Brendan,

It is difficult to give specific advice on putting. I can offer only personal observations.

1. Lining up a putt - You need to find out which is your dominate eye is. Take your thumb and extend it in front of you. Put your thumb over an object. Close each eye in turn, left then right. Your dominate eye is the one that doesn't move off the original object the other eye will be tot the right or left. When lining up a putt line this eye behind the ball and shut you non-dominate eye.

2. Breathing - inconsisent breathing will throw a putt off line. Just like in shooting a gun, breathing will throw a putt slightly off line. Whether you hold your breath or take a deep breath and let it out, it should be consistant for every putt.

3. The Dave Pelz method for using a ball spinner and finding the true balanced equator of the ball and marking a line does work. It is a great way to align to the putting line. When you are over the ball you only concentrate on speed.

4. When taking the club back, take it back shorter and hit through the shot. You must accelerate through a putt. The shorter back swing will keep it on line longer through the shot. Be smooth and think hit through not at the ball. Don't look up until well after the click.

5. If you find the putter is wiggling (extending back to far and releasing, put a finger down the back of the shaft, this will prevent extra movement.

GolfBald

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