Were to buy a good putting aid?

Hi! just wondering were can i buy a putting aid like www.easy-putt.com but cheaper? so it can help my putting stroke!

You can go to your local hardware store and for less than $10CAD buy a 2x4 and some screws. (The price goes up considerably if you have to also buy a drill and/or saw).

Build the box yourself, and you can use a saw to chop out the curve.

Better yet, cut the 2x4 in half and lay the pieces parallel to one another, 0.5 inches wider than your putterhead.

Then don't touch the wood.

Build your own damn muscle memory - plus with this method, your muscles also remember which small muscles have to work to keep the club online.

I agree with Lowpost here DNA, these things eventually cause more problems than they solve because you have no basics to fall back on. You are better just practising hard and getting yourself deadly from 3 feet and in. Then work on your longer putts until you can get them 3 feet or closer every time. Once you know you can two putt from anywhere that takes a huge strain off the rest of your game from chipping right up to full approach shots. Its a knock on effect all the way through the game.

Theres no substitute for hard work in this game look at Vijay or Gary Player.

Good Luck,

D.

Thanks! lowpost have you got a pic of what you have? and mizunno as i cant get to golf after school as its dark in eng how long should i putt for after school? and how many distances?

I appreciate that its dark at nights, I live in Scotland!!! I mean whenever you get a chance. Its never a bad idea to practice on a nice carpet at home but dont practice longer than 6 feet indoors.

Any distances is good although i wouold check the average size of the greens at your course and dont practice any putts longer tah you will find out on the course. Work from 20 feet to 30 feet to 40 feet and so on.

Good Luck.

D.

Ok thanks!

Actually DNA, I've never permanently put together my setup. I had an 8' 2x4 that I cut this way:

(for all measurements, multiply by 2.54 to get the metric equivalent in cm)

2 pieces 4.25" long

The remaining piece I cut in half.

Then I simply laid the pieces out in a box (well, rectangle), laying each piece flat (as opposed to standing them up on the short side).

The 4.25" pieces are only .25" longer than my putter - this left only an eighth of an inch on either side of my putterhead -> this made it so that I had a very, very small margin of error. Any deviation from the line resulted in a knock.

If I was to build one, I'd buy the following:

A piece of wallboard (similar to 1/4" mahogany)

and then I'd screw my current 2x4 pieces to the 1/4" mahogany to keep them in place.

In fact, I'd only keep the 4.25" pieces on the board until I got the longer pieces (~4' long) screwed down - then I could use the board to putt with at distance.

The other nice thing about this setup is that you've always got a straight edge to check your stance to.

(Sorry, DNA, I've got no pics of this thing, but it's pretty rudimentary.)

Ok thanks! ill see what i can do, if i got no wood in the garage a trip to the timberyard