Hey, Quite The Chap here for GolfersRX. Do you jab, slap, hit, spank, poke, waffle, yip your putts? We’ve all spanked a putt haven’t we…in today’s video.

Putting is so stressful. Apparently, it’s easier to sink a putt the closer to the hole you get but in the real world, it only gets more stressful the closer to the hole you get. Standing over a 15 footer is not a big deal, standing over a 3 footer gives me the cold sweats. I’ve made strokes on 14-inch putts that looked like a doodle on an etch-a-Sketch. It’s embarrassing.

There is a simple way to help alleviate this:

Practice putting with your wedge
throw a ball down…whoa whoa…maybe just place a ball down
take your wedge and address the ball like you’re putting
make a stroke but ensure the leading edge makes contact with the belly of the ball

this is going to do multiple things:
- if stroked properly, you’re going to get the feeling of the ball rolling right off the bat
- you’re going to have to keep your wedge at a consistent level to hit the belly of the ball (everything just rotates)
- your hands will be quiet
- and you’re going to accelerate through the ball

When you go back to making a stroke with your putter you’re going to feel much more confident in making a simple stroke through the ball. Getting the ball rolling right off the putter's face and into the hole. Practice with a wedge to take the stress out of your putting.

Until next time, keep it simple