Wow! Putting woes solved at long last! The calculated & gentle folding of my lead elbow turned out to be my putting Holy Grail, missing link! Now I'm making almost all the short putts I was missing and much better leaves w/ longer ones! Thank you for this most helpful video! (Now if I could just find a swing fix as effective as this putting fix! Lol)
I am a retired PGA Professional and this is "so simple", yet so "right on"! I have found in my 48 yrs as a Golf Professional that SIMPLE is best, and this is great! After all, it's not Rocket Science!!!
When I saw this video, I was skeptical and not convinced, but when I tried it, wow!!! say no more. This is one of the best if not the best putting technique I ever encountered in more than 20 years of looking for the best putting method. The title says it all "Easiest putting technique Ever". Thank you Mr. Cahill.
This putting method is so amazing! I am a 18 handicapper, I have been struggling in putting for years. I was using this technique in today’s round and made 2 birdies, one from 14ft and the other from 26ft. I also made almost all 3 to 6 footers.
I found I control the putter much better with my left arm even though I am right handed. Makes a huge difference to my putting. I never would have thought.
Same here! I started using left arm as brace and my initial start/finish. I think it's the angle and connection to body. With the right hand on the club, it almost makes them connected "sense" wise.
This is just superb, been searching for "putting tips for beginners" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Graysonyon Putter Prolific - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my colleague got great results with it.
Just wonderful, I have been researching "how to be a better putter at golf" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Graysonyon Putter Prolific - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my co-worker got excellent results with it.
As being THE WORST PUTTER of all time,I'd try anything.And so I've been trying your technique.It's working!On the carpet anyway.Can't wait to try it on a real putting green.I think this may be my savior technique to give up my horrible trophy.Thanks.
I just tried the one arm style, purposely not adding the second hand - my issue has always been that I'm quite a muscular guy, but with very narrow shoulders (bone structure-wise), so my triceps and lats are extremely tight together. This makes any sort of shoulder/upper torso rotation without moving anything else nearly impossible - the one arm technique has instantly become more consistent both in accuracy and in pace control than 15 years (very intermittent) of classic putting techniques. I have a thick handle center shaft face balanced mallet style putter for reference. Might just be the weird guy on the course who putts with one arm from now on - thanks for posting this video!
I always find aiming with your mind is much more effective than trying to line things up and hit the stroke based on that line. Growing up playing hockey made this easy. Applying it to golf makes a lot of sense. Great tip
Simple and easy to feel. Worked immediately for a leftie that swings righthanded and prefers to hinge at the left shoulder using your method. Thank you for such an effective and instantaneous lesson. Best I've ever taken! -Brad
I picked up golf late in life - 12 years ago. Most of my game has improved except putting. I'm going to practice this tomorrow, then try it twice this week in my rounds. It looks so simple. I hope it really is. Thank you for the video.
Great lesson, observed Tiger use one hand (right) when beginning practice putting before tournaments. I tried it and found my release feeling thru the putt was far better than two handed. You added arm control, not shoulder movement, which makes one hand technique great.
I just love how simple and easy this is. I used your lessons in this past week's golf games and I'd say I was down to 2 putts from my previous 4 to 5. I watch your video a day before my golf games and had great result the day of. Thank you so much. May I request that you also make a video for easiest swings on the fairway?
Cheers for this, I've been looking for "golf tuition" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Graysonyon Putter Prolific - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my mate got cool results with it.
If the shoulder is the fulcrum point and everything just swings from that 'fixed point', then this method must be the perfect pendulum stroke! Excellent video!
GREAT tip. I can see now that trying to involve my left shoulder all these years has led to inconsistency and offline putts. And you're right, it does feel good on short chips as well.
I've always been a poor putter, this is where my strokes come from on the scorecard. However, when I saw this video, I gave it a try. I instantly saw more consistency and much better putting. It has improved my score several strokes per round (mid handicapper) and has made putting much more simple and has taken the nerves out of it. Thank you so much!!
When practicing in the house and on the course, I have noticed that when putting multiple balls i can get them to stop all lined up. I putted last year one handed and noticed that i was gauging speed great. Next problem was reading the green. Lol but i find it very conformable. Also you can carry your clubs in your other hand to speed up your round.
I am unable to get to a course for a couple of weeks so I have just been practicing on the carpet and find this video to have been really helpful as it is simplifying the stroke by reducing the moving parts. Even the miss putts seem to roll better and the pace appears more controllable therefore more consistent with distance. I do putt with reverse grip and this feels OK. If a clip or comment on the different grips that players use and use this style of putting would also be good as I did revert to the claw grip for a while after watching Phil Mickelson as the standard grip just was not working for those short putts that end up being yippy putts turning into 3 putt greens. Shall keep my little fingers crossed when I get out onto the course. The saying 'keep it simple stupid' seems to be working in my practice. I just feel more comfortable standing over the ball. Back to some practice. From the Land Downunder.
I am 31, I experimented forever with golf swing styles until I finally found one that works best for me, that I can stick to. Side note I've always been a very good golfer my ball stoking abilities are definitely A caliber now, I attemped to qualify for the Reno taho open but just did not have my putting game down. Nor was i even clise to finding it at the time. I will defiantly give this technique a try, it sounds very brilliant. I hope it is the technique that works for me. Thanks for the post.
Thank you Mike for the great video. I have been struggling with different techniques for putting. I have been discouraged from using my right side as its not closest to the target. When I embraced my right side using your method I felt immediately better hitting some great putts. Thanks again.
I just tried it indoors and when putting with right arm the inside left arm technique felt a little odd but the putt certainly stayed on line much better. Will try on the course in a few days. My CC green’ s were just aerated so not a good time to put it ti the test.
I practice one handed all the time, even with 2 hands, I try to feel I'm putting only with the right and always putt nice when I do that. And DAMN! What a nice place to be a golf teacher, jealous!!
I can't wait to try this, David. Thing is I have a left hand putter and am comfortable with all my clubs being left handed BUT my right hand and arm are stronger. I want to try putting right handed. Thanks again. Richard
As a boy I was a very good putter, but I did not know how I putted. For the last 30 years I have been a horrible putter. But I think this technique may be the answer. So far it is helping a lot.
Really like this thanks. My stronger arm is my front arm (play left handed but I am right handed) so I’m curious to know if the addition of my weaker hand - my back hand - uses the same principle?
I've been using this method for years and it does work, however, I grip further down the club with my right hand, and hold the top of the putter with my left fingers, almost like a pencil. This is to just stabilize the top of the putter and make it more like a pendulum, I sometimes stand with an open stance almost like a 3/4 side saddle. I've been known to grip it with my index and middle finger knuckles which my friends and I call the "Camel Toe" grip, its more like gorilla knuckles :).
THANK YOU for this tutorial! I'm just picking up the game in my 30s, and am doing well on everything but the putter. It just feels total foreign and uncontrolled when I follow through. I'm right-handed, but when I tried your method of isolating the arms, I found my right arm always flinches (almost as if it wants to "turn over"; no idea why) as the arc passes through the ball. My hand fluttering causes the ball to squirrel off in any direction on my putts. I isolated the left arm, and it's perfectly smooth all the way through. All I have to do is focus my energy on my left arm, and I'm sinking putts without any arm vibration at all. Great breakdown!!!
Em Ce, if we're a left hand low putter then do you suggest rotating more based on the left shoulder? what about ball position with left hand low, any different?
Thanks for this, it seems to make so much sense. I'm a right hander but my left arm is dominant, and in practice have found much more confidence, especially when I relax both my arms and not being rigid. I need to try this out on the course, but I feel my body movement has been seriously reduced.
I find if I just use my left arm my sternum is still, but I feel I don't have enough control of the club. However if I use my right hand to support the club, then my shoulders move a little bit during the stroke. I assume I need to relax my right arm more, but I'll definitely work on it. Thanks
I putted with one hand for more than 10 year and have an average of 31 putt per round. It's works very well.Often I open my stand to look better the hole.
Honesty I didn't think this would work at all. But man does it work. The first time I went out I didn't three putt one time. On short putts it makes you dead on. How I do it is I take a practice putt with one had to get the feeling of the pivot point then put my left hand on and putt and it goes where i aim. Thanks for the tip.;
aha, this explains when I don't care and just do a one-armed tap-in, it almost always goes right in. Then, when I putt normally, I'm using too much body leading to pushes and pulls. Thanks for the drill ideas.
Love the method and it is nice to see more golf coaches encouraging putting from the right side for right handed players swinging right handed. Left side putting was pretty much pushed for decades and just never worked for me. Only criticism was the camera work was pretty bad as far as putter head and the ball. Thanks for the lesson!
best putting lesson period! I have continued to just use the one hand to putt.. and it is amazing.. long putts are so easy now..I use a bull-eye putter.. which allows me to swing the face straight back and straight thru the ball.. and it feels very natural
I can't wait to try this. I totally feel most comfortable with my right hand after trying this. But I have always "tried" to putt with my left hand as the dominant. Duh
BEST TIP EVER!!! Using just the right arm (elbow) to roll the ball gave me almost perfect pace and consequently confidence! Rarely now I hit more than 2 putts to hole the ball. This video saved me the money of a lesson! hehehe :D
great tip. So I need to ask you a quiestion. I was a fair putter on fast greens once I got a lite putter. I now have moved and the local course has very slow greens. If I hit hard enough to get there my line suffers. Would it be a help if I got a heavier putter to get more speed on the ball without hitting it harder
Generally speaking there is a well developed idea of using a heavier putter on slower greens however most confident putters don’t switch putter weights or swing weights between different length greens. I’d suggest getting used to one putter weight until it’s your best friend. The. just practicing different length putts in the practice green before your round for ten to fifteen minutes.
Thank you for the helpfull tips. Bit of advice needed here. My putting is reasonable ok. My setup is arms hanging and body in a position that my eyes are looking directly down vertical over the ball. My putting stroke is straight back and straight through (no arc). However because of the angle of the putter head it sits slightly toe down. This occasionally misses the centre sweet spot resulting in short putts. I don't really want to change my putting set up and stroke. Would it be possible to either buy a putter that is square to the shaft or even get one custom fit?
My putting has been off for a few months now so i tried this today just for the hell of it and wow ! not saying i'm going to stick with it but i sank 5 from at least 8 feet and most of the others were closer than i've been in ages,i seem to get a better roll,none were short and my mate was laughing in the end at how damn good my putting was
Not unless you feel more comfortable and in control using a lefty putter. Totally fine if not better to have the lead arm being the dominant arm in the stroke. I ‘d also suggest playing around with a left hand low grip and see how it feels.
A simple lesson thank you. I try to take the putter straight back and straight through. I understand that the putter head will naturally go back to the inside then after striking the ball will continue to the inside. My question is, where in the stance will the putter head square up? I find that if I don't concentrate more on keeping the head square going through then I can either push out or pull to the left.
I have putted many hours with my right hand only just as Tiger does. Here is why is works to create a good stroke. It teaches you to RELEASE the putter with NO ROTATION. The best way to prevent rotation is to do what Ben Crenshaw has insisted on for decades. Hold it very lightly and release it (aka - swing it). It's own momentum is what keeps it from turning CC. And that is why the right hand only method works. It promotes all of that. I can now make 100 in a row from 6 feet with my right hand only when I actually swing it. Look for Tiger Woods videos on this. It is the key to his great putting. It is going to feel like you went under and not around. There is no rotation taking place. And remember, the tilt of the shaft makes the putter head appear to open and close, and go inside on both sides of the ball. But in a proper stroke it is not rotating relative to the tilted plane it rides on. This is why tour players are so good. The people at "The Putting Arc" explain this very specifically and very well. While actually not rotating relative to the plane it rides on, it ONLY actually looks directly at the target at the point of impact. They actually tell you that on their website. And it's true. They also sell a separate clip on device for your putter head which teaches this as well. It's why so many people are poor short putters. They simply do not understand the stroke. If you weld a putter head to a bicycle rim at 90 degrees, it will appear to open and close (and go inside) when rotated on a tilted plane (the stroke). But it is not and cannot rotate relative to the rim's tilted spin plane because of the weld. THAT"S THE SECRET ! It's also why almost 100 percent of the tour player use some form of the Superstroke grip these days. That big flat top helps you to feel the lack of rotation when moved on the tilted plane. It's also why many of them are only putting their fight hand fingers on the grip today. That helps to feel this too. Once you get the hang of this you can also increase your margin of error by double just as Jordan Spieth and Ricky Fowler do. It's the old Jack Nicklaus "bread and butter" fade driving trick, but in putting. There's a very good Golf Channel Video on this technique too by Micheal Breed. By aiming right and lifting (on the tilted plane) you hook the ball into the hole every time. With a tour quality stroke as I describe above this works and is being used on tour by many players. Some of the greatest teachers today actually teach this method to tour players. In fact famed putter great Stan Utley has stated, "I have no problem with a player who hooks the ball into the hole every time". That's why. Also "the release" is why there is very little emphasis on staying still any more today. Some very good putters move everything all over everywhere. It's because the putter is simply riding on it's own momentum. It does not care much about what your body or head is doing. Even shoulder alignment is not real important. Again, you get this with the right hand only drill which Tiger has used all of his career and still uses religiously today at every tournament.
It seems to me that my dominant putting arm is opposite... right handed but left arm is more comfortable. So I assume I grip the putter opposite of your video...back of left hand faces the hole. How do you recommend I place my right hand on the putter in this scenario?
mark felman I think a variation of this is the claw grip styles you see many pros using. Their front hand is more stable so they try to take their trail hand out of the stroke.
I’d agree with that totally. I personally do better with shoulder putting as well. Some people do better with arms. That being said when I’m putting my best I’m not isolating muscle groups or focusing on movement just visualizing.
+Mike Cahill - Mike, were you aware of a European PGA Tour by the name of Jason Palmer who uses just his right arm (righty) to hit all his shots inside 40 yds? Yes, he has the "chipping/pitching yips". Mike, have you considered that it may be possible to hit some pitch shots far more effectively one-handed rather than with two? Think about it... with two hands on the club, you're physically restricting the length of swing arc. This especially being more true for us older players. It seems to be possible with the increased arc, the more naturally felt rhythm (feeling the weight of the clubhead) and the shallower attack angle, that you can create more spin with less arm speed. Try this on 20-25 yd shots off tight lies to tight pins....
OMG this works. It is pouring down rain so I can't go out. But I am making 8 footers in my hallway like I can't believe. Right over my cup coaster. I don't agonizingly line them up, just aim and they go in for some reason.
Kinger yes good question. If he lines this up after the fulcrum point (center stance - sternum) and strokes it properly, the putter head will obviously be somewhat closed at impact., thus I am trying this lined up center of heel. please note I am trying this out of desperation anyway, my putting has always been atrocious.
I've been working on whether or not to let my dominant arm be the driver of the stroke almost the entire 2018 season. I've always felt that I should be controlling the stroke with my right arm. I putt left hand low, I'm a 5 hcp but I'm going to try this grip for sure. Thanks Cahill. -Cahill from Nashville
So how long should the putter be dependent upon a persons size? Also how much flex in the knees and bend at the waist. You don’t seem to mention that and it’s obviously important in terms of set up
Generally speaking I and most other instructors would suggest addressing the ball in their most comfortable position. That would be a relaxed athletic position that you body naturally wants to be in at address. This will make your routine repeatable, which is more important than an arbitrary exact angle for hip and knee bend. A couple things dictate good setup like the ball position being under or outside your eye line and where you have the in your stance (front or middle). Some players address the ball square and some with their body a little open, both are fine. Neither Dave or myself are the type of instructors that will give ever player an exact knee bend angle and waist bend angle. In my opinion that would destroy almost any players ability to putt with any grace. To put it simply as far as address goes. Get comfortable with decent ball positions and get a putter fit correctly from there, from a professional. It’s not possible to fit based on height or size. I hope this helps. -Mike Cahill
Great explanation of the putting but, with your arm bent you are not going to be consistent as the putter head/shaft would be striking the ball at each stroke (differ) even a millimeter can effect your consistency as the arm could go lower or higher those few mm! Why so many golfers have problems with putting is that they use their right arm thus resulting in them closing the putterhead whilst making contact with the ball, the right hand is just for keeping the shaft steady, the back of the left hand follows through to the intended target! Try it!
Putting is my weakest area. If I can improve it, it will be very easy for me to break 80 consistently. My scores range from 83 to 88. I three putt even a 5 footer ones.
Hopefully this helps, I've gotten a Lot better this year but the thing holding me back was putting. When my putting was on I would shoot 36's but the days it wasn't I struggled to get in the thirties. (High school golfer btw)
Wow! Putting woes solved at long last!
The calculated & gentle folding of my lead elbow turned out to be my putting Holy Grail, missing link! Now I'm making almost all the short putts I was missing and much better leaves w/ longer ones!
Thank you for this most helpful video!
(Now if I could just find a swing fix as effective as this putting fix! Lol)
I am a retired PGA Professional and this is "so simple", yet so "right on"! I have found in my 48 yrs as a Golf Professional that SIMPLE is best, and this is great! After all, it's not Rocket Science!!!
Do you actually putt with just the one hand?
When I saw this video, I was skeptical and not convinced, but when I tried it, wow!!! say no more. This is one of the best if not the best putting technique I ever encountered in more than 20 years of looking for the best putting method. The title says it all "Easiest putting technique Ever". Thank you Mr. Cahill.
This putting method is so amazing! I am a 18 handicapper, I have been struggling in putting for years. I was using this technique in today’s round and made 2 birdies, one from 14ft and the other from 26ft. I also made almost all 3 to 6 footers.
So you shot under 80 then
I found I control the putter much better with my left arm even though I am right handed. Makes a huge difference to my putting. I never would have thought.
Same here! I started using left arm as brace and my initial start/finish. I think it's the angle and connection to body. With the right hand on the club, it almost makes them connected "sense" wise.
69 years old, have been playing game since 17 and this is the best putting lesson I've ever had. I'm much better. Thanks Mr. Cahill
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This is just superb, been searching for "putting tips for beginners" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Graysonyon Putter Prolific - (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my colleague got great results with it.
Just wonderful, I have been researching "how to be a better putter at golf" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Graysonyon Putter Prolific - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my co-worker got excellent results with it.
As being THE WORST PUTTER of all time,I'd try anything.And so I've been trying your technique.It's working!On the carpet anyway.Can't wait to try it on a real putting green.I think this may be my savior technique to give up my horrible trophy.Thanks.
I just tried the one arm style, purposely not adding the second hand - my issue has always been that I'm quite a muscular guy, but with very narrow shoulders (bone structure-wise), so my triceps and lats are extremely tight together. This makes any sort of shoulder/upper torso rotation without moving anything else nearly impossible - the one arm technique has instantly become more consistent both in accuracy and in pace control than 15 years (very intermittent) of classic putting techniques. I have a thick handle center shaft face balanced mallet style putter for reference. Might just be the weird guy on the course who putts with one arm from now on - thanks for posting this video!
I've taken lessons from Dave. He is an awesome teacher.
I always find aiming with your mind is much more effective than trying to line things up and hit the stroke based on that line. Growing up playing hockey made this easy. Applying it to golf makes a lot of sense. Great tip
Glad I saw this you confirmed what I switched 3 games ago is a good technique. No Great. No more 36 putt rounds. Thanks
This has been the best putting drill ..Thank you.
Simple and easy to feel. Worked immediately for a leftie that swings righthanded and prefers to hinge at the left shoulder using your method. Thank you for such an effective and instantaneous lesson. Best I've ever taken! -Brad
I picked up golf late in life - 12 years ago. Most of my game has improved except putting. I'm going to practice this tomorrow, then try it twice this week in my rounds. It looks so simple. I hope it really is. Thank you for the video.
This looks promising. I am such a bad putter I will try anything , and just making a few strokes with this, I am going to try.
Great lesson, observed Tiger use one hand (right) when beginning practice putting before tournaments. I tried it and found my release feeling thru the putt was far better than two handed. You added arm control, not shoulder movement, which makes one hand technique great.
Thanks!
I just love how simple and easy this is. I used your lessons in this past week's golf games and I'd say I was down to 2 putts from my previous 4 to 5. I watch your video a day before my golf games and had great result the day of. Thank you so much. May I request that you also make a video for easiest swings on the fairway?
Cheers for this, I've been looking for "golf tuition" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Graysonyon Putter Prolific - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my mate got cool results with it.
If the shoulder is the fulcrum point and everything just swings from that 'fixed point', then this method must be the perfect pendulum stroke! Excellent video!
GREAT tip. I can see now that trying to involve my left shoulder all these years has led to inconsistency and offline putts. And you're right, it does feel good on short chips as well.
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I've always been a poor putter, this is where my strokes come from on the scorecard. However, when I saw this video, I gave it a try. I instantly saw more consistency and much better putting. It has improved my score several strokes per round (mid handicapper) and has made putting much more simple and has taken the nerves out of it. Thank you so much!!
When practicing in the house and on the course, I have noticed that when putting multiple balls i can get them to stop all lined up. I putted last year one handed and noticed that i was gauging speed great. Next problem was reading the green. Lol but i find it very conformable. Also you can carry your clubs in your other hand to speed up your round.
a great, constructive take on putting, "simply" by an eloquent, wonderful guy! Many thanks!
I am unable to get to a course for a couple of weeks so I have just been practicing on the carpet and find this video to have been really helpful as it is simplifying the stroke by reducing the moving parts. Even the miss putts seem to roll better and the pace appears more controllable therefore more consistent with distance. I do putt with reverse grip and this feels OK. If a clip or comment on the different grips that players use and use this style of putting would also be good as I did revert to the claw grip for a while after watching Phil Mickelson as the standard grip just was not working for those short putts that end up being yippy putts turning into 3 putt greens. Shall keep my little fingers crossed when I get out onto the course. The saying 'keep it simple stupid' seems to be working in my practice. I just feel more comfortable standing over the ball. Back to some practice. From the Land Downunder.
Definitely trying this tomorrow! Thanks for the lesson
Did this today on a mat and wow, felt so natural after I figured it out for me. Thank you
Great grip and stroke technique.
I will try this.
I am 31, I experimented forever with golf swing styles until I finally found one that works best for me, that I can stick to. Side note I've always been a very good golfer my ball stoking abilities are definitely A caliber now, I attemped to qualify for the Reno taho open but just did not have my putting game down. Nor was i even clise to finding it at the time. I will defiantly give this technique a try, it sounds very brilliant. I hope it is the technique that works for me. Thanks for the post.
Thank you Mike for the great video. I have been struggling with different techniques for putting. I have been discouraged from using my right side as its not closest to the target. When I embraced my right side using your method I felt immediately better hitting some great putts. Thanks again.
I just tried it indoors and when putting with right arm the inside left arm technique felt a little odd but the putt certainly stayed on line much better. Will try on the course in a few days. My CC green’ s were just aerated so not a good time to put it ti the test.
I practice one handed all the time, even with 2 hands, I try to feel I'm putting only with the right and always putt nice when I do that.
And DAMN! What a nice place to be a golf teacher, jealous!!
I can't wait to try this, David. Thing is I have a left hand putter and am comfortable with all my clubs being left handed BUT my right hand and arm are stronger. I want to try putting right handed. Thanks again. Richard
This is exactly how I am. I swing left handed but my right hand is dominate. I feel like I'd be alot more comfortable putting right handed
As a boy I was a very good putter, but I did not know how I putted. For the last 30 years I have been a horrible putter. But I think this technique may be the answer. So far it is helping a lot.
Really like this thanks. My stronger arm is my front arm (play left handed but I am right handed) so I’m curious to know if the addition of my weaker hand - my back hand - uses the same principle?
I've been using this method for years and it does work, however, I grip further down the club with my right hand, and hold the top of the putter with my left fingers, almost like a pencil. This is to just stabilize the top of the putter and make it more like a pendulum, I sometimes stand with an open stance almost like a 3/4 side saddle. I've been known to grip it with my index and middle finger knuckles which my friends and I call the "Camel Toe" grip, its more like gorilla knuckles :).
thanks, I am a left hander for golf, but right handed for writing and tennis, I think I will try putting with my right hand which is dominant
I'm new to golf and this makes the most sense.
I had doubts about this technique, but I tried it anyway. It really works.
Excellent drill. Simple yet effective.
Great tip Mike thank you.
THANK YOU for this tutorial! I'm just picking up the game in my 30s, and am doing well on everything but the putter. It just feels total foreign and uncontrolled when I follow through. I'm right-handed, but when I tried your method of isolating the arms, I found my right arm always flinches (almost as if it wants to "turn over"; no idea why) as the arc passes through the ball. My hand fluttering causes the ball to squirrel off in any direction on my putts. I isolated the left arm, and it's perfectly smooth all the way through. All I have to do is focus my energy on my left arm, and I'm sinking putts without any arm vibration at all. Great breakdown!!!
Em Ce, if we're a left hand low putter then do you suggest rotating more based on the left shoulder? what about ball position with left hand low, any different?
This is the easiest putting drill improved my putting by 90%
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Your advice to draw back the left armboue made it much easier to even manage long putts
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I use the fulcrum for my chipping and willl have to try for putting as well . Thanks
Thanks for this, it seems to make so much sense. I'm a right hander but my left arm is dominant, and in practice have found much more confidence, especially when I relax both my arms and not being rigid. I need to try this out on the course, but I feel my body movement has been seriously reduced.
I find if I just use my left arm my sternum is still, but I feel I don't have enough control of the club. However if I use my right hand to support the club, then my shoulders move a little bit during the stroke. I assume I need to relax my right arm more, but I'll definitely work on it. Thanks
I putted with one hand for more than 10 year and have an average of 31 putt per round. It's works very well.Often I open my stand to look better the hole.
Will practice this David. Was so glad to come across your video and surprised. I remember you from Chaska! Eve King
Honesty I didn't think this would work at all. But man does it work. The first time I went out I didn't three putt one time. On short putts it makes you dead on. How I do it is I take a practice putt with one had to get the feeling of the pivot point then put my left hand on and putt and it goes where i aim. Thanks for the tip.;
Thank you so much for this video. I improved my score by 7 after I tried your techniques!
No offense, but you must have been one bad putter before this video!
aha, this explains when I don't care and just do a one-armed tap-in, it almost always goes right in. Then, when I putt normally, I'm using too much body leading to pushes and pulls. Thanks for the drill ideas.
Love the method and it is nice to see more golf coaches encouraging putting from the right side for right handed players swinging right handed. Left side putting was pretty much pushed for decades and just never worked for me. Only criticism was the camera work was pretty bad as far as putter head and the ball. Thanks for the lesson!
Best Video about Putting technique! Thank you very much from Germany.
best putting lesson period! I have continued to just use the one hand to putt.. and it is amazing.. long putts are so easy now..I use a bull-eye putter.. which allows me to swing the face straight back and straight thru the ball.. and it feels very natural
I heartily agree with your first sentence. Been using for a year and this really has improved my putting.
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I can't wait to try this. I totally feel most comfortable with my right hand after trying this. But I have always "tried" to putt with my left hand as the dominant. Duh
BEST TIP EVER!!! Using just the right arm (elbow) to roll the ball gave me almost perfect pace and consequently confidence! Rarely now I hit more than 2 putts to hole the ball. This video saved me the money of a lesson! hehehe :D
Thanks for including us lefties! 💪🏼
Great Video! Thanks
This tip is invaluable. I happen to putt my best with my left hand, unlike the guy in the video, but figure out whichever it is for you
Fantastic lesson. I'm going to try this. One question, where would ball position be best for a right fulcrum pivot, and a left fulcrum pivot?
I had the same question. Anyone have insights?
@@kyleyoung7341 Try forward, try back, you'll find the ideal position through practice!
Great advice. Thank you.
great tip. So I need to ask you a quiestion. I was a fair putter on fast greens once I got a lite putter. I now have moved and the local course has very slow greens. If I hit hard enough to get there my line suffers. Would it be a help if I got a heavier putter to get more speed on the ball without hitting it harder
Generally speaking there is a well developed idea of using a heavier putter on slower greens however most confident putters don’t switch putter weights or swing weights between different length greens. I’d suggest getting used to one putter weight until it’s your best friend. The. just practicing different length putts in the practice green before your round for ten to fifteen minutes.
Thank you for the helpfull tips. Bit of advice needed here. My putting is reasonable ok. My setup is arms hanging and body in a position that my eyes are looking directly down vertical over the ball. My putting stroke is straight back and straight through (no arc). However because of the angle of the putter head it sits slightly toe down. This occasionally misses the centre sweet spot resulting in short putts. I don't really want to change my putting set up and stroke. Would it be possible to either buy a putter that is square to the shaft or even get one custom fit?
My putting has been off for a few months now so i tried this today just for the hell of it and wow ! not saying i'm going to stick with it but i sank 5 from at least 8 feet and most of the others were closer than i've been in ages,i seem to get a better roll,none were short and my mate was laughing in the end at how damn good my putting was
steve starling - Any update 2 years later?
Melted Butter he has turned gay and his wife left him... this video ruins lives
So if I feel more comfortable and in better control just using my left hand should I be putting with a left handed putter?
Not unless you feel more comfortable and in control using a lefty putter. Totally fine if not better to have the lead arm being the dominant arm in the stroke. I ‘d also suggest playing around with a left hand low grip and see how it feels.
Great lesson. Thx
A simple lesson thank you. I try to take the putter straight back and straight through. I understand that the putter head will naturally go back to the inside then after striking the ball will continue to the inside. My question is, where in the stance will the putter head square up? I find that if I don't concentrate more on keeping the head square going through then I can either push out or pull to the left.
I have putted many hours with my right hand only just as Tiger does. Here is why is works to create a good stroke. It teaches you to RELEASE the putter with NO ROTATION. The best way to prevent rotation is to do what Ben Crenshaw has insisted on for decades. Hold it very lightly and release it (aka - swing it). It's own momentum is what keeps it from turning CC. And that is why the right hand only method works. It promotes all of that. I can now make 100 in a row from 6 feet with my right hand only when I actually swing it. Look for Tiger Woods videos on this. It is the key to his great putting. It is going to feel like you went under and not around. There is no rotation taking place. And remember, the tilt of the shaft makes the putter head appear to open and close, and go inside on both sides of the ball. But in a proper stroke it is not rotating relative to the tilted plane it rides on. This is why tour players are so good. The people at "The Putting Arc" explain this very specifically and very well. While actually not rotating relative to the plane it rides on, it ONLY actually looks directly at the target at the point of impact. They actually tell you that on their website. And it's true. They also sell a separate clip on device for your putter head which teaches this as well. It's why so many people are poor short putters. They simply do not understand the stroke. If you weld a putter head to a bicycle rim at 90 degrees, it will appear to open and close (and go inside) when rotated on a tilted plane (the stroke). But it is not and cannot rotate relative to the rim's tilted spin plane because of the weld. THAT"S THE SECRET ! It's also why almost 100 percent of the tour player use some form of the Superstroke grip these days. That big flat top helps you to feel the lack of rotation when moved on the tilted plane. It's also why many of them are only putting their fight hand fingers on the grip today. That helps to feel this too. Once you get the hang of this you can also increase your margin of error by double just as Jordan Spieth and Ricky Fowler do. It's the old Jack Nicklaus "bread and butter" fade driving trick, but in putting. There's a very good Golf Channel Video on this technique too by Micheal Breed. By aiming right and lifting (on the tilted plane) you hook the ball into the hole every time. With a tour quality stroke as I describe above this works and is being used on tour by many players. Some of the greatest teachers today actually teach this method to tour players. In fact famed putter great Stan Utley has stated, "I have no problem with a player who hooks the ball into the hole every time". That's why. Also "the release" is why there is very little emphasis on staying still any more today. Some very good putters move everything all over everywhere. It's because the putter is simply riding on it's own momentum. It does not care much about what your body or head is doing. Even shoulder alignment is not real important. Again, you get this with the right hand only drill which Tiger has used all of his career and still uses religiously today at every tournament.
Using right arm only putting where is the ball position relative to the body?
It seems to me that my dominant putting arm is opposite... right handed but left arm is more comfortable. So I assume I grip the putter opposite of your video...back of left hand faces the hole. How do you recommend I place my right hand on the putter in this scenario?
mark felman I think a variation of this is the claw grip styles you see many pros using. Their front hand is more stable so they try to take their trail hand out of the stroke.
thanks, navykip....the claw grip is very comfortable.
This is essentially the ARM putting. The shoulder putting works more reliably for me, short or long putt.
I’d agree with that totally. I personally do better with shoulder putting as well. Some people do better with arms. That being said when I’m putting my best I’m not isolating muscle groups or focusing on movement just visualizing.
This is what I need! I have to get my hips out of my stroke.
Worked for me thanks. Consistent and simple.
well explained. Works well with me.
Mike, have you experimented with one-handed chipping and pitching?
+Mike Cahill - Mike, were you aware of a European PGA Tour by the name of Jason Palmer who uses just his right arm (righty) to hit all his shots inside 40 yds? Yes, he has the "chipping/pitching yips".
Mike, have you considered that it may be possible to hit some pitch shots far more effectively one-handed rather than with two? Think about it... with two hands on the club, you're physically restricting the length of swing arc. This especially being more true for us older players. It seems to be possible with the increased arc, the more naturally felt rhythm (feeling the weight of the clubhead) and the shallower attack angle, that you can create more spin with less arm speed. Try this on 20-25 yd shots off tight lies to tight pins....
I tried it years ago and it worked
Great tip. Thanks
OMG this works. It is pouring down rain so I can't go out. But I am making 8 footers in my hallway like I can't believe. Right over my cup coaster.
I don't agonizingly line them up, just aim and they go in for some reason.
What tour pro putted one handed ?
How does it work under pressure?
What if you need a long putt? Will you use shoulder rotation or just same technique?
I assume the ball position is on center?
Thanks for the video, but it would be nice to mention where the ball lines up in the stance. Under the fulcrum? Or at the sternum line?
Kinger yes good question. If he lines this up after the fulcrum point (center stance - sternum) and strokes it properly, the putter head will obviously be somewhat closed at impact., thus I am trying this lined up center of heel. please note I am trying this out of desperation anyway, my putting has always been atrocious.
I’m a lefty but I play righty. Hit right handed and putt right handed. Any tips ?
If u putt with left arm...should right elbow tuck in on backswing?
I've been working on whether or not to let my dominant arm be the driver of the stroke almost the entire 2018 season. I've always felt that I should be controlling the stroke with my right arm. I putt left hand low, I'm a 5 hcp but I'm going to try this grip for sure. Thanks Cahill. -Cahill from Nashville
Very interesting idea and I will practice to see how it works for me. How wide the putting stance should be and where to place the ball?
What tour player putted one handed? I’ve never seen one do it in a tournament.
Mike Hulbert did back in 1995. Ian Poulter did it on several putts in the Waste Management in 2016.
@@guitar1950 cool
Everyone else’s videos are mostly same old same old. Your approach is different, because of its simplicity. Thanks🌴
So how long should the putter be dependent upon a persons size? Also how much flex in the knees and bend at the waist. You don’t seem to mention that and it’s obviously important in terms of set up
Generally speaking I and most other instructors would suggest addressing the ball in their most comfortable position. That would be a relaxed athletic position that you body naturally wants to be in at address. This will make your routine repeatable, which is more important than an arbitrary exact angle for hip and knee bend. A couple things dictate good setup like the ball position being under or outside your eye line and where you have the in your stance (front or middle). Some players address the ball square and some with their body a little open, both are fine.
Neither Dave or myself are the type of instructors that will give ever player an exact knee bend angle and waist bend angle. In my opinion that would destroy almost any players ability to putt with any grace.
To put it simply as far as address goes. Get comfortable with decent ball positions and get a putter fit correctly from there, from a professional. It’s not possible to fit based on height or size.
I hope this helps.
-Mike Cahill
It's all about that pivotal point.
Great advise!! The best!! thanks
Great tip!
Thanks. This advise is very helpful. KISS!
Great explanation of the putting but, with your arm bent you are not going to be consistent as the putter head/shaft would be striking the ball at each stroke (differ) even a millimeter can effect your consistency as the arm could go lower or higher those few mm! Why so many golfers have problems with putting is that they use their right arm thus resulting in them closing the putterhead whilst making contact with the ball, the right hand is just for keeping the shaft steady, the back of the left hand follows through to the intended target! Try it!
what a great explanation!!!! thanks for posting.
Putting is my weakest area. If I can improve it, it will be very easy for me to break 80 consistently. My scores range from 83 to 88. I three putt even a 5 footer ones.
Food for thought!
+Palm Spring Golf School gonna give this a go, I feel a lot more confident with just one hand on the club at the moment with more accuracy
Best putting instruction.
I golf left handed, but my right hand is dominant. will this still work with the lead arm?
Hopefully this helps, I've gotten a Lot better this year but the thing holding me back was putting. When my putting was on I would shoot 36's but the days it wasn't I struggled to get in the thirties. (High school golfer btw)