Pulling Putts - How to Make Short Putts Easily

Is there anything more painful than hitting a great teepassing the heel and the ball will start left. Keep in
shot off of the first tee, followed up with the amind the toe is suppose to "Release" after impact
beautiful 5 iron to within four feet of the hole, onlyNOT before.
to pull your putt so bad you don't even hit the hole?If you grip the putter with a traditional grip of right
Well guess what? You can end that pain right now.hand under the left hand, you might struggle with
There are a number of reasons why you consistentlymaintaining a flat left wrist at impact. I am convinced
pull putts, and I am going to share a lesson with youthat we would all be much better putters if we had
today that will help you immediately.started out with the left-hand-low grip, from the
The putter has to swing straight back and straightbeginning. Of course it is not to late to change. If you
through in the downswing. At the moment of impactcontinue pull your short putts, do not hesitate to
the putter face has to be square to your intendedchange your grip.
line, if not it is either open or closed. If the toe ofThe first rule of thumb, no pun intended is to make
the putter arrives at the ball ahead of the heel, thesure that the pad of both thumbs are directly on top
face is closed and you will pull your putts every time.of the putter grip. At the beginning your touch will be
One of the problems that you want to take a lookoff somewhat, but hang in there. Lastly, if it is too
at is to check your left wrist. When you address theawkward to use it for the long putts, stay with the
ball your left wrist is flat. At impact it has to returnconventional grip for the long ones and left-hand-low
flat, if it returns "cupped" then the toe will wind upfor the shorter ones.