Putting In The Game of Golf

If you play the game of golf you know that putting is very important. However, there are only a few unique putting styles out there. As the saying goes, "You drive for show and putt for dough." You can hit all the best shots in the world, but if you don't make the putt what good is it.

Putting takes technique and feel to be good at it. Grip pressure, relaxation and keeping your head down are the main ingredients to becoming a good putter.

If you are a conventional putter, you should know all of those three tricks on how to be a good putter. Conventional putting is what most of the pros use yet a lot of amateurs do not.

If you use a different style, these ingredients may not apply.

Probably the biggest reason that amateurs stray away from conventional putting is repetitions. To be good at it you have to practice every single day and almost become robotic at it. It takes many hours of your day and most amateurs don't have that spare time. The pros do it because it is their job.

If you struggle on the greens, I suggest trying a style that is not conventional. Which one to try is the problem. There are only a few other putting styles out there.

• One of them is called belly putting. This is a process where the player has an extended putter so he can anchor it into his stomach while he strokes at the ball. Belly putting is an awkward style that helps you stroke the ball with a little more feel and tempo. The problem with this style is after the year 2016, this style will be outlawed by the USGA which is the organization who governs the rules of golf.


• Another putting style that is not conventional is called the anchor style. This is when the player has an extra extended putter so he can putt from the upright position. This putter also has two separate grips on the shaft that are about eighteen inches apart.

With his two hands apart, one on the top grip and the other on the lower grip, He anchors the top of the club to his chest. When the payer strokes the ball he only uses this lower hand as the top one stays anchored to the body. This upright position gives him a good look at the hole which is one of the reasons that this style is used. However, in 2016 this style will also be outlawed by the USGA.

So the problem with non-conventional putting styles is that most of them are illegal. If you use a unique putting style make sure it conforms to USGA rules. The problem here is, what other styles are out there and how do you learn them.

Jay Midolo is a golfer who struggled with putting. He now putts with a different unique style which is USGA legal. If you go to this URL http://youtu.be/PFoGzROOPys you will see a video where Jay will show you how and where you can learn the same system that he uses.

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