As easy as the pros can see, anyone who has ever hit a green knows that making putts is no simple task. To get the ball to find the center of the cup, you have to perfectly marry the line and speed – not to mention avoid any imperfections that can throw the ball off line.
As you get closer and closer to the hole, the more important controlling your face angle becomes when putting. On the putts that are “makable”, you have to have the ball start on the exact line you want, which is determined largely by the angle of your face at impact.
Recently, when my putting felt off, I went to see GOLF Top 100 Master and the PGA Tour puts on consultant Stephen Sweeney. And during our lesson, showed me a great trick to see exactly where the put face is directed at the address.
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How to check your putter aim
A lot of golf swings require great technology or a training aid track. But when it comes to putting, you can check your target face with something you have on your person at all times: your phone.
“If you go ahead and put the back of my phone up to your putter face, and you turn around and look down that line, you can see (the straight face) on the right side,” Sweeney said.
It can be difficult to figure out exactly where you are headed in golf, especially when you have instilled bad habits into your game. But by using a straight edge on the ground, it becomes much simpler to see exactly where you are aiming when you feel you are “straight”.
“If you have a friend with you on the golf course, have them put a square board — a scorecard or something like that — against your putter face, and then get into position from there,” he said.
With a straight edge on the ground lined up straight in your line, it becomes much easier to get a feel for where your putter face is headed at address – and that should help you make more putts.
The 2026 GOLF Top 100 Teachers Summit will take place November 1-4 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
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