| If you are looking for an opportunity to choose from | | | | hold the handle as you normally would with any other |
| some of the best putters that is out there in the | | | | club. Ideally the putter height should be till the chest |
| market you should check out one of the sales that | | | | pocket of your golf t shirt while you are standing at a |
| display putters. The range, style and size found here | | | | slightly bent posture. You should also go ahead with |
| include everything that one needs for in a putter. In fact | | | | any other kind of grip that you are comfortable with, |
| with better variety of greens the short putters are out; | | | | with the putter. A lot of people hold it like they would |
| most people are opting for the long putters nowadays. | | | | hold a pencil. |
| The long putters are better than the shorter ones | | | | There are two ways of pressurizing the head of the |
| mainly because they help to control wrist movement | | | | putter: |
| by concentrating the force on the stomach or the | | | | You can either pull or push you right arm holding |
| chest. These long ones are provided with what is | | | | the handle of the club at all times while doing this in |
| known as a split grip for better support. Therefore, the | | | | order to strike the ball. |
| wrist does not interfere with the swings. There are | | | | You can also use your shoulder in a rocking motion |
| three main kinds of putters normally found these days: | | | | to do the same. |
| Regular- These are around 36 inches long | | | | The idea is to keep the torso of your body unmoving |
| Long- The length of this variety ranges between | | | | so that it can act as a pivot for your swing. Using the |
| 38 to 45 inches | | | | shoulders to rock the motion and hit the ball keeps the |
| Extra Long- These are of course the longest at | | | | right hand rigid. Both techniques ultimately provide the |
| 52 inches | | | | same result: to keep the upper body unmoving and |
| Long putters focus the grip and the swing on a single | | | | using the limbs or the shoulders for the swing. |
| central point so that it relieves the fine motor muscles | | | | You can use the long putters instead of the short ones |
| of the hand and prevents it from being de emphasized. | | | | so that the wrist movement is restricted to the |
| It is best to indulge in trial sessions with these putters | | | | minimum. Extra long putters also serve the same |
| on the green to get the hang of it. These putters allow | | | | purpose; both using a particular center point of the |
| one to swing the shoulders freely like a pendulum | | | | sternum or the stomach. However, one needs to |
| which is prevented by short putters which only allow | | | | practice regularly in order to get a hang of this new |
| average quality handsy strokes. | | | | technique of taking a shot. Without practice it is quite a |
| The correct way to take grip of a long putter is to use | | | | task to get rid of one's golf handicap. |
| your left hand to control the grip and your right hand to | | | | |