Putting and missing to the right

[spinachd]

I have struggled for years with putting, particularly with missing right. My game pretty solid otherwise.

It honestly drives me crazy. I practice all the time and never improve. I mess with putting stance and style and different putters and aim and alignment but I persistently throw to the right of where I am aiming no matter what.

Who has had and solved this problem?

 

[Aim For The Chains]

Spin or push putt with right or left hand?

Id bet you are opening your wrist past the target line and arm comes sideways vs straight up/at basket. You cant miss right or left with a follow thru @ the basket. where the "shake hands with the pole" comes from really.

Also how you line up with the basket could be a problem. Change up your stance and see if that helps. Practice wont do anything if you are using poor technique.

 

[B3NDER]

If you're RHBH, try a slight hyzer putt. No real chance of missing right then.

 

[Pbmercil]

Paint the pole. You're probably pulling your arm off the pole at the end of your stroke. If you stay up and down on the pole thru your whole stroke it's very hard to miss left or right.

 

[wolfmandragon]

If you're RHBH, try a slight hyzer putt. No real chance of missing right then.

Hmm, when I try to spin putt I can miss to the right even with a hyzer....of course that's one of the reasons I don't spin putt.

 

[JNichols]

Hmm, when I try to spin putt I can miss to the right even with a hyzer....of course that's one of the reasons I don't spin putt.

My problem with Spin Putting, too. opcorn:

 

[Chines]

I've had this problem with the spin/push putt. I found my follow through line was off and I was opening my wrist at the end of my putt. Corrected by keeping my wrist relaxed and straight and pointing at the target. With the follow through I found that if I just "tried" to "putt" my hand into the basket instead of the disc. Almost had to forget there was a disc in my hand. Hopefully that makes sense. The other thing that helped is practice practice practice. We can't all be Allen Iverson.

 

[Dajinni]

I push putt.
When I putt I keep my arm straight, nearly locked.
The disc rests on my index finger that is horizontally hooked at the last digit under the lip with the lip in the crease between the last and second digit.
My thumb is on the top plate and is lightly pinched with my middle finger.
My middle finger and ring finger are stacked on top of the pinky which is against the rim. Both ring and middle fingers are pressed against the flight plate. My hand looks almost like I'm pointing with my index finger with my thumb over the middle finger and the rest of my fingers curled under.
When I go to throw I line up the disc with the top of the basket and swing my arm from the shoulder all the way down and then swing all the way back up to the top of the basket to ensure that my throwing arc is inline with the basket, then I go back down as before and come up with the release at the appropriate height.
When I release I flick the flight plate with my middle, ring and pinky fingers as they straighten out to a vertical hand pointing at the basket. The thumb is my pivot point. I release with a neutral or slightly nose up release. Nose down causes it to dive.

I practice this spin when I'm sitting. I'll put a disc in my hand with my forearm vertical and flick it out of my hand with little to no wrist movement.

I can usually hit putts within 20'. The only issues I have are wind and misjudging the power/release height required or the distance. I only miss short or a little long but never left to right. I never have to 3 putt.
There's a distance I can't hit with an added leg kick so I have to do something else, but within that distance It's pretty golden.

 

[riltim]

I do a push/spin hybrid putt and have had this problem with 2/10 putts for years too. Have found a firmer and less grippy putter helps with this a lot. The added grip would cause me to hang on a bit longer and open my wrist more.

 

[hook_nuts]

I push putt.
When I putt I keep my arm straight, nearly locked.
The disc rests on my index finger that is horizontally hooked at the last digit under the lip with the lip in the crease between the last and second digit.
My thumb is on the top plate and is lightly pinched with my middle finger.
My middle finger and ring finger are stacked on top of the pinky which is against the rim. Both ring and middle fingers are pressed against the flight plate. My hand looks almost like I'm pointing with my index finger with my thumb over the middle finger and the rest of my fingers curled under.
When I go to throw I line up the disc with the top of the basket and swing my arm from the shoulder all the way down and then swing all the way back up to the top of the basket to ensure that my throwing arc is inline with the basket, then I go back down as before and come up with the release at the appropriate height.
When I release I flick the flight plate with my middle, ring and pinky fingers as they straighten out to a vertical hand pointing at the basket. The thumb is my pivot point. I release with a neutral or slightly nose up release. Nose down causes it to dive.

I practice this spin when I'm sitting. I'll put a disc in my hand with my forearm vertical and flick it out of my hand with little to no wrist movement.

I can usually hit putts within 20'. The only issues I have are wind and misjudging the power/release height required or the distance. I only miss short or a little long but never left to right. I never have to 3 putt.
There's a distance I can't hit with an added leg kick so I have to do something else, but within that distance It's pretty golden.

Sweet man!

 

[Pbmercil]

I do a push/spin hybrid putt and have had this problem with 2/10 putts for years too. Have found a firmer and less grippy putter helps with this a lot. The added grip would cause me to hang on a bit longer and open my wrist more.

For sure. It's a tough balancing act. You need enough grip to get a good clean hit on the disc, but to much grip and the disc will stick to your hand for a split second and screw your timing. One thing I love about gateway putters is I can change putters really easily based on temp, humidity, weather, ect

 

[TalbotTrojan]

Here is some food for thought.

When I am missing right I know that I am bringing my throwing hand too close to the center of my body when I am bring my hand back before moving forward to make my putt.

I have a very interesting putting form where I actually have my hand outside of my forward leg. I may loose a bit of power but I have incredible accuracy.

 

[pmorgan1214]

I was told by Ryan McMath, when you miss to the right spread your left foot out more to the left. it forces your arm to go more of a straight up and down motion not pulling your arm acrossed your body.

When i put my goal is to bring my arm straight up and down and not drawing accrossed the body.

 

[PhattD]

I find that as I extend towards the target I will project the disc out of my hand before I reach full extension. I notice that when I hit the limit of arm extension when the disc is still in my hand it yanks right. FWIW.

 

[Star Shark]

yep, you want to focus on stopping your wrist opening just before it's on line with the pole. I find on longer putts I put more wrist action on it and am right of target 80% of the time because of failing to stop my wrist. Also, keep in mind that a beat putter will drift to the right a bit on longer putts anyways.

 

[spinachd]

can I wear a bowler's wrist brace while putting?

on some level I think I am just not coordinated when it comes to this particular task. I'm sure Shaq (50% free throw shooter) had a lot of advice and practiced free throws endlessly.

 

[Stardoggy]

If you're making it some of the time, I'm betting it's more of a focus issue than a form issue. Especially with putting, because it needs to be more precise, you need to maintain that hard focus all the way through your motion, including follow through.

 

[thirtydirtybirds]

I have found follow through is key. I putt with feet shoulder width apart and reach down to knee level, then swing and flick straight up. I had a case of the shanks last week and was wide right for a few rounds, then I slowed down and remembered to follow through as though I was going to grab the pole in the center of the chains. Visually i see my finger tips riding up the outside of the pole.

 

[Broken Shoulder]

If you're talking about one of the very rigid bowling braces with inserts that keeps your wrists from moving really at all, I think it'll be a hindrance. You need some of that flexibility when you're putting, no matter the style.
You could try it, and I believe it would be legal, but I think you'll hate it and take it off immediately.

 

[TN Teebird]

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up above is how I have my feet set-up when putting. Depending on the angle and terrain of the putt my back foot will come more to the left of me to keep the putt more in line. When starting your pre putt routine,you want your arm to be completely inline with the pole and don't let it be forced. sometimes you have to adjust the angle of the back foot to get it to where it feels natural and not forced or awkward I should say.

When you putt you want the disc to spring off your fingers and not have it just come out of your hand if that makes sense. Try this to better help give you a feel for that spring. when you putt try to putt from the palm of your hand,at first the putts may not be so good,but after a while you will start to feel that spring,then you can incorporate the fingers to get better control.

Also when you putt make sure you finish. I notice that when I miss some putts My back leg gets lazy. Make sure you are bringing that left leg up and as high as you can get it. That way it gets your body to follow through and your putts will be more direct to the basket.