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Try a Free Live AI Golf Lesson →Proper Forearm Alignment in Putting
Today we’re examining one of the most underrated fundamentals in golf — the role of the forearms in putting. This concept rarely gets discussed, but proper forearm alignment is quite possibly the single most important setup element for consistent putting.
There are two keys to setting up correctly with the putter. The first, which we can observe in this photo of Rotary Swing Instructor Chuck Quinton, is the grip.
Notice that his hands appear to sit almost underneath the putter, meaning that the “V” shapes formed by the thumb and forefinger on each hand point away from each other rather than toward the same shoulder.
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Let’s zoom in for a closer look. Drawing lines along the V of each hand, you can see they point back at their respective shoulders.
Drawing a line down the middle of the shaft, the hands and shaft form a perfect Y shape when viewed from face on.
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