Todd, Old Pro here, long retired. This is a good tip for practice but a better one is the oldest one, avoid a tight grip, allow a tiny bit of release in the wrists. So many people, including McIlroy and Scheffler, try to "hold" the putter square, particularly under pressure, when they both miss so many 5 to 6 ft putts. From this range, as your monitor will tell you, just 1 degree out can miss. Much easier is to set the blade square at address, swing back and through allowing the putter to swing freely to its address position. If you try and hold it square, you have a 2 way miss, just watch McIlroy when he is going through a bad spell. Incidentally, he does the same with his short irons, tries to hold the blade square, gets a 2 way miss, often a toe strike, short and right. You might do a video on this, I would be interested to see how accurate you could be with a tight grip, see if you can "hold" the putter square to 1 degree accuracy. I doubt it.
@@bonjovi7120 I had visual problems which made lining up difficult. Years ago we were not allowed to draw lines on the ball. This makes it much easier now so I am a much better putter. Unfortunately, I can't play due to ill health. Watch the best putters, they don't grip tight.
@@bonjovi7120 Not from behind but at address, I can't see the line due to visual problems. It is very common, many people can't aim straight. I used to aim 10 degrees left without knowing.
I’d be interested in what your thoughts were of the STOW STICK golf accessory…. It sure has made a difference in my putting movements…. The resistance band also helped out in keeping my hands out of my game… “Thank You” for your for your well explained video..
Todd, I appreciate the fact that you actually miss the putts. There are videos where people make 15 footers one after another as if they are 2 footers.
I work on getting the putter face square to my line by using a 4" piece of 1/2" PVC plastic pipe placed perpendicular to the line. If the putter face is not square to the line, either the toe or the heel of the putter will contact first and the pipe will spin offline. If it's square to the line, the pipe will roll straight forward. This method allows for a full swing with the putter, so you can practice short, long, firm or soft putts.
another visual drill is to start with 2 balls side by side and putt them at same time, the result will be either heel ball goes further, or toe ball goes further or both roll together.
What works best for me on 2-10 footers is to keep my wrists very relaxed but steady and to let the weight of my mallet putter do majority of the work..like a pendulum. Don’t force the transition from back to forward but just assist gravity with the added pressure needed to get the ball to the cup. I noticed that I tried to control the face and stroke too much with a light putter which resulted in a lot of missed 3-5 footers. Lag putts I obviously have to use more brute force but that’s when you focus on speed instead of a perfect follow through.
Todd I was reading your book The Bad Lie and you talked about the trail elbow secret in putting I don’t really understand what you’re saying do you have a video on that Thanks. Les from Ohio
My putting was my weak link. I recently made a putter for myself and my brother with a block of walnut shaped to your standard mallet, 1/8" aluminum expoxied to the base, a steel wood shaft (46" untrimmed) where the lie angle is 90 degrees and we putt face-on, and I swing it like a pendulum. I'm am sinking 10' putts on my practice mat at a 70% clip, putting has never felt more comfortable... I'm going to shave at least 10 strokes off my game this summer. It's so easy to line up putts and feel confident in my chosen line, and my speed control is within inches now instead of feet. Give it a try ya'll.
Pick a spot two feet in front of the ball and follow through to that spot. If you roll over that spot and miss, then your read of the break was wrong. This is really the only thing you need to know. Putting is delicate and the most important part is follow through. Wait a minute, this applies to your swing too. When you follow through to the hole, your shots will be straighter!
Please don't think about this stuff when actually trying to score on the golf course, focus on speed and line - the stroke is the simplest actions in all of sports, the less you think about it the better you will putt.
Everyone, including golf instructors, make putting harder than it is. Just ask yourself, "what is it that I'm trying to do here"? All you are trying to do is hit the ball INTO the hole! It's that simple, folks, don't make any harder than it is. Determine the proper line and hit the ball into the hole. It doesn't matter how you hold or grip the club, how you stand, or anything else. An old time golfer, who was a magnificent putter, once told me, "if you can put, you can put with a broom'. Remember, HIT THE BALL INTO THE HOLE!
Or... Find a straight put on the green. Mark a line to the hole. Your club face has to be straight anywhere on the line to make the put. You don't need $3000 in equipment to tell you that.
I don't understand the point of the first 1:45. Why would anyone want to 'slice' or 'hook' the clubface going back on a putt and hope the putter eventually comes square at impact? You're overthinking this!
No, the point of the first 1:45 is that sometimes golfers (especially beginner/occasional golfers) focus too much on club path (in-to-out or out-to-in) when putting. His extreme out-to-in putt and extreme in-to-out putt are basically canceled out by the square face. I know, myself, that practically every time I miss a short putt, it is because I get too rigid/formulaic on my path, and end up hitting a putt with an off-center face.
YES I WILL GIVE YOU A COMMENT . YOUR IN THE USA YES OK YOU COME TO THE UK AND TRY THAT ON OUR PRACTICE PUTTING GREEN AT WOOLLEY PARK GOLF CLUB WAKEFIELD ENGLAND, NOTHING AGAINST THE PUTTING GREEN BUT YOU WOULD BE LUCK IF YOUR WITHIN 8 FEET , LIKE THE COURSE WE DO NOT HAVE A LEVEL GREEN IN 18 HOLES PUTTING GREEN IS THE SAME . TAKE TODAY THERE IS THIS HOLE LEFT TOP NOW I HAVE TO AIM ABOUT 5FT LEFT AND THEN IT WILL RUN BY IF LUCKY BY 6FT . I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY PUTTING GREEN IN YORKSHIRE THATS LEVEL LIKE THAT. MIND YOU BALL GOES FURTHER THERE , THATS WHY PROS FROM ENGLAND GO TO YOUR PLACE . I WOULD GO SO FAR TO SAY ALL THE GREENS HAVE A MCENZIE IN SOME WAY
???? I'm confused by the ending and have started to get a headache from all the fast talking. Good grief putting is so simple yet the golf industry wants to overcomplicate things (of course) with all the stupid gadgets. Putting is not "a pendulum". You hit a round ball with a flat face and roll it into a bore out hole in the ground with a plastic cylinder inserted in the bottom. Line the flat face at your line of initial roll. Swing your arms right then back left keeping your head, body, and feet still to your finish position of the putter left pf your left leg. Objective - to get the putter face looking at your target line 90 degrees at impact so the ball bounces off the flat putter face on your chosen line. Get a shag bag, practice your putting indoors, and also outside. If you cannot roll 99 out of 100 putts over a coin at 36 inches with true pure roll, then you are not going to make many putts on the golf course. Your welcome.
Todd, Old Pro here, long retired. This is a good tip for practice but a better one is the oldest one, avoid a tight grip, allow a tiny bit of release in the wrists. So many people, including McIlroy and Scheffler, try to "hold" the putter square, particularly under pressure, when they both miss so many 5 to 6 ft putts. From this range, as your monitor will tell you, just 1 degree out can miss. Much easier is to set the blade square at address, swing back and through allowing the putter to swing freely to its address position. If you try and hold it square, you have a 2 way miss, just watch McIlroy when he is going through a bad spell. Incidentally, he does the same with his short irons, tries to hold the blade square, gets a 2 way miss, often a toe strike, short and right.
You might do a video on this, I would be interested to see how accurate you could be with a tight grip, see if you can "hold" the putter square to 1 degree accuracy. I doubt it.
Great stuff pro, thanks for adding to the conversation.
So why did your putting advise not work for you?😂
@@bonjovi7120 I had visual problems which made lining up difficult. Years ago we were not allowed to draw lines on the ball. This makes it much easier now so I am a much better putter. Unfortunately, I can't play due to ill health. Watch the best putters, they don't grip tight.
@@OldProGolf you don’t need lines on a golf ball to be a good putter😂😂
@@bonjovi7120 Not from behind but at address, I can't see the line due to visual problems. It is very common, many people can't aim straight. I used to aim 10 degrees left without knowing.
I glued two golf balls together and that is a very good training aid for a square face. It is very hard to get the two balls rolling perfectly.
That sounds like a great idea! Will try. Thanks!
I love that after his drill he hit the worst putt off all!
Where the love man! LOL
@@USGOLFTVshow come on man that machine is crazy expensive....
I’d be interested in what your thoughts were of the STOW STICK golf accessory…. It sure has made a difference in my putting movements…. The resistance band also helped out in keeping my hands out of my game… “Thank You” for your for your well explained video..
Todd, I appreciate the fact that you actually miss the putts. There are videos where people make 15 footers one after another as if they are 2 footers.
I work on getting the putter face square to my line by using a 4" piece of 1/2" PVC plastic pipe placed perpendicular to the line. If the putter face is not square to the line, either the toe or the heel of the putter will contact first and the pipe will spin offline. If it's square to the line, the pipe will roll straight forward. This method allows for a full swing with the putter, so you can practice short, long, firm or soft putts.
Interesting drill. Maybe you should patent your training aide?
another visual drill is to start with 2 balls side by side and putt them at same time, the result will be either heel ball goes further, or toe ball goes further or both roll together.
Why is it that every golf tip video is about 10 times longer than necessary.
Agreed bud
So truuuuuuuiii
Agree, 15 seconds is all that was needed
@@Steph-zy5rq if videos were 15 seconds long no one would be making them. 3 minutes is not overkill imo.
Clicks.
What works best for me on 2-10 footers is to keep my wrists very relaxed but steady and to let the weight of my mallet putter do majority of the work..like a pendulum. Don’t force the transition from back to forward but just assist gravity with the added pressure needed to get the ball to the cup. I noticed that I tried to control the face and stroke too much with a light putter which resulted in a lot of missed 3-5 footers. Lag putts I obviously have to use more brute force but that’s when you focus on speed instead of a perfect follow through.
Best tip I ever took (You've heard it too) is to keep your head still.
Todd I was reading your book The Bad Lie and you talked about the trail elbow secret in putting I don’t really understand what you’re saying do you have a video on that
Thanks. Les from Ohio
I love the fact that he missed all the putts, very honest video.
@@robbarr2786 golf is a hard game. Need to keep it real. Hope you enjoyed the video. Thanks for posting.
Club face position is the most important. A strangle-hold on the obvious.
My putting was my weak link. I recently made a putter for myself and my brother with a block of walnut shaped to your standard mallet, 1/8" aluminum expoxied to the base, a steel wood shaft (46" untrimmed) where the lie angle is 90 degrees and we putt face-on, and I swing it like a pendulum. I'm am sinking 10' putts on my practice mat at a 70% clip, putting has never felt more comfortable... I'm going to shave at least 10 strokes off my game this summer. It's so easy to line up putts and feel confident in my chosen line, and my speed control is within inches now instead of feet. Give it a try ya'll.
Excellent drill. Thanks Todd/
Nice drill ⛳️🏌️♀️
Quite agree- these videos far longer than necessary
Couldn’t agree more Skeeter.
Pick a spot two feet in front of the ball and follow through to that spot. If you roll over that spot and miss, then your read of the break was wrong. This is really the only thing you need to know. Putting is delicate and the most important part is follow through. Wait a minute, this applies to your swing too. When you follow through to the hole, your shots will be straighter!
Try the L2 putter from John Ambrose. Big sweet spot.
Please don't think about this stuff when actually trying to score on the golf course, focus on speed and line - the stroke is the simplest actions in all of sports, the less you think about it the better you will putt.
Bobby Locke hooked his putts, hooked his wedges, irons and probably tennis shots.
One of the all time great players and could be the best putters of all time.
Everyone, including golf instructors, make putting harder than it is. Just ask yourself, "what is it that I'm trying to do here"? All you are trying to do is hit the ball INTO the hole! It's that simple, folks, don't make any harder than it is. Determine the proper line and hit the ball into the hole. It doesn't matter how you hold or grip the club, how you stand, or anything else. An old time golfer, who was a magnificent putter, once told me, "if you can put, you can put with a broom'. Remember, HIT THE BALL INTO THE HOLE!
Nice drill.👍🏻
Thanks! Hope you are enjoying the channel! Are you following the Vertical Line Swing?
Not sure what was that all about!!
It was about the face alignment being much more important than the path of the stroke.
Todd, top tips as always 👌
Or... Find a straight put on the green. Mark a line to the hole. Your club face has to be straight anywhere on the line to make the put. You don't need $3000 in equipment to tell you that.
just padding it out to fill in some time that's why were here bored as usual. club face square im shocked but great drill.😂
i can never get the time i spent listening to this nothing-new video - he could have said it all in 30 seconds
but....obviously that the club head needs to be square.There was the need to make a video to explain it ?
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No1 putting rule...........Never up Never in.!
I don't understand the point of the first 1:45. Why would anyone want to 'slice' or 'hook' the clubface going back on a putt and hope the putter eventually comes square at impact? You're overthinking this!
No, the point of the first 1:45 is that sometimes golfers (especially beginner/occasional golfers) focus too much on club path (in-to-out or out-to-in) when putting. His extreme out-to-in putt and extreme in-to-out putt are basically canceled out by the square face. I know, myself, that practically every time I miss a short putt, it is because I get too rigid/formulaic on my path, and end up hitting a putt with an off-center face.
I actually was putting pretty good using a slight inside out path. Sort of like knowing you’re going to hit a draw all the time.
The face square at impact, of course.
Golfers don't want math. We want feel. Teach us
They forgot to move the hole to the right place on this one 😂
Try fast forwarding
Fun Fact : There are more golf tips than stars in the sky !
Yes, but ours are the best correct? LOL
THE DC QUAD IS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!! Crazy expensive
So what so good about this tip? Nothing! never made a putt.
LOL, can't make them all! Hope you found the information helpful
His last putt was his worst and he made mentioned that his path was his best . That made zero sense. Poor , really poor .
So, after all the sudden done, he hits a crappy putt I could do that
@@jcice131949 hey, where's the love man?
Face control yes rest not sure would never putt this way would miss too many
YES I WILL GIVE YOU A COMMENT . YOUR IN THE USA YES OK YOU COME TO THE UK AND TRY THAT ON OUR PRACTICE PUTTING GREEN AT WOOLLEY PARK GOLF CLUB WAKEFIELD ENGLAND, NOTHING AGAINST THE PUTTING GREEN BUT YOU WOULD BE LUCK IF YOUR WITHIN 8 FEET , LIKE THE COURSE WE DO NOT HAVE A LEVEL GREEN IN 18 HOLES PUTTING GREEN IS THE SAME . TAKE TODAY THERE IS THIS HOLE LEFT TOP NOW I HAVE TO AIM ABOUT 5FT LEFT AND THEN IT WILL RUN BY IF LUCKY BY 6FT . I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY PUTTING GREEN IN YORKSHIRE THATS LEVEL LIKE THAT. MIND YOU BALL GOES FURTHER THERE , THATS WHY PROS FROM ENGLAND GO TO YOUR PLACE . I WOULD GO SO FAR TO SAY ALL THE GREENS HAVE A MCENZIE IN SOME WAY
2nd putt was your best. Hit it a bit harder and it was in.
Agree, hope you found the video helpful and enjoyable.
Actually there was NO->ZERO->NADA->NONE Putts holed out in this video... That´s kind weird!! Where is the skill?? I have not learned anything...
I have no idea what he is getting at here.
Likes the sound of his own voice ..how to learn nothing from an Expert...i expect he is fully booked for lessons after this video !!!!@
Sorry you did not enjoy the video or find it helpful. We do our best to simply share what we have learned with our fellow golfers. Wish you the best.
???? I'm confused by the ending and have started to get a headache from all the fast talking.
Good grief putting is so simple yet the golf industry wants to overcomplicate things (of course) with all the stupid gadgets. Putting is not "a pendulum". You hit a round ball with a flat face and roll it into a bore out hole in the ground with a plastic cylinder inserted in the bottom. Line the flat face at your line of initial roll. Swing your arms right then back left keeping your head, body, and feet still to your finish position of the putter left pf your left leg. Objective - to get the putter face looking at your target line 90 degrees at impact so the ball bounces off the flat putter face on your chosen line.
Get a shag bag, practice your putting indoors, and also outside. If you cannot roll 99 out of 100 putts over a coin at 36 inches with true pure roll, then you are not going to make many putts on the golf course. Your welcome.
Gee, well done captain obvious.
Booooooorrring!!
Dumb
I wouldn’t take a putting lesson from this guy!! 😮 Clearly having a $15,000 launch monitor doesn’t help you putt.
Hahaha…….duh…….what a revelation. A better drill is to keep both eyes OPEN when striking the ball.