Putt for Dough

Most of us amateurs miss a good percentage of putts from 10 feet and in.
Fortunately there are things we can practice to help.

try this:

Pick a straight putt. This is important because if it curves you will not know if you had the right speed.
You will want to pick about a 4 foot putt. Then using 10 balls, pick a number of how many you will sink in a row. For simplicity just start with 1. Then as confidence grows increase the number. Go all the way to 50 in a row. If you miss you start back at 1 again. This is the best way to increase confidence. Now with that being said, make sure your stroke is straight back and straight through with the club head aligned straight at all times.

You must use only your upper body and arms on a putt. Arms and Shoulders only!!! Do not come up out of the putt early.

A good way to test how you are doing on this is to Hit and Hold. By this I mean take your stroke and hold on the follow through for at least 5 seconds. check that your head and body are still down and your clubface is still straight. Any movement of your head or the clubface will cause you to miss.

Remember, straight back and straight through> Arms and shoulders only. Like a Pendulum.

Now go practice.