BETTER LAG PUTTING

As the putt gets longer, we obviously need to create more power in our putting stroke for the ball to reach the cup. The problem here for many amateurs is that they try to generate this power the wrong way. Let’s look at what that is, before learning g a drill that will give g your putts extra speed with no loss of consistency.

Lead wrist breaks down

On long ong putts, many club golfers try to create e the extra speed d needed by using g the hands and wrists. s. Typically the lead wrist collapses and the he putterhead flips way past the hands, s, its face looking ng at the sky. It t creates inconsistencies nsistencies with path, attack ack angle e and stri strike, trike, which h is whywh why the typical al error erro ror is to come e up short. short.s

DRILL: Parallel shafts

For a far more re effectiveeeffective solution,so solution, calmlm calm those han hands and wrists down wn and insteadead instead gengenerate generate the e extra power through a purer stroke and strike. To work on this, grip your putter in your lead hand, the wedge in your trail hand. Adopt your putting stance, keeping the two shafts parallel and a few inches apart. Swing back and through with one goal only – to keep the shafts parallel.

Smootherher Smoothe strike

At first youu you maym may find thehe the wedge shaft sha clashes into the putter utter shaft – proofprooof proof of an overactive overa lower hand. But persevere and keeping the shafts parallel becomes easier. When both hands contribute equally to the stroke, its arc grows more consistent and your stroke gains a better rhythm. Both benefits help you find the right part of the face more often, which brings more predictable energy transfer and, ultimately, better feel for pace.