{"id":1401,"date":"2013-02-14T14:40:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T19:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2021-09-30T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T18:55:27","slug":"how-to-putt-3-simple-keys-to-shape-your-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/how-to-putt-3-simple-keys-to-shape-your-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Putt in Golf: 3 Simple Key Points | Shape Your Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning how to putt<\/strong><\/a> can be frustrating at times. Everyone has that friend or playing partner who seems to make everything they look at without trying.<\/p>\n

There’s this arc and flow to their putting stoke that just seems effortless; everything seems to be very natural and comfortable, not mechanical.<\/p>\n

I like to call this person “the putter who floats down stream.”<\/p>\n

Then there’s the putter who works really hard, only to be left feeling frustrated, like they’re swimming upstream.<\/p>\n

This is the person who makes putting look like a very stressful task. At times you almost feel like you have to look away when they’re grinding over a 3 footer.<\/p>\n

So how do you become the putter who floats down stream?  It all starts with 3 simple putting stroke keys, <\/strong>and I can’t wait to show you!<\/p>\n

3 Keys To Shape Your Stroke<\/h2>\n

There’s really just 3 basic movements to focus on when learning how to putt<\/strong>, and the great thing about them is they’re all really simple, and they all work with your body.<\/p>\n

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\"Letting<\/a>
Let your arms swing freely from your shoulders. This is key when learning how to putt with an arcing stroke. It allows the putter to swing on a slightly inside-to-inside path.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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1) Let your shoulders work around your spine<\/a> in the putting stroke. The spine is the axis of your stroke; it should stay very still during the putting stroke.<\/p>\n

When we hinge forward from the hips, a small arc or plane is created. This is why the putter will swing a little to the inside on the way back and a little to the inside on the way through.<\/p>\n

That’s really all there is to your shoulder movement. Very, very simple.<\/p>\n

2) Let your arms flow freely from your shoulders. This again is a very natural motion. When your arms swing from your shoulders, you’re going to notice that they also swing at a bit of an arc from the inside to the inside.<\/p>\n

3) The last piece is not only the most important, but probably the most confusing part to understand when learning how to putt<\/strong> with an arcing stroke.<\/p>\n

Be sure to pay close attention to this as you work your way through the video<\/h3>\n

This is all about what the club does. Now this may match with what you’ve heard before, and it’s more of a pendulum stroke<\/a>, but it might just sound a little different.<\/p>\n

The putter should flow freely from your wrists. <\/em><\/p>\n

As you swing the putter back your right wrist is going to stay nice and flat, but as you swing forward the club is going to lag behind a bit.<\/p>\n

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\"Keeping<\/a>
Keeping my wrists soft allows me to let the putter lag. Now, as my hands slow down, I can just let the weight of the putter head release.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This isn’t something you need to force, it should happen naturally as a result of relaxed wrists. From there, as your arms slow down, the putter head is going to accelerate<\/a> and release itself.<\/p>\n

That’s what people mean when they say “releasing the putter head.” That feeling actually comes from slowing down the hands a very small amount so that you can let the weight of that putter head swing past and release.<\/p>\n

More Putting Secrets Revealed in This “Perfect Putting Technique<\/a>” Premium Video:<\/h2>\n