The concept of putting is as simple as it gets: you're trying to put the golf ball in the hole.
Simple and easy aren't the same thing, however, especially when it comes to putting.
Setting up correctly will improve your putting consistency.
A proper setup leads to much better odds of a correct putting stroke.
A four ball blade putter makes lining up the head properly easier.
An optimal putt strokes an arc instead of a straight line.
A smooth arc is natural and intuitive.
Practice setting up to address the golf ball properly until it becomes instinctive and unconscious instead of mechanical, your feel and distance control will then get better and more consistent.
You will increase your chances of making more putts and minimize the odds of three-putts.
The setup is fundamental to golf: get it right and you'll improve the likelihood of hitting the golf ball squarely.
You'll also play more instinctively.
Five lines of address comprise the building blocks of a correct setup.
A four ball blade putter can enable you to notice if your setup is correct.
The five lines will guide your setup to a correct one and make it so that you can be fitted with the right length of shaft.
The five lines at address are: 1.
Your forearms and the shaft are aligned with each other.
The shaft and your forearms need to be on the same plane.
Your arms can then move in unison with the shaft when you stroke.
Grasp that four ball blade putter with your palms rather than fingers to set yourself on the path to optimum alignment.
2.
Your hands should fall directly under your shoulder line.
Bow forward from your hips so your whole upper body faces toward the ground.
Now, your hands will automatically settle under the shoulder line and be free and clear of your body.
Keep your elbows bent a little and keep your arms and hands tension-free.
3.
Your eyes must come to rest over the golf ball.
Once you're in your bowing forward stance, your eyes should rest over the golf ball.
You'll see the line better if your eyes are there or just inside the target line.
The four ball blade putter with its unique alignment system will help make accurate setup and takeaway easier.
4.
Balance your weight on the middle of your feet.
Once your eyes are over the ball, set up your feet at the proper distance from the ball.
Can you feel your weight in the middle of your feet? If you're too close, your weight will settle on your heels, whereas if you're too far away, your weight will balance on your toes.
5.
Align your shaft perpendicular to the ground.
Your four ball blade putter shaft shouldn't lean forward or backward at address.
Leaning alters the built-in loft of the four ball blade putter.
When you are aligned perpendicular to the ground, the four ball blade putter will automatically have approximately 4 degrees of loft, which happens to be what you need to get the best roll.
If you tend to lean forward at address, add loft to the four ball blade putter face to offset your lean.
The alignment balls on the four ball blade putter help you see if you got it right.
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Your putting stroke should be an arc.
Practice until you can instinctively and accurately align up with these five lines at address, this will make it a lot more natural for you to stroke with the optimum arc.
Even though the arc typically will tend to be small, it is easy to spot in some people because of the effort to keep the putter head straight back to straight through.
No rocking of your shoulders as that will make your putter's path less than ideal.
Use these five lines by instinct to learn a better setup.