A Better Path to Putting

	Knowing the balance of your putter may just unlock the secret to improve your putting. Firstly check the balance of your putter by holding it across your fingers as shown. A "Face Balanced" Putter will remain in a square position. A "Heel ? Toe" Putter will see the toe of the club drop a little, where a "Toe Balanced" putter will see the toe of the club pull downwards. Each club has an ideal path in order to ensure the ball rolls "End ? over ? End". Now that you have found the balance of your putter the style of the path should be suited to that putter. The Face Balanced is more suited to a very Square to Square pendulum path. The other two models have more weight towards the toe and should see a slight opening and closing of the putter face during the stroke ? "Let the Toe Go!" Remember whatever style you adopt the putter face should always be square to the target at the point of impact. Try it and see ? you may just get the ball rolling better and holing more putts.
Putting You Off?
	One problem on the putting green is when you have to putt through your own shadow. The eyes focus on a line only to be distracted by your shadow, which causes you to become unsettled and hit a bad putt. This can be overcome by picking a spot outside of your shadow. The spot should be on the ball-to-target line but fall short or beyond your shadow. Now keeping the spot as your aiming point align the putter head. Finally go ahead and make a positive stroke. With a little focus and the correct pre-shot routine putting through your shadow will become less of a problem.