Homey, buy Phil the Thrills DVD.  It not only gives you hella good pointers for putting, it will give you amazing insight to the short game.  I watched it and found it really helpful

If you are having trouble with speed try this. Putt a ball anywhere on the green you want, then putt another one from the same spot and get it as close as you can to the first, then another. Then do it again to a different spot. try to get the groupings closer and closer as you go. This is what I do when I am having problems with distance control. Good luck!

Relaxe the grip. it will help you with distance control.

I hear your frustration! The thing I work most for control is keeping the left wrist firm & flat with soft hands, then concentrated on the back of the left hand down the line. This sensation can also be felt by practicing with your glove on and placing a flat builders pencil (home depot) in your glove from nuckles to well above wrist, then just allow the putter to flo freely.  Once this feeling is achieved i practice a standard scale of 1" back stroke per 1' length of put up to 10' length, equal lengths back & thru and I will adjust my tempo depending on the different green speeds of the course im playing that day for my feel, adding for uphill - deduct downhill.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Also  reccomend getting a Professional putter fitting am 5'10" and I use a Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 putter - 33.5" length - 70* lie (1* flat) -  20 gram weights (360 gram head) - Cameron grip built up with 3 layers of tape is MY optimal putter specs. I noticed great improvement having a putter that fits me perfectly and feels comfortable in my hands and during my stroke. Now I am actually trying to make putts from 30' and in, instead of lagging!

I start out my pre-round putting on the practice green with 6- footers out to 10-footers. Usually 3 balls per spot and will not move until all 3 have been holed from that spot. The last part of pre-round putting is distance control. 3 balls again starting from 15 feet and out to 30 footers. Once you have this down to 3 feet and in on your second putts the 3 putts will subside. I've found this to heave help tremendously with distance control and feel.

Hope this helps.

J

I have also been struggling lately with my putting over the last two rounds, and it has ballooned my scores out of the 80s into the low 90s.  What I have found is that it takes a tremendous amount of experimenting with stance, ball position and grip, to get it just right for yourself - then a tremendous amount of practice.  So, figure out the grip, stance and posture that helps you sink the most putts - it could be a standard reverse overlap, cross-handed, ten finger, etc - as many golfers as there are in the word, there are that many putting styles.  I played with a guy recently who had zero technique, and apparently no concern whether or not he made any of his putts, and he was knocking them in from all over.  So you have to find what works for you!

The fitting, the DVD and other things will certainly help, but ultimately it's up to you.

Good luck to both of us!

Jason

1. Get a putting rutine!!!

2. Go into every putt relaxed

3. In your head think that you are going to make every putt you walk up to, or go into your put knowing that your going to make. Its usually confidence for me. If I miss a short putt it takes me time to get confidence going to redeem myself and start draining putts.

Hope this helps.