By Bobby Eldridge Head Professional,
PurePoint Golf Reprinted with permission
Golf Putting Follow Through - Introduction
I promise you we have come to the end of the putting stroke. And of course this part is very important.
Putting Impact - The Face Must be Square
As the club face swings back to the golf ball in the downswing the face has to be square. At the very moment of impact the club face has to remain square and after impact the club face has to remain square and low to the ground.
If the club face is not square it will either be open or closed. Of course, such is life, there are two ways the face can be open and there are two ways the face can be closed.
If you swing the club face from inside to outside the club face will be open at impact and after impact. If you roll the face open in the downswing the face will be open at impact and right after impact.
If you swing the club face from outside to inside the club face will be closed at impact and after impact. If you roll the face closed in the downswing the face will be closed at impact and right after impact.
What you are trying to do is have the club face return square at impact and as the follow through continues you want to make sure you keep the club face square and low to the ground.
Golf Putting Follow Through - Keep the Follow Through Low
Following through low will insure you have made contact with the golf ball with the correct amount of loft on the club face.
As the club face makes contact with the golf ball, the putter face must be square to insure you start the golf ball on the line you intend it to travel on.
There are a couple of ways to practice to assure yourself the putter face is square.
Putting - How to Practice
When you are on the practice green you can take a straight edge (golf club) and make a stroke, after the stroke pause and look at the club face in relation to the straight edge on the ground. Make sure the club face is at right angles to the straight edge.
The other way to check the club face is to make a stroke towards a full length mirror (without a ball) after the follow through pause and look into the mirror and see if the face is looking towards the mirror.
This is one of the best kept secrets that nobody pays attention to.
