Putting Arc

[irun111888]

I was struggling making putts, especially 3 feet or less, so I bought a putter that is a mallet type; it's about 4 inches deep, as opposed to my blade putter which is about 1 inch deep. There are two putting styles - one that brings the club back on an inside arc, then square to the ball at impact, and then back thru on an inside arc. A second is where the club comes straight back and then straight thru on the downswing, thus no inside arc. Which type should be used with my mallet head putter?

[Bobby_Eldridge]

Have you gone to Youtube.com? Bobby Eldridge golf instruction and you can find some tips from me. One of them is my ideas on putting.

straight back-straight through

[Mikenin]

Generally with mallet, and peripherally weighted putters you would want to employ a straight back and through technique. Will you be switching to your new putter permanently? If so I might suggest you switch your putting style to the straight back and through method. It is easier to master in my opinion, but it might not be quite as consistent as an arced method is once you've mastered it. Anyway, with a mallet putter your probably better off with the straight putting technique.[URL="http://www.putterprecision.com/different-techniques.html"]
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