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Improve Roll On Your Putts

De-lofting your putter when putting pushes the putterhead into the ground, causing your putts to bounce or skid off the putterface. These putts usually fail to hold the intended line. They often fail to go in as well. To sink more putts, get your ball to roll smoothly.  This three-step drill teaches you to get […]

Keep Your Head Down To Drain More putts

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 […]

How to Improve Short Putts In 5 Simple Steps

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.