Contacting The Ball With The Putter

Contacting the Ball with the Putter

An important thing to remember when putting is the action
of the ball itself. A ball that is struck in the center
runs much truer than one struck below or above the center.

The latter reacts to any irregularity of the green, but the
ball hit amidships rolls over most green imperfections
without losing its line. With this in mind I advise my
pupils to modify in their own minds the old rule to keep
the putter as low to the ground as possible. If you put a
ball down on your living room carpet or on a green and
place one of today's narrow-bladed putters behind it, you
will notice that the center of the ball is in line with the
top of the blade.

Consequently, when you putt, you should make a small
adjustment in your stroke and concentrate on bringing the
center of the blade through the center of the ball. When
you make this kind of contact you'll hear that nice crisp
sound all good putters produce.

On uphill putts I think you will find you'll get a
helpfully strong over-spin on the ball if you shut the face
of putter slightly. Conversely, on downhill putts where
delicacy is needed, the face of the putter is "turned
uphill," or laid back just a shade.

Richard Myers

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