Getting Ready to Putt: Your Simple Setup
I. Your Grip: Holding Your Putter • Relaxed is Best: Imagine how tightly you’d hold a feather – that’s the kind of light, relaxed grip we want for putting. On a scale of 1 to 10, aim for about a 4 out of 10 for tension. Too much tension means you lose that gentle “feel” for the ball, and feel is so important in putting! • Hands Together: Focus on keeping your palms facing each other. This helps your hands work together as one stable unit, preventing any wobbly movements. II. Aiming: Picking Your Path • Read the Green: Before you even think about swinging, take a moment to “read” the green. Look at the subtle slopes and curves to figure out if the ball will roll straight or “break” (curve) towards the hole. Greens are rarely perfectly flat, and that’s part of the fun! • Aim Smart (For Curves): If the green slopes, you’ll aim your putter face slightly to the “high side” of the hole. Then, gravity will gently pull your ball back down, making it curve perfectly into the hole. • Line Up Perfectly: Your putter face and your body need to line up perfectly parallel to where you want the ball to start rolling. This helps you send the ball exactly on your chosen path.
Grip
• Putter Face: Aim it straight at that starting spot you picked on the green. • Your Body: Your feet and body should be lined up parallel to that same path, usually just a little “inside” the ball’s intended line. • The Train Tracks Idea: Imagine your putter is on one train track (the outside one), pointing to where the ball will start. Your feet and body are on the other track (the inside one), running perfectly parallel. This mental picture helps keep everything straight and aligned.
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