Wobbly putter head

Question
Marcel
I have been practicing putting inside. I even bought a '3 ball putter' to replace the one that came with my set. It is a bit more accurate, but I am having a few problems.
I cant keep the putter head from wobbling. I dont know if its the weight or my setup. I have found the the usual setup of the ball between the feet and arms swinging like a pendulm doesnt work as well for me, maybe because of my build and belly. I get better results if the ball is at my fore foot and I choke way down on the club. Still, cant keep a nice straight movement. Any tips? Thanks!

Answer
Hi Bud,

Sorry for taking more time than usual but I抳e been out of office this week.

I抣l deliver a tip to help you get a smooth straight movement but before I抣l mention 2 things you referred that I think are not helping you.

First, if you have a balanced address with weight evenly distributed between your feet, the point in the middle is where you have bigger chances of having the putter face square to your intended line of putting (rule nr 5 of my ebook How To Putt For Success ). This is what we want and having the ball close to your fore foot doesn抰 help.

Second, if you choke way down on the club you hardly keep your dominant eye on the vertical of the ball (rule nr 3 of the same ebook). That is the ideal situation in order to avoid sight distortions that would disturb your alignment and reduce your putting efficiency.

Finally my tip: Take a normal stance with the ball centred between your feet, open your arms a bit so that you feel that your left elbow is pointing to the pin (or vice versa if you are a lefty), relax and:

a)Focus on your right elbow and make your backswing in a way that you feel it is moving away from the pin.
b)Now focus on your left elbow, start your downswing and keep moving as if you would like to smoothly hit the pin with your left elbow. Don抰 bend your wrists, my rule nr 2.

That抯 it. I hope it helps. Here you can find some free pages of my ebook How To Putt For Success. Give me feedback.

Marcel White