Pushing Putts, How And Why (Video) - Lesson 7 by PGA Pro Pete Styles
Pushing Putts, How And Why (Video) - Lesson 7 by PGA Pro Pete Styles

So the definition of a pushed golf putt for a right handed golfer would be a putt that consistently finishes slightly to the right of the hole, and for a left handed golfer it could be a push putt if it finished left of the hole. So as a right handed player we can look at; why does this ball miss on the right hand side. There’s probably three main reasons for pushing putts this, two of them in the set up one of them in the stroke. The two in the set up are alignment issues so if I aim my body to the right hand side of the target effectively I’ve closed my feet, I’ve closed my shoulders to my orange cane here which is my target line. Notice the camera is my target not this hole here so I’m aiming at you but my feet shoulders knees and hips, everything aiming to the right of the target my putt would then probably go to the right of target. So I have got to make sure that my body is parallel left of my target so following this orange cane, following my feet line like two train lines running just left of the hole. If my feet are good knees hips and shoulders should all follow.

The next reason why you may be pushing putts would be simply be alignment of the club face. My body could be perfect but if my club face is aiming open or to the right hand side when I make my putting stroke the ball will jump right of the face move further right and it will disappear off to the right hand side of the hole as a push. The one last reason why you might be pushing your golf putts would be relating to the actual stroke ark. If I take my good set up and I have checked that my feet and my club are nicely on line but now as I take my stroke the club disappears inside the line too much I’ve taken it much too far on the inside. The only way for this club now is to get back the ball will feel like is a push out to the right my club would probably finish high to the right with the face aiming right and that would be a classic push to the right hand side. Now it might not look as exaggerated as I'm making here so you might have to be careful to check on the reasons why but if you look at those three reasons alignment of body, alignment of face and the alignment of the stroke I'm sure you will be able to stop pushing those golf putts. 2014-10-07

So the definition of a pushed golf putt for a right handed golfer would be a putt that consistently finishes slightly to the right of the hole, and for a left handed golfer it could be a push putt if it finished left of the hole. So as a right handed player we can look at; why does this ball miss on the right hand side. There’s probably three main reasons for pushing putts this, two of them in the set up one of them in the stroke. The two in the set up are alignment issues so if I aim my body to the right hand side of the target effectively I’ve closed my feet, I’ve closed my shoulders to my orange cane here which is my target line. Notice the camera is my target not this hole here so I’m aiming at you but my feet shoulders knees and hips, everything aiming to the right of the target my putt would then probably go to the right of target. So I have got to make sure that my body is parallel left of my target so following this orange cane, following my feet line like two train lines running just left of the hole. If my feet are good knees hips and shoulders should all follow.

The next reason why you may be pushing putts would be simply be alignment of the club face. My body could be perfect but if my club face is aiming open or to the right hand side when I make my putting stroke the ball will jump right of the face move further right and it will disappear off to the right hand side of the hole as a push. The one last reason why you might be pushing your golf putts would be relating to the actual stroke ark. If I take my good set up and I have checked that my feet and my club are nicely on line but now as I take my stroke the club disappears inside the line too much I’ve taken it much too far on the inside. The only way for this club now is to get back the ball will feel like is a push out to the right my club would probably finish high to the right with the face aiming right and that would be a classic push to the right hand side. Now it might not look as exaggerated as I'm making here so you might have to be careful to check on the reasons why but if you look at those three reasons alignment of body, alignment of face and the alignment of the stroke I'm sure you will be able to stop pushing those golf putts.