I putt like shit.

I don’t 3 putt, my set up and stroke are fine... I just burn every edge. Then I see these fuckin knuckleheads burying everything (for 7 or 8... but wtf?). I practice straight 10 footers all winter... no issues.

I might overread putts by plumb bobbing. It seems I miss and then rake it back, just look at it, feel the break and make it.... just starting to get to me.

I have 3 Anser style putters that match my stroke and they are proper lie and length. I think I might start looking for either a Spider Tour model like DJ and Jason Day use ( not the newer ones) or a Cally Stroke Lab 7s.

Just venting after a day of hitting every fairway, every green....and hitting a lot close but not making anything. I shoot -4 for 9 and this guy says to me, “ you’d be good if you could putt”.

    You shoot low 60's with regularity and putt like shit.....damn. You need to get together with some of us Buzzers and see what reality is all about 😉

    Sounds like the technical and physical sides of things are pretty good, and you have a putter (well, more than one!) that fits your stroke well, so it seems to me that making any changes in those areas isn't likely to help, and may well make things worse.

    What's your mindset when you're over a putt? Are you thinking about holing it (the result) or what you're going to do (the process)? I'm not at your level (usually in the mid-70s), but I've found that I putt better (and hole more putts) if I'm thinking about following my process and putting to the spot that I've picked out rather than the result or what holing/missing the putt will mean for my score. If I hit a solid putt with good pace on the line that I've chosen, that's a good putt to me whether it goes in or not.

    I also find that taking too long over reading a putt can be counter-productive - it's very easy to start seeing things that aren't there, or ending up with a read that you don't trust. There's a lot to be said for having a quick look and going with your first impression...

      Typhoon We get it....you are good. You don’t have to come on here, venting about how bad you putted, when we all know you are really telling us that you are sooooooooo, good. 🤨

      Just kidding you, of course. 🙂

          I will vouch for the TM Spider Tour. Also quit thinking about about it and trust your instincts.

          I immediately got better at putting when I switched to a mallet. Worth a try. I'm using a CAG 354 here in Florida and an Odyssey VLine pro in VA.

            MartinD

            It has to be part of the thought process. I pick my spot, say, 2” outside right. I line my self and the putter face at the spot. After that must be where it goes wrong. Or maybe I’m too precise on what I’m aiming at...

            Driver and irons I don’t pick a tree to aim at in the distance. I aim a little right to allow for a draw and tell myself to hit it good. Putts I don’t tell myself how to hit it. Sometimes I do. I might need to spend less time on the line and tell myself how to hit it instead just before I hit it?

            You guys that putt well, what do you do and what do you say to yourself before you hit the ball?

                I wish I had a clue. I did my best putting when I couldn't get on most greens in par and was using a $5 Northwestern blade that my dad bought me to keep me amused on rainy days. Now I can get on or near most greens in regulation, but can't even lag a putt reliably, much less make them. Might get a new putter just for the difference, but in my case it is definitely not going to be in the best of hands.

                Typhoon I only bought one because, well, because it's made by Kelly. Had to have one.
                I don't go for those type putters, esp. center shafted ones. BUT....when I pulled it out of the box, I knew there was something to it. Swung it a few times....straight back, straight forward, absolutely no offline wobbles. I then hit a dozen balls across the carpet, about 10', and each ball hit the one previous. I've only ever been this impressed with 1 other putter, and it has been in my bag for several years. It will have competition next year, for the 1st time ever.

                Buy one, dammit.

                (NO, Kelly did not give me the putter for endorsement, nor did he send cash or other goods. That ass. 😆 )

                    Rickochet

                    My putters are fit to me... 32.75”, 4 degrees loft and my slight arc swing. No frills set up, club is soled. I feel comfortable... I just suck 😁

                        Typhoon You guys that putt well, what do you do and what do you say to yourself before you hit the ball?

                        Not being boastful, but I think I putt really well; at least a 3 putt is only something that happens a couple times/season.

                        I never look at the sight lines on a putter. Then just before I hit the ball, I stand straight up, & look at the line from ball to the hole, in a straight line, not the line I'm going to hit on. This let's me know if my chosen line is correct or not. My only thought would be about speed.