Easy Putting tips!

[@RickShielsPGA]

Q: RATE your putting ability out of 10! (1 being really bad - 10 being superb tour level) *If you are NEW to my channel SMASH that subscribe button to stay connected!*

[@gamerofthepcs4119]

3

[@kylekennedy4979]

8 , confidence is everything 😉😂

[@jacobmccain8082]

Inside 10 feet I'm around a 8-9. If I dont make a 10 footer I'm upset. Lag putts I'm about a 5. My biggest golf jealousy was a guy I knew's ability to NEVER leave himself more than 3 feet for a second putt.

[@nemowilliams7389]

9 putting is easily my strength.

[@chanters246]

6 I reckon. Pretty decent recently

[@sg72792]

Id be a professional golfer if I could drive straighter, Chip better, and sink more putts.

[@rayspooner1982]

Id be a major leauge baseball player if I could throw 100 MPH, hit the ball 400 feet, and run fast.

[@rayspooner1982]

@Truth lmao. If I could have replied to my own reply.....I would have said exactly what u said. Well done sir.

[@brianyoung3]

@Truth If I could add 5 inches to my putts, I'd sink more too. Wait, what?

[@jmswitcher8031]

Me too

[@3soxfans]

I am 12 and shooting 43

[@Seniman3]

The fact that your don't edit missed putts illustrates your humble professionalism without ego. From one teacher to another... well done and thank you for connecting and empowering your viewers.

[@tonymontoya7447]

was going to say the same thing. honest and humble.

[@deeweegee618]

Love his honesty. He might be my favorite golf pro.

[@jimmyz20100]

Who the hell is disliking this video, because unless you sink every putt from every conceivable distance and break, this makes perfect sense. Thanks, Rick, for soliciting the advise of a true expert, and then demonstrating what he’s advising. Well Done!!

[@davebuist5741]

I like how you don't edit out your missed shots. You're demonstrating a putting lesson and you missed the very last putt, it's refreshing of you to not simply edit it out to make yourself look even better and us mere mortals even worse. Loving your video series, learning loads. Just have to putt it into practice now 😉👍 (pun entirely intended).

[@darrylparkinson1991]

Rick, I just wanted to thank you for all the great videos over the years. It's your enthusiasm that really wants me to get to the range or course and practice what I have learned from your videos. Keep going mate, you're a class act.

[@markpogson3799]

So the best putting coach says 1. Read the green 2. Hit the ball on the correct line 3. Get the speed right Wow, if only I had thought of that. :)

[@jackvanderpool3417]

Center of putter like pro, read green like a pro with proper speed like a pro? Not very valuable for most of us.

[@R3DST1CK]

This video was an absolute joke. I’ll tell you how to make more putts. Go to the golf course go to the practice green and start putting random putts make a game of it. Keep score. Do whatever makes it fun. But the only way to get better at putting... putt more

[@smlofficial6911]

often the most simplest things are the hardest things to master, I guarantee most amateurs aren’t able to do all three of those things anywhere near as well as a professional

[@wreckim]

@@R3DST1CK I can't believe you're saying this...really. If you simply putt more, and practice more, and then you keep score; often you go on the course and miss putts. This happens all the time. Many of the best players in any club do this all the time. The advice given about making sure the putts start on the intended line, with the minimum amount of degree deviation from the start...if you get awesome at this one skill, you will make more putts period...guaranteed. This advice is not a joke IMO.

[@R3DST1CK]

wreckim lol. The way you do that is by putting more. The more you putt the better you will get.

[@kaidendickson1429]

Well ever since phil told be to hit the ball straighter and at the right pace in been sinking 1 putts left right and centre. What game changing advice!

[@markvallee9395]

Rick you by far have the greatest videos on KZbin when it comes to teaching. I’m new to golf started late at the age of 29 only been golfing a year but have a simulator in my house and all I do is watch your videos and practise what I learnt. Your the greatest and I just wanted to say thank you. And it’s crazy it’s all free.

[@DKDSpider2]

Every time you miss a shot I smile as I think to myself “I can do that!”

[@Abhisheksingh-bs4wl]

Rick....I find your way of explaining the golf techniques very good and easy to comprehend.....thank you so much

[@dcameron1382]

Rick thank you for the help! Will make us better golfers.

[@evandurkovic6662]

Great video. To add one more thing to how to read break, you need to know whether the straight put is uphill or downhill. Downhill putts will always break more because the ball is rolling slower (because you have to hit them with less force to get them to the hole), so the other forces that act on the ball, such as gravity, wind, and grain, have more of an effect on the ball. On uphill puts, you have to hit the ball with more force to get it to the hole, so the other forces have less of an effect on the ball, so you can read less break on uphill puts.

[@paulgolfer]

Hi Rick I forgot to say my practice is take 5 balls out of golf bag two of them same make and two a different make one a different colour . then putt the single ball down up across the green , when it stops I have a mini comp best ball in the 2 makes win the point nearest to or hitting the odd ball , it makes it a challenge because if the 1st ball hits the odd ball then target has moved for next and so on , you do not have to hole balls to practice and the target is smaller. I also play clock that is 6 balls similar distances around the hole giving me a variety of putts and if I miss then try better it . my favourite one is across the green at the top well it slopes down and across down so 2 pegs on top 2 pegs on bottom putt 5 balls from side of pegs to try to get them through pegs at other side. WHAT THIS DOES IS GAGE SPEED TEST , HELPS TO READ GREENS , AND GAGE THE DISTANCE . PAUL

[@soothingsounds4336]

I watched this video and employed these tips. My first round of 18 since watching this video, I walked out with only 1 3-putt on the day and everything else was a 1 or a 2-putt. Definitely feeling better about my short game!

[@freddyt9140]

I think a lot of amateur golfers and people starting over read greens. Putting has an element of touch and finesse that, although the mechanics can be taught, perfecting the individual technique is important.

[@michaelrogers9484]

I appreciate the realism in your videos. You could have edited that right-to-left put to drop it 8n the hole, but you showed us realistically what did, and can happen, to us. Cheers!

[@cluman1]

I wish most newcomers and mid to high handicappers would do putting drills. If I had to start my golf life all over again, I would have started with the putter. No club effects your score more than putter.

[@joshbono7455]

Putting looks so simple and easy, but it’s probably the hardest part of a normal course. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten to the green in 2-3 strokes on a par 5-6 and end up getting a 7 because of my putting😂

[@the1ceman]

I feel that lol

[@pablowpa]

I get 7 for the same reason

[@waynegs27]

Your instructional videos are getting more sophisticated Rick! This new putting video is excellent in the way it covers some of the essential skills needed to putt well. Looking forward to others like it...

[@BeckyBush-c5i]

Great video my husband watch’s him all the time he’s learning more and more from him

[@keithholledge8661]

Can you do presentation on shaft types and flex, what swing types and speeds?

[@garybrumley3519]

Great info, Rick. Fortunately, putting has been a better part of my game and I owe that to the person that got me started in golf about 35 years ago. He had been a collegiate player and a scratch golfer. The information that he gave me was very similar to that of Phil's. Because of that, I have had good success at putting. This method really does work and I encourage everyone to try it if you are having problems with putting. I utilize walking up to the green to help evaluate the slope and do a final look once on the green. Putting can become a favorite part of your game if you are diligent.

[@TheKeenej]

What a blast to see Phil at Sea Island, Georgia USA. Been there numerous time and always listened from a safe distance as he would work with touring pros. Wonderful tips from the man. Thanks RIck

[@hovenad]

Good fundamentals to better putting. Simply explained! My putting ability is about 8.0. I tend to die everything to the hole, so I have to anticipate more break in my putts! By doing this, I rarely 3-putt!

[@KayBeeSLP]

will try this on practice day in two weeks before....PEBBLE BEACH!!!!!!!!!!! Spanish Bay, Spyglass and the Mecca, Pebble coming up!!

[@markwhelan5789]

Thanks for all the great videos.....A friend, who is a better than average golfer noticed I was missing many puts on the low side. He said look at the hole as a clock and if you are hitting a put that breaks right to left and if you are expecting to drop the put in the hole at 6 o'clock you may miss low however if you expect the put to fall at 4 o'clock...I very rarely miss on the low side now....thanks again for all of these amazing videos....

[@tjandthebose3258]

Hey, I've got a varsity conference meet in Virginia minnesota on the 24th and 25th. I've been watching all of your tip videos trying to get better so I can break 80, right now I'm only breaking 100 but I've been progressing by watching your videos from shooting over 120 down to the 90s. I just wanted to say thank you for helping

[@fergusreeverealestate.7409]

Hi Rick, I’m an ex-pat Scot living in Florida now and have become an avid follower of your youtube channel, so thanks in advance for the great work. When I was at high school in Scotland I played a fair amount of golf and had a solid 16 handicap (dipped down to 14 at one summer I think.) I’m now 32 and haven’t played for 14 years! But since moving to Florida, I have just started playing again in last 2 months. I bought a second hand set of cobra Max’s Cos they were cheap/local/decent reviews. In it were a couple of cobra hybrids which I immediately loved. Since I started playing again I have caught the golf bug and I’m loving it. As an adult I’m much more sensible (as a golfer compared to when I was 17 I mean) and I’m improving quickly again- consistently under 90 for each round now after only 2 months of play. In the last couple of weeks I bought a used cobra F8 one length 5 hybrid. It has changed the way I look at golf now.... I love the hybrids and in particular I love these one length clubs. They have just seemed to fit me immediately and I am consistently hitting this 5H off a low tee 200 yards down the fairway (including roll.) and more often than not I can hit the same club off the fairway to land on the green from about 190. My question is this: now I want to find my self a “long-hole tee club” that I can use to get the ball out a bit further (more than my current 200-210.) But I don’t want to sacrifice the control and comfort of these shorter shafts. I know I can buy a one length 3 hybrid, which will get me close to 230 yards I think. But can you suggest to me any other options that I could use off the tee, that don’t require me to have a long shaft (that I know I struggle to control.) if I can stay under 39 inch shaft I think I’ll be ok with my current swing etc and not too many changes and lessons required. However if I get a standard wood/driver I will have to learn that technique as I currently suck with anything that long. If it isnt possible then I’ll just stick to my hybrids until I improve enough that I can realistically contemplate buying a 3 wood or driver. For reference I hit my 5H 200 yards, shaft length is 37.5 inches, club head speed is 93-95mph consistently and I tend towards the heel/fade when I strike it poorly. I also bag a 6 and 7 cobra hybrid, both the same 37.5 inch shaft. All shafts are standard/regular graphite (although I’ve been recommended stiff shafts by a local fitter.) Thanks in advance and I hope you can help me out. Fergus Reeve.

[@andrewmasters432]

Try the Taylormade Gapr Mid

[@CarlosPerez-hs6cm]

Speed and alignment are definitely a big part of putting. Learning the break of your home course comes with time as does learning how to read the break. Good tips!

[@paulgolfer]

Hi Rick I putt to the ball on the green I.e. I send a ball up/ down /across , then putt to it , if I hit it and move it it gives me another challenge at the same time . You can make it more difficult this way. I also play across and through tee gap as suggested. Paul Playing at woolley golf club wakefield . I am 4 to 5 shots better than handicap 18.6 =19 but pace on my putts is spot on. PUTTING RATE 8/10 PAUL

[@charliemacleod5608]

This was a great video.Rick Shiels should put out more putting videos.He does such a great job. The best i've watched.

[@paulgolfer]

HI RICK I AM A VERY GOOD JUDGE OF DISTANCE UNTIL FAST GREENS , WHERE I AM NOT A FAN OF TOUCH IT AND ITS OFF THAT TO ME IS NOT SKILL , BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THERE IS NO CONTROL OF MY BALL , PACE SPEED AND LINE , OTHERWISE ITS CLUB DOWN BEHIND THE BALL , GRIP THE CLUB , (SWING BACK AND THROUGH , ) THAT IS MY SWING THOUGHT . IF LIKE MINE THE PUTTER IS A MALLET IT WORKS. PAUL . GREAT VIDEOS AND INSTRUCTIONS

[@NonnyStrikes]

Ball speed teaches you everything you need to know. Because mastering ball speed on greens... takes technique. You can develop your own or watch Ricks videos on grips!

[@finderskeeperzz6616]

my favorite part of learning from Rick is he isn't too proud to put up misses definitely why I continue to trust his videos to help me

[@user-ch9di6by3b]

can you make a video on the advantages and disadvantages of different styles of putter like mallet vs blade etc

[@courtlandphotography]

Thanks for sharing, Rick! A ton of great tips for relatively newbies like me!

[@huntereberhardt9910]

I’m really good at leaving the putt a couple inches short.

[@stevemiller4292]

Unless it’s off line, then it’s 8 feet by...

[@Andrew-dh1ws]

You know what they say, short putts never go in

[@briankfs]

Good news. Just hit it a little harder.

[@jesuschrist5605]

It’s bad to be good and good to be bad

[@theweekendhack]

I'm a 2 year golfer. never worked on putting. Averaging around 36 putts a round. I'd rate my putting a 5. Miss a lot of putts within 4 feet... Really kills my score. Great vid Shiels.

[@theweekendhack]

support the lil guys.... Subscribe to my channel for non pro golf related creator content. Thanks!!!!

[@theweekendhack]

Thanks for the pointer Mark Reddaway. The exact drill I was going to do this winter. BTW, sent your channel a subscriber. Think I'm number 13. Us small guys gotta stick together!!!

[@chickenclips]

Wow you didn't blame your wife for something this time

[@theweekendhack]

@@chickenclips if you want I can blame her for something. My chipping is horrid because my wife won't allow me to buy a new wedge set. You happy now?

[@chickenclips]

@@theweekendhack lol - no...

[@MartinWennersten]

I´m new to golf and this is a real eye opener for me

[@markheaney217]

I am never going to get tired of watching Rick

[@joeyd7402]

I obviously caught this video late but this is probably my favorite video on your channel hands down. Thank you so much for al your help Rick!

[@JoshyHoward]

I like that you don't edit out the missed putts and just say you need more practice on that shot. That is a good way to instill that into the viewers that its okay to miss and just try again.

[@davelewis6191]

One of your most informative videos Rick. Like the idea of bringing specialists on. Oh and more reviews, that's your bread and butter

[@sergiomartin2007]

I really like this formula for videos: expert advise followed by practical exercises. Thumbs up Rick !!

[@RickShielsPGA]

Thanks!

[@glennwiebe5128]

My putting skills: 8. I work on my putting every day. I happen to have vinyl flooring in my kitchen that is the same speed as a slick green. Since I've been putting in the kitchen, my speed sensitivity has improved immensely. Being in a 100 year old house, the floor has a bit of slope which makes "green reading" important. Next level: putting on the hardwood!

[@gigi123ification]

the neighbour downstairs will love you intensly

[@mikejarrett6144]

Excellent advice as ever Rick !

[@brianking4385]

You the best bro your videos are non stop with more then enough information and well described anyone could understand knowledge and entertaining very helpful just getting started my self going to see a pro tomorow to help with my drive gonna be trying everything you show really appreciate it bro

[@tonypuls503]

I recently (one year) started playing golf so I only have 28 as a handicap. But I loose most in my short game, especially in putting. Direction, distance (or speed) and reading the green are the keys to good putting. I personally find the distance the most difficult to practise. I recently have had some suggestions by a better golfer : for every meter your backswing should be 5-6 cm depending on the weather and the state of the green. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks Rick for your formidable "breaking 75" and the competition with the "goodgood " boys. You make my apetite for golf greater .

[@Johnnatheman]

Great tips. I especially like your drill for tip 3. I was playing one time and my buddy said it was going to break left to right. I looked at it and to me it looked like right to left. Sure enough, it was like he said. So I have been having trouble reading the break sometimes. This is the best tip for reading that I have come across. I have seen golfers at times straddling their line between their ball and the hole, sometimes walking a couple of steps towards the hole, and then again, and have always wondered what they were doing. Now I'm sure this is it.

[@radiaalouache9290]

Hey Rick. I just broke 100 for the first time ever and I believe it had a lot to do with watching your videos! So... thank you.

[@akon7254]

Great video Rick. I’m a junior golfer (almost 16) and I’ve been playing for almost 12 years now. There has always been something wrong about my putting. When I practice trying to role the ball with a gap the size of a ball I do it perfectly. As soon as I am in tournament I never hole a putt. I hope these other tips help me and actually start winning! Thank you!

[@ThunderDawg89]

You're almost 19 now. How's it going?

[@leftygolf2985]

Very well illustrated, thanks for keeping it simple and giving some great putting advice! Not enough good putting videos out there and this one is excellent

[@cheapshic]

theres lots of great putting tip videos from a variety of ppl on youtube. your comment is nonsense mate haha

[@ThePNWRiderWA]

7 and getting better with drills. I’d add one that really helped me with lag putting. I pick a long distance and putt to the fringe; just touch the fringe. Really helped me

[@matthewmckay3457]

Went from dreding my irons to enjoying them the most after your videos! You are the man

[@macmccarthy9828]

Thanks Rick for the putting advice .

[@Hhh842]

I have just started playing golf and have really been enjoying your instructional videos with skills that I can apply as a beginner.

[@agustinbarrientos6041]

Thanks for the video Rick. I always struggle with the 3rd shot. I seem to freeze up because of the bunkers being there. Can't get them out of my head and end up in them 95% of the time. Gonna go and practice what you showed.

[@ShaneOliverOTB]

Outstanding tips, thanks. (Second year golfing here, 47 yrs old)

[@johnlysic6727]

I rate my putting at a 6 - I miss more 6 footers than I should but I log more 1 putts than 3 putt in a round. This is a very helpful video - I’ll be using these tips for sure. Thank you

[@CapnPink28]

This is what I needed!! Thank ya Rick and Phil!!

[@jonathanvanderberg4096]

Three tips I’ve been looking for! Great video.

[@e-mobilitydrivingsolutions4449]

Rick, a very cool tip. I have an adjustment to this Training lecture no 1 i do together with my son. We step footwise a step away from the hole ... The winner of the hole decides to which direction we would extend the drill until nobody holes his putt.

[@drnmd2547]

My putting game is really in need of improvement. I'm going to have to take this new found information to the practice green. Thanks Rick!

[@RobertButler-z9e]

Hey Rick, I started using a long putter. I love it! Can you do a video on Long Putter techniques.

[@allanfahrenhorst-jones6118]

Hi Rick, excellent video. These tips are gold for me. Thanks.

[@neilevans7155]

Brilliant video. Never been a good putter, definitely wiser now.

[@joelwatson2015]

Thank you Rick for this introduction to Phil Kenyon. His three putting points were very interesting and what I call common sense. It is just that I don't always have the insight to reason out the common sense to the putting situation I find myself in. Please continue these types of video both you and Peter. Las Vegas Duffer Joel

[@johncarruthers3502]

Great work Rick getting us these great tips!!! I average 26 putts a round so i would say a 7.

[@dengbernard5019]

Thank you very much, Rick. Merry Christmas.

[@MrOmarkiam]

Thank you for your vids. I just started playing on my 69th bday last week and I actually putted against my golfer friends competitively! Mahalo!

[@paulgolfer]

Ok Rick but what happens when like us here at woolley golf club you have mackenzies greens . Our 16th is a double mac so I read as 3ft left up slope one so then it's inside of a foot after 2nd ridge .paul

[@paulwright9644]

Excellent will be practising later today, great channel, thanks for all the top tips, very much appreciated.

[@collinsstuff7987]

I enjoy putting. And practicing it to. Hours I've spent. But before I watch your video with posture and setup. My back would get stiff from practicing it the wrong way. When I get comfortable with my arms hanging and forearms square. It feels natural. I've also for so many years used a old ping putter that my dad gave years ago. It's was a 36" for he is quit tall at 6'3. I am 5'10 so once I saw your video of eyes just inside the ball it forced me to short in my stick. To a 33" putter. Years have went by trying to hole putts the wrong way. But thanks to you and instructional videos I am going in the right direction and now have something to measure and build off of..

[@visnau1126]

I just started playing golf a few weeks ago and have been practicing a ton, I love it. Thing is I can drive just fine and chip in alright but when it gets to putting I just completely fail and take like 3 swings to just get in the damn hole.

[@visarma9673]

I’d be interested in what your thoughts were of the STOW STICK golf accessory…. It sure has made a difference in my putting movements…. The resistance band also helped out in keeping my hands out of my game… “Thank You” for your for your well explained video..

[@rogerashenfelter6275]

Rick great putting tips with Phil

[@briantreadwell2206]

I like this . . . noted and will train this area. Best 29 - average 34 - bad day 38 putts p/round

[@PhillipBLake-hd3ee]

Thanks for the tips. I’ll work on all three.

[@blueobject]

Awesome videos Rick. Long time fan

[@paulbear.]

Good tips, especially that one about which foot is higher or lower. Never thought of it that way ever!!! And what about TIP 4 for holing more putts.................hit your shots into the green closer to the pin 👍

[@Magnetar00]

Thank you Rick, love the videos!

[@dknisle1]

Very good video. I feel my last couple rounds my putting has been a 6-9. My last round I had 7 one-putts and not a single three-putt. But some rounds it’s a complete 180. I’m definitely going to work on these drills. Thanks Rick

[@patobrien7009]

Love this. I'm a terrible putter. If I have a 20' putt, I'll hit it 10', followed by a 5' putt. Then I get mad and hit it 20' I really need to spend lots of time on the practice green.

[@michaelclarke1986]

Who would have thought Simon Pegg was such a good golf coach.

[@beckyfritz6054]

Love these tips! I’m maybe a 1.5 having only started a bit more than a year ago….these videos really help especially when I can get out and practice them! Thanks

[@rileyr5342]

1.5?

[@georgehopper4535]

Six. Hopefully seven after those excellent putting tips. Sometimes when the sun is at the correct angle its hard to see the break. I never thought to look at my feet. Thank you for all your hard work and great tips! Every little bit helps.

[@NicDiChiara]

Great video Rick, seriously.

[@44318468]

Great video Rick, I really enjoy your content. Keep them coming.

[@RickShielsPGA]

Thanks Martin!

[@jordyboy321]

My short game and putting is actually pretty good, surprisingly. I really need to work on my driving and long irons.

[@sb2313]

I'm the exact opposite. Regularly near/on the green in two (par 4) and then take three or four shots from there.

[@danielhowley1365]

Hi Rick, Thanks for the tip. A good reminder of what we should be doing. Tip three for me simple but makes a lot of sense. Thanks.

[@davesanguinetti9685]

Also really like the Cobra FW - probably could dial in the correct loft!

[@richardsnyder2646]

Thanks for the great putting tips video. Helped alot. Your instructional videos have helped me alot in my golf game. Thanks.

[@paulmilsom1346]

This has got to be one of your best, if not, the best instruction video you have ever done, thanks. Maybe a follow up spending a little more time on green reading would help me. 👌👍👍

[@seandiviney7381]

Nice exercises n tips. Thanks Rick & Phil

[@roryrobinson5294]

Thanks for making your vids better every time. Great advice 👍 ☘️⛳️

[@nc.cane6]

Great video!! ive been putting with practice balls in my apt all day , thanks for the info!

[@dereksmith7773]

Awesome video and great help Rick!!! Keep up the great videos!!

[@philfoley4508]

Love your tips .from down under.🇦🇺

[@Corndog41489]

Love the video. I average around 34 putts a round, so I would rate that a 4 or 5. Always room for improvement.