3 Awesomely Simple Putting Tips

Angle of attack is definitely an important part of golf, but did you know it's also important when it comes to putting?

This great tip uses a simple Sharpie to help you get a better putting stroke and help you play better golf!

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Tip #2

Making putts with break in them requires more precision, and knowing where the ball will enter the cup is a big factor in understanding the path of the ball. In this segment of On the Lesson Tee, Todd Kolb is back again to show us how using a couple of tees can help us train our eyes to see what he calls the true center of the cup.

I’m PGA Professional Todd Kolb with another segment of On the Lesson Tee, and today we’re talking about making putts that have a lot of break to them. And we know—lots of times on the putting green—we like to practice straight putts, but the reality of it is that when we get on the golf course, very seldom do we actually have a putt that’s perfectly straight.

So let’s talk a little bit about that; how we can navigate that and see that ball go into the hole more often. So what I’ve got here is about a 15 foot putt that has a lot of break to it. Now what I mostly see amateur golfers do is they’ll set up to the putt and they’ll draw a straight line—visually, with their eyes—from the ball on a straight line to the cup.

Now the reality of it is that the ball’s not going to roll on a straight line, and we’ve kind of demonstrated that here visually by putting down four different golf balls, where we actually see the ball and the angle that it’s going to arc into it. So what we like to call this is we call it trying to find the true center of the cup.

So we do a simple drill, called the “Gate Drill.” We take a couple tees, we put them down, and we angle them so that they’re actually centered with where the ball’s going to be entering the cup from the angle that it’s arcing into the hole. So if we want to make more putts, you have to visually see where the ball’s going to actually enter the cup; this Gate Drill is a wonderful way for you to practice that.

Tip #3
If you struggle with pulling your head on your putts, using a golf tee may be the easiest and best way to help you fix this!

This golf tip uses just a simple golf tee to help you avoid peeking at your ball after putting.

[jimmyb]

great info and video from the best channel on utube thank you keep up the good work

[patrickhiga]

Hi Todd, great lessons...my club members are watching your videos more more since I spilled the beans at our year ending tournament.
Darn, me and my big mouth!
Best wishes from Pat in sunny Kapolei, HI🤙

[craigsearle]

Todd, great putting drill video. Have you got a “key” move you can give me so I can finally rid the over the top swing that rears it’s ugly head on me. I’m a young 66 and would love to finally rid myself of an over the top swing. Thanks, CS

[arness]

Do you feel more like you push the ball with your putter or it the ball just in the path as you swing the putter?

[billbuyshouses]

What kind of putting turf do you have for the indoor facility?

[MrAshtute]

The only part of my game I would say I am very happy with is my putting.... I putt very well its by far the strongest part of my game.
My entire putting focus is on getting the right speed and hitting the sweetspot of my putter.
Do that and you will hardly ever 3 putt... Even if your green reading is poor you always have 2 feet or less for your 2nd putt.
Sure there are other aspects to putting but for me they are the 2 most important areas.