Get On A Roll

The other day I was fortunate enough to play with some gentlemen at one of our local golf courses. As we left the eighth green I began to observe something very interesting, they weren't rolling the ball. A key component to making putts is one, being aware of the target and two, rolling the ball effectively toward your target. I also recognized that the closer the putt the less effective they were at rolling the ball. You may be asking, if it's not rolling then what was the ball doing when it left the club face. I found that on their longer putts the ball jumped or skipped, and usually on the shorter putts the ball skidded. One of the great things about golf is that there is no right or wrong way to do things but how you get the ball to the target in the most effective manner and this seems to be especially true with putting. Next time you are on the practice putting green, raise your awareness of how the ball is coming off the club face. Play around with ball positions, shaft tilts, grip pressures, stances, spine angles until you find the most effective way for you to roll the ball, and then you will find that during your next round you might just get on a roll!