A Good Putting Grip Is An Essential Part Of Good Putting

Good Putting Starts With A Proper Putting Grip

The putting grip is the first order of business in building a solid setup and address position on the putting green. Any golf swing motion needs to start with a proper grip to be consistent. You want build and maintain a proper grip so you do not need to work extra hard by having to compensate in your stroke. This will help you develop more putting success and lower golf scores.

Hold The Putter In Your Palms

A proper grip is essential to good putting. It is an important part of your putting setup. The key to a solid putting grip is to hold the putter in the palms of your hands. This means both your left palm and your right palm will be facing each other. A way to see how this should look is if you hold a sheet of paper between your hands, this is how your palms should be facing each other when placed on the putter grip. Also, your thumbs should both be pointing straight downwards, so that the lines between your thumbs and forefingers are also pointed straight down vertically and not on an angle.

Grip Pressure: Not Too Tight, Not Too Loose

Grip pressure should also be monitored because it is easy to grip the putter too tight when you are under pressure, especially in an important part of a match. So not too tight, but not too loose either. You want to feel as if there is a little lag in your putting stroke, sort of a little wiggle with the hands. This is NOT the same as your wrists breaking down. You don't want your wrists so stiff that there is no lag in the stroke, but you absolutely do not want your wrists breaking down in the stroke. Putting conventional and cross-handed, or left hand low, will both follow these same guidelines.

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