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Want to sink more putts? Improve your green reading skills. Green reading is one of the most underrated aspects of putting. You must read the green correctly to find the right line to start the putt on—especially with breaking and double breaking putts. If you can’t determine the line, you’ll need a lot of luck […]
Q. Jack: I read your “tips” with keen interest. I also try to follow my father’s advice on putting: Listen for the putt going in, he’d say. He also said to my brother and me: “You can’t lose a ball on the green, keep your head down.” That was 60 years ago! What’s new in […]
A downhill slider is among golf’s most difficult putts. With sliders, the ball starts straight downhill then curves or “slides” right or left. Mis-hitting a downhill slider is costly. It runs the ball six or seven feet past the hole, maybe more. Depending on where the hole is and the green’s slope, the putt may […]
The key to sinking more short putts is getting low over the putt, like Jack Nicklaus does. To do that, take a normal putting grip and stance and then choke down on the grip a couple of inches. Getting low makes you feel like you’re not only closer to the ground, but also that the putt is closer. It also lowers your center of gravity.