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FINALLY!! Someone talking about using the hands for feel in the stroke. Especially at long range. Seve was one of the best putter ever - he was all feel and hands. Well done sir.

You are exactly right. You are the only guy on the Internet who explains it properly. Most people are incapable of understanding the effects of "the tilted plane" under the rules of golf. Here's one to prove you are right. Build yourself a wooden putter with a square shaft. Make sure the shaft has the required offset angle to the wooden blade. Now ride that square (flat) shaft on the edge of a straight stair step as you make a stroke. The shaft can't rotate on that straight back edge because it is square (flat, not round). But what you will see (observe) is that the putter blade arcs and the blade opens and closes relative to the target. It's not an optical illusion, it is a FACT, like it or not. And this is a touring pro stroke. Straight-back and straight-through is nothing but a comedy of non-repeating errors when done on a tilted plane. Now, it you release (swing) the putter, the blade will return to square every time if you don't allow your head to move. The people who make "the Putting Arc" actually sell a clip on device to illustrate the exact same thing as my wooden square shafted putter. It keeps the shaft from turning too during the stroke. This whole thing is why there are millions of great players around the world but only a few people who can make a living at it. They simply do not understand what "we" are saying. I have to admit that it is very deceiving and most people will NEVER understand it. The big flat topped Super Stroke grip also helps to feel all this. This is why almost every touring pro today uses some form of it. It is also why many guys are getting this non-rotating shaft feeling with their right hand fingers only. (Like Mickelson at times).

I have no idea who to thank, but this is the greatest video I've ever watched when it has come to putting. I have never putted this great ever. Even my buddies are asking what am I doing. This has saved me a ton of strokes. Thanks so much for this video.

I started playing in the seventies and virtually everyone putted this way back in the day. The so called pendulum stroke or rock your shoulders method gained traction in the nineties. I'm still old school and it works for me. Good lesson.

I've tried this putting style for the last 3 weeks and it's been working out great for me. Never putted so well in my life!

@ice300tw

3 жыл бұрын

me too🤝👍👍👍👍👍👍

Makes great sense and it only took me 50 years to figure this out! Great video.

Tried it and it works better than the countless other methods I've tried this winter... Thanks for the information and video.

Great video shared it with my golfing buddies who have always told me I put incorrectly, my reply was always the same "what ever works " it's nice to hear a professional teacher confirming my actions ..thank you

I like it because he is telling me to do what I always wanted to do but understood to be wrong despite the relative success of one-handed putting (and chipping) practice. I think I shall dare to be me more often.

Stan Utley has been teaching this similar concept for years and it makes perfect sense. This is much more of an athletic stroke compared to rocking the shoulders! Thanks

This makes a lot of sense, my putting used to be ok but has become a nightmare lately so this looks like the way to go, I’ll certainly give it a try next time I’m practicing and playing! Thanks man!

I gave up on rocking my shoulders a while ago. Not quite to Snedeker level as far as using wrist, but my distance control and face angle at impact consistency is much improved. And my long lag putting is incredibly improved.

Along with Tiger...Jack Nicklaus was the best pressure putter of all time. His putting stroke worked in every era. Alot of people would say wrist putting was only for slow greens. Jack putted well for decades and worked on all type of greens. His stroke is similar to what you are saying in this video. Putting with my shoulders never felt right. This is good stuff

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 жыл бұрын

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@carlekstrom8026

5 жыл бұрын

Tim Cravens mn

@rootedrotor525

Жыл бұрын

SEVE too

Thanks Matt. Your simple tips have immediately made me a better golfer. Your video on irons helped me immensely. I will go the the course in a few hours and see how the putting tips help. Thanks again! Liked and subbed.

Firm wrists and straight back and through is for people with no putting sense. Always believed that Pelz has no feel for the short game although I respect the research he’s put into putting. Hands - wrists and fingers - like a surgeon with a scalpel you don’t use big muscles. You confirm what I’ve been doing for 40 years. You get an eagle for this one.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 жыл бұрын

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I'm Telling you this is the BEST putting video out there.

We're all different and the mind is 90% of golf. I use the shoulders and found my distance control improved. Lots of practice made my mind comfortable. However, others may gain from this technique. But need to put it into practice with frequent practice. Appreciate his depth of knowledge and taking time to post it.

That has made a huge difference and I like the science behind it. Thankyou

Pretty sure this is the best video on the putting stroke out there.

I just watched your video after watching another -- traditional-- video that left me robo-putting with no clue. I can assure you that everything I've been told/taught about putting was just what you said: wrong. Thank you for your very helpful advice and explanation, which gives us 3-putt-and-pick-it-up chokers permisson to relax and stroke it.

@N-M362

2 жыл бұрын

3 putt and pick it up chokers....! 😂

Excellent tip! I recently golfed with a fellow who putted exactly this way (and played very well). I'm adopting it with good results as well. It's similar to the "fixed" point that the long putters used to offer their users. Less chance of error in my opinion.

This works. Been working on this at home and my putting is much straighter. Just need to work on reading greens. Plus I have a large grip.

OMG....I just found this video out of desperation. I rarely make a putt from 4-10 feet out. But your suggestion here to make it all about one motion with the right hand has simplified it enough for this hard-headed guy to give me a fighting chance. I have been consistently hitting my target in my living room using this technique, so hopefully I will be able to transfer this new knowledge and skill to the golf course next week. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH....now what other gems do you have on your channel?

Holy crap. It works like a charm. I can’t believe how easy it is to putt now. Thanks so v much.

This can be improved on. Read the chapter on putting in Percy Boomers book on golf from 1942. You putt with the same stroke as with a driver. You just have to learn to tone the pivot down very well because you need so much less energy. The technique gives you perfect distance control and from that you develop directional control. The hands and forearms are to nervous for good putting.

Great stuff! Thanks for the putting advice!

Great info , i have always tried to put straight back and straight through with disastrous results. Your drills natural.

This is the first time in years I feel I'm progressing properly with a putting stroke. Thank-you so very much for the video.

@NonnyStrikes

5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't it feel way better and more natural?! This is how I felt.

@flippercasey1699

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. Went back to an old putting book I had by George Low (The guy that designed the putter Jack Nicklaus won most his majors with), if i would have paid closer attention then I would have been a better putter. Thanks for the comment.

Great news....30 years too late. I was always taught the straight back/through method and never mastered it..i thought it was me now i know better.

Very good putting instruction that a friend recently introduced me too after decades of struggle. I believe this is the true "putting secret" and you will never be great at holing putts until you grasp it

Very interesting. I guess its whatever works best for you. Sometimes we're too quick to copy and paste, instead of going with what really works for you. This tip makes sense and easily understood 👍🏼

Brilliant video - I've struggled with putting killing my scores for years, but this video totally demystifies it. Thanks!

So let me get this straight. To throw a curve ball, it's in the wrist, to fly fish, it's in the wrist, bowling, bocci ball, croquet, fast pitch soft ball, a serve in tennis, the billiard stroke, to throw a perfect spiral in football, horseshoes, to shoot a free throw, throw a javelin, to even throw a baseball and lastly a frisbee, all require the action by the wrist to control speed, accuracy and touch, but you can't use the wrists in the putting stoke? Let me think on that one.

@jaydonovan2155

4 ай бұрын

You seem ignorant

Nice video,makes sense,grooving the move indoors,and going to try it out on the greens.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 жыл бұрын

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Saved my game. Thank you !!

Practice with this method and I got the feel of putting. It is so good!

I used to effortlessly putt this way at first, before I "learned" from Pros. Does rocking the shoulders and keeping the wrists quiet work? Well anything "works", but I found distance control really suffers because the feel of a delicate little shot has been replaced with such larger muscle movements, much like trying to paint with your elbows. That simple hands controlled little shot (like you saw most pros use back when) will make you smile again.

@lrmiller4408

2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same. Used to be a good putter because I could feel it! Now I struggle because I’m trying all this other stuff. Can’t wait to try this and see if this is what’s missing😅

@electricalstuff259

2 жыл бұрын

I would never get a lesson in short game from a pro. Imo short game is all feel and creativity. For driver and irons, see a pro. For short game and putting, practice a lot.

Former pro pool player here. Everyone expected me to be a gr8 putter when i took up golf BUT I followed traditional golf instruction with the triangle and shoulder rocking thing, NO FEEL whatever. Threw in the towel on that and 3 putts are now a fluke rather than 4-5 a round. Wish I would have seen your video when I started, good job & thx.

Gave it a try, even if I wasn´t too optimistic. It really improved one main thing: always hitting the ball with the sweetspot of the putter, in contrast to classic technique. Distance control just a matter of practice... like the classic technique, depending on how long you move the putter back, just that you now use wrists and not shoulder/arm.

@Matt Walter, thank you for the tips... This is the best video about putting I believe. Thanks.

Hi Matt I have practices putting this way and it is so much more accurate, far less movement, less stress on your body, less chance of the yips ,and allows the body to stay still. I have also adopted a lob wedge shot from dry ground (with no grass) It gets the ball up inthe air because there is no body movement to ruin the shot with this technique.Many thanks For your video

I think it even gets easier! If you can see the “centre back of your ball” and the “centre front of your ball” you are on a winner! If you can see this, by any means you need to you are going to putt the ball in the direct of your target! When you are confident with your line you don’t have to think about that, you just have to focus on length!

Not to sound arrogant by any means but i just discovered this technique in my own in my room carpet last week determined to find a better putting technique and it actually does work, I kept at it for a few days then decided to got to the greens since I knew over there it would be harder with the ups and downs and dealing with breaks, the first putts were wired and hard but soon after that I started making way more putts than I ever had and it was like an adrenaline rush and noticed how other would look at me wondering how can I be making so many with this technique, I felt like a pro... it was awesome

Great Video, I like the idea of suppleness in the wrist which allows an easier timed release through natural arc. Great drill too. ( left arm Anchoring right elbow, allowing feel and flexion with the right hand .. one arm putt) Good Job mate, outside the norm, common sense thinking 👌🏽

Very interesting, will sure try it, I always like when someone does things differently. I just wish I could see an example stroke from the front. Would you mind doing one?

I like this a LOT!! Thanks.

Good video ! @ As I age my putting has suffered. More than willing to try this method. Thanks !

@larrysullivan8890

5 жыл бұрын

Follow up....I tried this on the putting green today. It worked great !! Couldnt believe how much speed I put on the ball with just the wrists. Now I'll concentrate on wrists in full swing. Thanks

Great video. 👍

Im going to try this out!

I tried this today on the practice green. I was making a lot of shot putts which has been a problem. Lag putts were good but I need more practice. I like the method. Thanks

I tried this in another way 4 years ago. I was wrist popping the ball like Billy Casper, result - better distance control. I will try this 1 hand drill.

Huh. Who knew. Wobbly wrists work really well - thanks for the tip!

basically old school pop stroke. so much easier to get the ball on line. took a while for me to control speed but now my putting is so much better. works best when hitting a bit down on the ball.

Thank you so much,Thank you

Very informative. Thanks for the tips.

That ruler would give heaps of feedback! Wow!

This is good stuff...

Hey Matt, I'm very impressed👍 It all sounds so logical... I'm a PGA Pro since 37 years and that's exactly what I've been teaching since years👌 I kind of "gave up" on a lot of the old "PGA Bible" stuff, a long time ago🙋‍♂️

@coleesser1188

5 жыл бұрын

Colin Coughlan a lot of that PGA Bible stuff is almost meant to stall amateur golfers if you ask me

Calibration is also important. You have to learn to hit the ball where you think you are. Most people don't. Practice striking one ball into another like billiards in order to calibrate where you're hitting the ball. I've asked people to do this and most of them can't hit a ball 3' away. They simply aren't hitting the ball where they think they are.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 жыл бұрын

True. Alignment is a major issue with putting and is very important. The ruler will definitely help players get a better sense of square to the target!

@demystifiedgolf1856

5 жыл бұрын

@@PerformanceGolfZone I've also wondered if people wearing glasses see the hole where it actually is. I've noticed that when I've tried on glasses things move when I take them on and off. So if the hole isn't actually where the people who wear glasses think it is, what's the chance they're going to make the putt?

Great mate

Thanks for the great info. I just subbed. 👍

sorry mate but I totally disagree, If you keep the triangle constant with whatever grip you use you will naturally come back inside, square at impact and inside on the follow thru. You have just explained the yips wonderfully well. Distance control is all about the length of take away keeping acceleration a constant. Then you learn what the speed of the greens are on the practice putting green, measure your takeaway using tee pegs and see how far the ball rolls, with the grain against the grain etc.

I believe you. I will change from now on. Thanks

Only issue i had, on slow greens this method is difficult. On fast greens it works great

What a great tip and method - Thank you !

@daniuskaforest3597

4 жыл бұрын

This is just superb, I been tryin to find out about "play golf" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Graysonyon Putter Prolific - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my co-worker got amazing results with it.

Thank a lots.

Love this, can actually putt better with my right hand than with both

After reading some of the Negative comments here....I thought to myself...why would anyone want to try and share something, that has worked for them and then post here on Utube ... good grief....if you try it and it doesn't work or fit you....Move On....Let it Go...we had an old saying int the Mill....."You're that much Taller if you can hack someone off at the Knees"....I'd almost be willing to bet that these guys go out on a nice sunny day and are miserable the minute they Shank a Drive or Chunk a Chip Shot...but that's just my Negative 2 cents coming out.....by the way, enjoyed the Vid

Well said

All the greats used to putt like this including Arnie in his early days

Hi Matt, Thank you for this video. I just played my first round since watching this video and only had one 3-putt on the day. I’m blown away by this technique and how accurate it makes your putts. Thanks again!!! -John G...

It definitely works!Thank you ⛳😊

This is all good stuff. Great lesson/vid. The only thing I'll say is that in short putts or pretty fast putts, I just don't see how you would NOT go straight back and through if you accelerate through the stroke...you barely need any speed on some of these situations that imagining an arc, IMO, is actually making things more complicated. On other situations though, you have to have a bit of arc to keep things smooth.

Just seen this video and tried it indoors, on carpet, using a ruler. I noticed an immediate improvement in my putting. I have a question; I tried changing the effective length of the club by positioning my hands low down for short puts and higher up the grip for longer putts. My stance then had to change to keep the putter head on the same plane as the ball, standing more upright as I moved my hands towards the top of the grip. Using the same wrist movement, this decreases/increases the arc of the putter head and produces different weights and therefore distances, using the same wrist movement. Is this something that is good or bad?

I have tried this before it feels like you are opening and then closing the putter face, it does work and I am going to try it again because I have lost all feel out here on the greens at Vila Sol in the Algarve

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 жыл бұрын

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@IbadanTanco

4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing: it goes against the age old concept of dead wrist. To my surprise it worked for me. How did Matt come about this; great vision!

TY I find that the pendulum swing is cumbersome and I can't be constant with distance. I'm still searching for the right stroke. I will use yours in practice and see what happens. TY

The best video for putting

Very good video. I wonder what difference your style of putter makes given different club heads, hassles, shafts, and grips. It would be great to see you integrate that information with the information you provided here.

What's the best way to control speed

I find that the length of putts & breaking putts force a little different strategy. Longer putts and putts with a fair amount of break I am focused mainly on distance more than line to prevent 3 putting. Short putts I make the line and striking the ball with the very center of the putter top priority. Practicing will always help you if you focus on a technique and remember greens are not always created equal. Also with a ruler you can measure how far you take the putter back and how far the ball travels for each inch of back swing; provided you don't force the putter through impact but let it's momentum carry it forward.

Great simple instruction will give it a try. Thanks

Potentially a great tip if somebody else could’ve explained it

For some reason, many amateur golfers (and even a number of pros, i.e. Jordan Speith) have fallen into an overly mechanical approach to their golf swing, including putting. Sure, being too "handsy" can be detrimental to a repeatable strike. But, like Matt says, your hands; fingers, palms, and wrists, are what connect you to your club. Relax, and develop a sense of rhythm and flow that will bring an innate sense of timing and feel to every shot. Plus, you won't be holding up your foursome by standing over your shot going through the multiple swing thoughts that will inevitably lead to a garbage result😁

Matt, I am new to golf. What kind of grip (for my hands) and I am problems following thru on short puts. Any tips?

Can you do the video again or send a second part where you putt normal with face on and down the line as well as left hand low with both hands? I see the drill and I'm interested and there was an old gent at Griffith park ten plus years ago who used to take everyones money and he putt just like this.... John Lintot. I have been practicing the drill with my right elbow tucked above the right hip and connected. Thank you in advance.

Hey Matt. Do you advocate using the right hand predominately in the stroke?

Nice One Mate

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 жыл бұрын

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I've tried this on a 13ft mat and it works very well. I'll try it tomorrow morning on 35ft putts. Does it work so well?

Good video

Just got back from the course practicing this for the first time and it works. Only struggle I have is trying to get used to the length of the takeaway. Any tips?

Is your three feet putting stroke say 25% 75% the same as a nine feet putting stroke but with more force ?

While everyone has theories and this may work for some.....This is silly- you cant say dont listen to golf instruction if you dont understand it yourself. The end of the grip isnt the fulcrum, its the shoulders/spine. There is no straight and through , correct, but there is less arc and more arc strokes determined by shaft angle- and posture. Just like a full swing a putting strokes plane will be at an angle not a straight line Down the target line. Think of a clock tilted on its back slightly. Those clock arms stay on an angled plane. When i think of straight back and through type true pendulum stroke ,im thinking keeping the clubhead on plane, With face staying square to plane, not the line.

@maxwired2235

4 жыл бұрын

Your comment is true genius!

Looks worth a try. How do you build it up for very long or uphill putt. Thanks for the vid.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 жыл бұрын

It's a progress. This drill is more specific to nailing your starting line. If you have issues with distance control I would focus on that more than starting line!

Tried this putting thing down a yardstick. Only missed 2/20. My new putting stroke.😀 practiced this with a Putting Arc too.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Keep up the hard work!

It seems to me, if you’re just putting with your hands, a long putt will be extremely hard to do. What do you suggest for long putts?

I've always been an excellent lag putter and use a far more relaxed approach. Often I see golfers struggle with this so I think there is a lot to be said about it. Billy Casper was one of the greatest putters of all times and he used a wristy pop stroke. Ben Crenshaw, Bobby Locke, Stockton and many other greats also used their wrist and released the club through impact.

Great video. Just subscribed 😊 question, that idea of cupping/cocking your wrist. Is that just a drill to see the arc or is that how we should be putting in general?

Interesting and helpful video. This thing about keeping your "noggin" still: I've experimented with this concept and discovered that I am able to putt quite well if I let my head rotate along the line of the putt. Does that make any sense to you?

@BrotherKnowtheledge

5 жыл бұрын

Works for me too.

It is a rule great golf tips