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Click Here to Print Putting Handout.                        
 
        Players should try to acheive the following:
 
  • Accuracy - hitting the ball straight to the target.
  • Pace - using appropriate power for the length of putt.
  • Smooth Roll - keep the ball rolling along the ground.
  • Consistency - repeatable technique.

 
      SET-UP
 
CLUBFACE - Aim the clubface in the direction the ball is required to go - see below. The clubface will determine the direction the ball will travel.                                
 
                                                 
 
Grip - There are several ways a player can hold the golf club. Two ways are shown below.
 
 
                                                                               
                                                                                   
                                                             Ten Finger Grip.                                                                                                 Overlap Grip    
 
 
Stance / Posture / Ball Position.                                                                                               
 
                               
 
Posture      
 
 
 
 
 
              1. Bend from the hips keeping the back flat
                  this allows the arms to hang down from the
                  shoulders and for the hands to be in a
                  comforatable position to hold the club.
 
               2. Slightly flex you knees.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Swing Motion
 
maintain the triangle of shoulders and arms throughout the stroke producing a pendulum like motion, keeping the wrists passive and the rest of the body still  - See pic 1,2 & 3.
 
                                                Pic 1.                                                       Pic 2.                                                       Pic 3.