands have cleared the left hip! Unless your left handed I guess.

It encourages you to stay down through the stroke, less chance of coming up out of it and leaving the putt short.
 
Agree with Bobmac, but if you do opt for another putter, Fisher putters are that bit heavier and nicely engineered.

Golfmmad.
 
Something I once read regarding this was to practice this.

On the practice green, forget about putting to the cup. Putt to the edge of the green / fringe. Then all you have to worry about is pace and not the line. Vary the distance as you practice to make it more interesting.

The idea is to stop the ball just against the fringe.

I'm no pro, so I could be way out. But it makes sense. And has helped me.
 
how about trying this as its something I adopted a while ago now. If I have a 15 foot put, il have a look at the line from behind. Il the walk along the line to about 6 feet away from the hole and practice the put from there. Useualy from 6 foot ur chances of holing the put are high. Once you ahave a visual line of the put going in from here, I walk back along the line for a couple of practice stroke visuallising the putt as it rolls to the point 6 foot out where I know I can hole it from. I probably havnt explained that well but bacsically it is breaking down the putt into smaller putts and helps focus you more
 
Golfstick: Thats exactly what MrGross63 does all the time......some at the club moan that he's 'slow' to play with, but it gets results it seems, so I'll have to try it, as well as making the backswing an inch longer !
And anyway, if he's taking 20 fewer shots in hid round than most of the club member's, he cant be that slow can he !
 
I do recommend it and it helped me drain a few each round. I think the main thing for me was that i truely started to believe that i knew the line of the putts inside out and that it was just a case of striking it at a decent pace. I stopped thinking about lagging and more about attacking. It is slow however I try to get to the greens a little quicker to compensate. I also try and start my putting routine before its my turn to putt (aslong as my movement wont disturb anyone). All time saving techniques to combat it
 
I would make your backswing a little longer and keep everything else the same, including your putter :)
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Strange that, I immediately thought about making the follow through an extra inch or two longer, but keeping the backswing the same.

It'd make you accelerate though the ball a fraction more.

Just a thought
 
I don't know if it is just a mental thing that has happened(or a pair of sticks(sic) really has improved my putting so much) of late with me but my putting has improved dramatically in the last month. In the last four rounds I have probably had roughly 125-130 putts.
Culminating in a 28 putt, 8 single putt round tonight. Not just eight tiddlers either. 2 being <5ft, 2 5 to 10 footers, 3 10 - 20 footers and a 25 footer. i also had 3 or 4 more putts that just slipped past the hole.

I know that it's the best £20 i've spent on golf equipment!

In no way am i connected to or employed by a putting aid inventor or manufacturer. :)
 
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