Check your putter grip

If you are having problems with your putting, check the alignment of your putter grip to the putter face. Often the two don't match. Whenever I change a putter grip, I will check the alignment before I remove the old grip. Some golfers want to keep the mis-alignment. Others wish to correct the problem.

I watched the pro tours on television yesterday and it struck me again how many pro golfers are not efficient in their golf swings.

Case in point is Lorena Ochoa. Watching her head turn down and to the right when she hits any shot tells me something isn't right. Could she be left eye dominant? She has hit the same shot under pressure in two of the last three U.S. Opens near the end of the last round.

The men are no better. There were several shots of Scott Verplank and none of them were good fundamentally. He hit several putts on the bottom of the putter and the putts veered off line. Plus his golf swing is off plane and the club doesn't appear to be square. Did I mention he won the Byron Nelson this year? These guys and girls are very talented. The hand eye coordination required to make a living swinging the club where they do is amazing.

In my last post I mentioned some drills to feel the dominant arm swing. The best drill is using only your dominant hand/arm and swinging a club. When you use only your dominant arm, you will extend your arm as you swing the club. This is the natural reaction to the swinging action. As the momentum of the backswing slows, the wrist will hinge. If your dominant hand is lower on the club, your elbow will also bend.

Now put both hands on the club and swing the club using only your dominant hand/arm. The other arm is along for the ride. I recommend this action on all your shots.

Thanks,
Mike