nickbayley on November 27th, 2008

If your putts are not rolling to start with, instead they are bouncing here’s the reason…
Your putts are bouncing because you’re hitting down on the putts!  Now, if you don’t believe that you’re hitting down on the putts OR you don’t believe that hitting down on the ball makes the ball rise, try this little [...]

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nickbayley on October 25th, 2008

If you’re like me…you’ve probably seen in several places suggestions that you should try to hook putts to make them roll better. Well…
You should NOT try to put any side spin on the ball (e.g. hook or slice spin) when you putt, because research has shown that when a putt is rolling the friction from [...]

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nickbayley on October 11th, 2008

Here’s a great drill that gets you to feel what it’s like to accelerate through your putts.  And once you’ve grooved this feeling you’ll be able to take it to the course.  So here’s what you should do…
Grab a wedge and find a position on the practice green about 3 feet away from a hole.  [...]

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