Why Great Putting Starts With Great Posture

If you’ve ever felt like your putting stroke is inconsistent—maybe the ball starts offline, or you’re fighting to square the face—it might not be your hands. It could be your posture.

Great putters control the clubhead with their shoulders, not their hands. And the foundation for that starts at setup.

Watch the video breakdown here, its only 45 seconds

What Great Putting Posture Looks Like

• Kneecaps over the balls of your feet

• Good bend from your waist

• Arms hanging naturally from your shoulders

• Eyes over or just inside the golf ball

This posture lets your shoulders rock the putter naturally back and through, leading to pure, consistent putts.

The Two Posture Mistakes I See Every Day

❌ Too Much Bend

If you’re hunched over, your stroke tends to shut the face on the way back and flip it open coming through. It’s very hard to control speed and direction.

❌ Too Upright

Standing too tall forces the putter on a path that’s too far inside-out. You’ll push putts or constantly fight your face angle through impact.

The Fix: Build Your Stroke From the Ground Up

Dial in your setup first. Good posture helps you eliminate extra hand action, lets the shoulders control the stroke, and helps you roll the ball more consistently.

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I’ve been lucky enough to coach at all four Major Championships, the Olympics, the Presidents Cup, and just about every Tour event out there. Over the years, I’ve worked with dozens of PGA Tour winners — guys like Cam Davis, Adam Hadwin, Tom Hoge, Gary Woodland, Jhonny Vegas, Kyle Stanley, Lucas Glover, Mackenzie Hughes, Nick Taylor, Corey Conners, Kevin Chappell, Stephen Ames, Andrew Putnam, and more. My students have won over 50 Provincial Championships, an NCAA individual title, and countless amateur tournaments. And here’s one I’m especially proud of — no player who’s worked with me for a full year has ever lost their PGA Tour card.

But honestly?

The most rewarding thing I do is helping regular golfers—people like you—finally feel confident about every putt.

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Want to improve your putting? Start with your posture.

Master this first, and you’ll immediately give yourself a better chance to hole more putts.

Talk to you next week!