I have been putting 34-37 putts a round lately. A friend of mine and a good putter, gave me a lesson this morning on the putting green. He watched my takeaway and said keep it low and straight. That was it. Today I had 30 putts and 4 birdies on professional tournament course at Kingsmill in Williamsburg, VA. My friends advice works well.
I like the tee and dime drill. My key to making a good putting stroke is to rock the shoulders so that at impact my right shoulder drops and my left shoulder rises. In doing so it feels like my head is moving behind the ball
You can do that same thing inside on a yard ruler. If your face is open at impact the ball rolls off the ruler to the right if you are right handed. And the opposite if if the face is closed.
I like the dime drill. I can do this drill in my basement during the winter in PA. I also use the tee in the winter but use 2 2x4s pieces to see which one moves. I use the tee when I get to an outside putting green.
Now I'm confused. I was taught shorter backswing/longer follow-thru (same as chipping and pitching) to make sure I accelerate thru the ball. How can the follow-thru be shorter than the backswing without decelerating?
Thanks for asking, we are getting this question often today. The key is for the putter to be maintaining its proper speed through impact, that is most important. We have found the 60/40 is a better “feel” for most golfers. 👊
After watching your your lesson on reading the greens - finding the straight put it seem to me the Blue tee & the white tee were not in a straight to each other or am missing something.
Due to back surgeries and scoliosis my hips are turned open at address. To counteract this I have recently begun to putt left hand low. When making the stroke should one hand or the other dominate?
Good question, we like to see the trail hand be the dominant as it provides more feel and touch. Keep in mind there is always room for individual preference. 👊
Todd, isn't the Verticle Swing system essentially the same system Mo Norman has been advocating for a long time and isn't it the same system Bryson Dechambeau uses, even though he is far from an "Experienced" golfer?
I could be wrong, but I feel like my main problem with putting is reading the greens. When I really know if/how a putt will break, I can usually make the short ones and get the longer ones reasonably close. Unfortunately, I tend to misjudge both line and distance. Sometimes I get the read right, but other times I am way off. My stroke may not be the best, but it is the reading of the greens that really seems off to me.
Bob, you are not alone. Most golfers have relatively decent putting strokes but simple do not read greens correctly. We have a couple great green reading videos on our channel. Check them out 👊
Absolutely! Here is a good place to start for the swing: ua-cam.com/video/F_QBdBOfhYw/v-deo.html If you are wanting something for putting specifically, I'd start here: ua-cam.com/video/hhZxm-caEeY/v-deo.html Let us know if that helps!
Line on ball or not? I like the line to get feedback on stroke, but after lining up line to start desired line appears left, by several inches????! I commit to line and stroke putt, but it does bring in doubt, your thoughts?
@@USGOLFTVshow Great answer! never really thought of doing that, although I abandon the line occasionally out of frustration of not seeing it correctly. Sometimes I put the line on the underneath side of the ball, still get feedback but don't see the ball! I think I line up open, need more mirror work. enjoy your videos, keep them coming
Good question. Ideally we want the putter to be maintaining speed. Not accelerating nor decelerating. We have found most people do better at achieving this with a slightly shorter finish. Hope that helps.
I write lefty throw/ bowl lefty but I golf Right handed I was told for years strong arm in front was good but I figure if I can’t throw a baseball with my right arm how can I sling a golf club through from slightly inside???
Why are you putting an alignment rod and tees on the ground? If you just make a dot and put a dime in front of it, it is a straight line to it. You are not squaring it to anything.
What about those reeeeallly long uphill-ish putts? Getting the ball up to the hole without hitting so that the ball jumps. (Embarassed to be asking this! )
Thanks for asking. If the ball is "jumping" it is usually a result of too much loft on the putter. Next time you have a long uphill putt, move your hands a little more forward at address. Let us know how it goes!
@@USGOLFTVshow Yes! Made all the difference in the world and made my par! (Well at least once - but a bogey for me is good too!) Thanks again Todd for this easy fix. Sorry for late reply- been out playing golf! No, seriously out of wifi range in the Norwegian mountains - but fortunately near a golf course. :-)
Never going to debate with the great Tiger. At times we find that when golfers focus so much on their head they tend to tense up and lose their touch. Thanks for posting 👊
I have been putting 34-37 putts a round lately. A friend of mine and a good putter, gave me a lesson this morning on the putting green. He watched my takeaway and said keep it low and straight. That was it. Today I had 30 putts and 4 birdies on professional tournament course at Kingsmill in Williamsburg, VA. My friends advice works well.
My stroke had gotten too 'lazy' so the shorter follow through is giving me a firmer feel and I'm making those 3-4 footers again. Thank you.
You got it! 👊
Awesome drills and tips! I’ve been focused on lots of things that are creating issues or my putting,
Stan, great to hear. Anytime we can save a few strokes on the green it is good. What tip did you find the most helpful?
Todd thanks for this video, I'm going to try this drill with the tees and coin. 🏌️♀️🤗
These are a couple of my favorite putting drills. What other topics would you like to see us cover?
These are good practice drills to improve putting. I especially like the path drill to practice directional putting. Thanks
Gary, our pleasure! What other topics would you like to see us cover?
@@USGOLFTVshow I would like to see a video on how to hit hybrids.
@@garyscott6338 you bet, here you go: ua-cam.com/video/C6sFxzNQDC0/v-deo.html
I like the tee and dime drill. My key to making a good putting stroke is to rock the shoulders so that at impact my right shoulder drops and my left shoulder rises. In doing so it feels like my head is moving behind the ball
You can do that same thing inside on a yard ruler. If your face is open at impact the ball rolls off the ruler to the right if you are right handed. And the opposite if if the face is closed.
I have trouble getting to a practice green. So I like the dime drill...I can work on that at home.
The dime drill is money 💰 👊
I like it. Great tips and you can do these drills before you tee off.
Absolutely! Which tip did you find most useful?
I like the dime drill. I can do this drill in my basement during the winter in PA. I also use the tee in the winter but use 2 2x4s pieces to see which one moves. I use the tee when I get to an outside putting green.
Hi , for me 60 :40 works well but my putt stops 4 to 6 to inches short of the cup ; if I do 50:50 , it over shoots the cup by almost 2 feet .
Now I'm confused. I was taught shorter backswing/longer follow-thru (same as chipping and pitching) to make sure I accelerate thru the ball. How can the follow-thru be shorter than the backswing without decelerating?
Thanks for asking, we are getting this question often today. The key is for the putter to be maintaining its proper speed through impact, that is most important. We have found the 60/40 is a better “feel” for most golfers. 👊
After watching your your lesson on reading the greens - finding the straight put it seem to me the
Blue tee & the white tee were not in a straight to each other or am missing something.
Barry, can you expand on that?
Due to back surgeries and scoliosis my hips are turned open at address. To counteract this I have recently begun to putt left hand low. When making the stroke should one hand or the other dominate?
Good question, we like to see the trail hand be the dominant as it provides more feel and touch. Keep in mind there is always room for individual preference. 👊
@@USGOLFTVshow thanks
My putting stroke is terrible! My putter head wavers on the down/through stroke how do i keep from doing that.
Try hovering the clubhead before the start of the motion.
Todd, isn't the Verticle Swing system essentially the same system Mo Norman has been advocating for a long time and isn't it the same system Bryson Dechambeau uses, even though he is far from an "Experienced" golfer?
Some similarities with a few adjustments to the set up. 👊
I could be wrong, but I feel like my main problem with putting is reading the greens. When I really know if/how a putt will break, I can usually make the short ones and get the longer ones reasonably close. Unfortunately, I tend to misjudge both line and distance. Sometimes I get the read right, but other times I am way off. My stroke may not be the best, but it is the reading of the greens that really seems off to me.
Bob, you are not alone. Most golfers have relatively decent putting strokes but simple do not read greens correctly. We have a couple great green reading videos on our channel. Check them out 👊
Do you have specific video's for beginners?
I've not played for plus 20 years and getting back into it, never was much good way back then..........
Absolutely! Here is a good place to start for the swing: ua-cam.com/video/F_QBdBOfhYw/v-deo.html
If you are wanting something for putting specifically, I'd start here: ua-cam.com/video/hhZxm-caEeY/v-deo.html
Let us know if that helps!
Line on ball or not? I like the line to get feedback on stroke, but after lining up line to start desired line appears left, by several inches????!
I commit to line and stroke putt, but it does bring in doubt, your thoughts?
We like to use the line when training and practicing. On the course go with no line and more feel. Great question 👍
@@USGOLFTVshow Great answer! never really thought of doing that, although I abandon the line occasionally out of frustration of not seeing it correctly. Sometimes I put the line on the underneath side of the ball, still get feedback but don't see the ball! I think I line up open, need more mirror work. enjoy your videos, keep them coming
I would think that having a shorter follow-through than backswing would encourage deceleration through impact. How do you keep that from happening?
Good question. Ideally we want the putter to be maintaining speed. Not accelerating nor decelerating. We have found most people do better at achieving this with a slightly shorter finish. Hope that helps.
I write lefty throw/ bowl lefty but I golf Right handed I was told for years strong arm in front was good but I figure if I can’t throw a baseball with my right arm how can I sling a golf club through from slightly inside???
Roll a few putts with the hand that you throw with and see what happens. 👍
I feel that 60/40 rule may lead to deceleration for some. I had always heard more 40/60.
Fair point. The key is to get the clubhead to the speed before impact and then to maintain it through the impact zone.
Why are you putting an alignment rod and tees on the ground? If you just make a dot and put a dime in front of it, it is a straight line to it. You are not squaring it to anything.
What about those reeeeallly long uphill-ish putts? Getting the ball up to the hole without hitting so that the ball jumps. (Embarassed to be asking this! )
Thanks for asking. If the ball is "jumping" it is usually a result of too much loft on the putter. Next time you have a long uphill putt, move your hands a little more forward at address. Let us know how it goes!
@@USGOLFTVshow Yes! Made all the difference in the world and made my par! (Well at least once - but a bogey for me is good too!) Thanks again Todd for this easy fix. Sorry for late reply- been out playing golf! No, seriously out of wifi range in the Norwegian mountains - but fortunately near a golf course. :-)
@@angelaamoroso3279 Awesome! We need to do a golf school in your area
Head still seemed to work for some guy name TW!
Never going to debate with the great Tiger. At times we find that when golfers focus so much on their head they tend to tense up and lose their touch. Thanks for posting 👊