Putt better this spring by practicing in your hallway this winter.

Having a hard time keeping your puts on line? Do your puts miss right or left on a consistent basis?

Here’s a great practice tip I picked up a long time ago that really works.

The problem is that on impact your putter’s face is either open (ball will go to the right) or closed (and the ball will go left). Why do we have such a hard time sometimes in getting our putter face square on the ball? Practice and practice correctly.

Go to the hardware store or your workshop and get a 1” dowel rod and cut it to about 4” in length.

Set the rod up so it’s pointing at an imaginary target or pick a spot out on the floor. This drill works great on hallway floors or on your kitchen linoleum.

Now make your stroke and imagine you have about a 5-6 foot putt for birdie. A very slight mishit will cause the rod to spin off to the left or to the right.

Practice this drill over and over until you can make the dowel rod go straight dozens of time in a row and you’ll know that you’ve got it down and that your putter face is square at impact.

The next time you line up a money put, you’ll have no fear of hitting it off line and you’ll earn that dough!

Thanks for reading. Good luck, good hustling.

Big Freddy

“As long as there’s been golf, there’s been gambling. And where there is gambling, there will be hustling.”