Golf Fix

When you putted using a conventional grip, always had a little hitch in your right hand, which sometime caused you to “explode” on a putt. As a result, controlling distance was often a problem.

Try putting ‘left hand low’

Putting cross-handed prevents the right hand from taking over during the stroke. The “left-hand-low” grip also effectively locks the left wrist in place, which allows the larger, more steady muscles of the arms and shoulders to control the pendulum-type motion of the stroke. Now I feel as though your hands are just holding onto the club as the shoulders and arms rock the putter back and through.

The larger muscles of the upper body are much more dependable under pressure than the small muscles of the hands and wrists. With a little practice, you’ll find that it’s easy to train your arms and shoulders to adjust the length of the stroke to the distance you want to roll the ball.

If you’re not happy with your distance control, take your hands out of the stroke with the left-hand-low grip.