Should your putter touch the ground?

You’ll want to keep your putter perpendicular to the ground. If you can consistently strike the ball on its equator, you’ll start to roll it much more smoothly and hole a lot more big putts. But if you topple the stack of quarters, you’ll know that your stroke is either descending or not moving correctly upward.

How high should putter be off ground?

The standard face height of putters is one inch and this puts the sweetspot vertically at a height of half an inch. A golf ball is 1.680 inches in diameter with its equator at a height around 0.84 inches. If you place your putter against the ball, the sweetspot of your putter will be lower than the equator of the ball.

Should you hover the putter?

Resting the putter on the ground allows you to secure its position behind the ball, and hovering can hinder that. So as a compromise, try bouncing the putter lightly a couple of times behind the ball before taking it back. This gets some movement into the putter which will add a flowing motion to the putting stroke.

Should I use a fat grip putter?

Benefits of the Fat Putter Grip One of the most important benefits of a fat putting grip is that it keeps your arms relaxed and your hands soft. It’s much harder to have a firm, death grip on a larger grip. While so many pros have different strokes, styles of putters, and strokes, they all agree on having a soft grip.

Do arm lock putters work?

While it may look odd to some, using an arm lock putter can be extremely effective. Players who are ‘handsy’ and tend to get the ‘yips’ on the putting green have much improvement with an arm lock putter because it minimizes your ability to move your hands during the putting stroke.

Should your eyes be over the ball when putting?

Many golfers never really think about eye position in putting. Instead, you should keep your eyes over a spot just inside the ball, a few inches toward your feet. Practice a lot of short putts to get a good feel for this position, and then gradually increase to longer putts.

Should you lift putter off ground?

But the most important reason is that by lifting the putter, as Rickie also later told Golf Digest, it prevents you from using the ground as a “balance point”. By lifting the putter, he’s releasing the tension, and increasing his chances of a nice, smooth putting stroke.