Tuesday 30 May 2023
Finding the right putter, perfecting your setup, drills to do in practice, what to do before your round, and a trick you can use on-course to make those nervy short putts easier… we’ve covered everything you need to become a better putter. A good day on the greens can make you a winner or help salvage something from a bad...
Written by Phil Kenyon on Thursday 4 May 2023
Putting coach to the stars, Matt Fitzpatrick’s guru on the greens and arguably the world’s best putting coach, Phil Kenyon reveals how two alignment sticks, several copies of TG and some elastic bands will improve your set-up and stroke. Click here to read the full article on the Today’s Golfer Members’ Site. When the world’s best players need help with their putting,...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
Five steps to restoring confidence on the greens From learning to control the putter face to fixing your posture, getting the right grip and the best tips for practice, here are five simple steps for restoring your confidence on the greens. #1: Learn to control the putter face Your hands need to work together when you putt. A good approach is to think...
Wednesday 30 January 2019
Four ways to get a smoother putting stroke One of the putting trends my colleagues and I have noticed in recent years is more and more club golfers getting ‘stuck’ over the ball on putts. That tends to mean a jerky start to the stroke, compromised rhythm and poor pace control. So here are four tactics you can use to eliminate...
Monday 14 January 2019
Matt Kuchar: Try my ‘arm lock’ method for better putting Matt Kuchar is one of the most well-known golfers for using an armlock putter, and having success with it. Let’s see what advice the 9-time PGA Tour winner has to help you putt better. In 2010 I finished top of the PGA Tour Money List putting cack-handed with a conventional putter. Towards...
Friday 12 October 2018
Putting Drill: Hide Impact For Smoother Putting When you miss a couple of putts, it’s easy to get hung up on technique. Should I take it back straighter? More inside? Open the face? This type of attention is ultimately a distraction, causing you to focus more on the putter head and less on the object you are propelling; after all, in...
Wednesday 12 September 2018
Patrick Reed:”Putt aggressively to hole more than your fair share” Be aggressive on the greens I want to hole everything. Trying to make each and every putt I look at may be my biggest scoring key. The green is the best place to make up strokes, so an aggressive attitude is a must if you want to convert more than your fair...
Written by Golf World on Wednesday 16 May 2018
Use this drill to improve your lag putting Repeatable speed control is essential to hit long putts close to the hole, and the secret to that is the length of your stroke. Making the appropriate length backswing for the putt’s distance gives a stroke good rhythm and acceleration. This easy drill improves your feel and also includes a scoring element, which...
Monday 5 March 2018
Use this tip from George Coetzee to help knock shots off your score! Four time European Tour winner George Coetzee, who ranked third for putts per GIR and 1st for 25 birdies or better on his way to victory at the Tshwane Open, shares four keys he goes back to on the greens every time. Unlike many of my colleagues on Tour,...
Wednesday 28 February 2018
Paul Waring: ‘Think ‘solid wrists’ to improve your long-range distance control’ “I often see amateurs move the putter head away from the ball quite quickly with the hands and wrists”, says Waring. “That creates inconsistent clubhead speed, making it very difficult to control distance. Pros and good putters almost lock their arms against their torso and move the putter with the big muscles...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Putting Drill: Improve your putting touch with this simple drill If you can sharpen your awareness of how the power you are applying translates into how far the ball goes, you can really start to improve your putting feel. Here is a simple game that will help. Gather 10 balls – ideally the same brand and model you use in competition. Strike...
Monday 11 December 2017
Find out how to stop missing short putts with two simple drills We’ve all experienced the phenomenon of missing a short putt, rolling it back and tapping it in the second time. We can also knock them in one-handed when we’re having a knockabout. That suggests the problem with short putts is more mental than technical. So here are two ways you...
Thursday 23 November 2017
PUTTING Enter the dead zone Learn the easy way to deal with slick downhill putts Fault: Running fast putts past Fix: Use toe contact to kill the strike We coaches are usually big on helping you find the sweetspot of your putter. A centred strike stops the face twisting at impact and helps you deliver consistent distance control. But there’s one occasion...
Wednesday 18 October 2017
Hole the putts that matter: The 2017 Open champion is well-known for his expertise on the greens – and here’s how he does it When Jordan Spieth’s caddie Michael Greller was asked what made his boss such a good putter, he replied it might have something to do with the fact he spends up to 10 hours a day on the...
Thursday 21 September 2017
Stop, lock and listen: Learn two ways to thwart anxiety on your second putt On short putts, anxiety often causes us to follow the roll of the ball with our eyes. In itself that’s OK, but the problem here is that eye movement can lead to head movement, which tends to mean shoulder movement. Before you know it, you’ve yanked the...
Thursday 7 September 2017
Get off the clock: In this tip, learn why accelerating works better than a pendulum “Swing the putter like a pendulum” is one of those ageless pieces of advice we’d do better to ignore. While the concept of the pure swing of the pendulum is a seductive one, it rarely translates into improved putting performance. For one thing, unless you’re a machine, it...
Tuesday 27 June 2017
“Walk the line of your putt and get a feel for the green” Do you struggle with putting? Some of the best players on the planet – DJ, Spieth and Day – can all roll their golf ball pretty well… This is their best advice for you. These tips comes from our sister magazine, Golf World. For subscriptions – click here Dustin Johnson “Like with...
Friday 24 February 2017
Struggle on the greens? In this video Today’s Golfer PGA Coach Adrian Fryer teaches you how to get a consistent putting stroke with the pendulum drill. Watch the video and become a better putter!...
Wednesday 23 March 2016
In this instruction video, TG coach Jonathan Wallett explains a simple drill to help your distance control on the greens.
Thursday 5 November 2015
Build a solid base Fault: Your stroke breaks down when trying to hole important putts from inside six feet. Fix: From a pro trying to seal a Major to an amateur trying to win a few quid from their mates, we all get nervous when holing out. The most common error I see in this situation is watching the ball the moment...