Where Should My Shaft Enter My Putter?

I have been reading about different putting theories. I have decided to use the Dave Pelz method of moving the putter straight back and straight through. Should I use a center shafted putter, a rear shafted putter or does it matter?

Not to avoid answering your question but, I have done to many putter fittings to say one is better than the other. I suggest that you take many putters to the practice putting green. Narrow it down to a couple you really like. Now that you have it narrowed down to a couple, ask your pro to spend just a few minutes with you to get his or her opinion. Believe me, they will be happy to help you and sell a putter!

How Should I Hold The Club?

I have just started playing golf and am 12 years old. I am pretty small for my age. How should I hold the club? Should I use the ten finger grip until I get bigger?

Yes you can!!! There is nothing wrong with the ten finger grip which is also known as the base ball grip. There still are some "grip laws" that you need to follow with any grip that you use. Read the article Clap For Your Golf Grip to make sure that you are properly using the ten finger grip. It is GREAT that you are playing golf now. Make sure you are spending time on your short game and your putting and you will enjoy the game for a long time. Keep asking questions here and Wireless Golf Coach will help you however we can!!!

How Do I Improve My Distance Control With My Putting?

I have been playing golf for a long time and carry a 14 Handicap. I have not been able to get any lower than this the last couple of years. I am looking to improve my putting this season to lower my handicap. It seems that I am pretty good at starting the putt on line however I can not control the speed. Any suggestions?

The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you are hitting each putt solidly. Read these articles and you should be well on your way to a lower handicap this year!

Use Three Tees To Better Your Putting
Look Mom!!! I am putting with one hand!!!
Set Up To Make More Putts
Three Putting Musts

In addition, roll balls under-handed to holes on the practice putting green and hold the finish of your arm. Notice the shape that your arm takes, short back and longer through. This will be the same shape that your putting stroke should take. Remember, hold your finish!

Pin In or Pin Out?

While chipping or pitching from just off of the green should I take the pin out or leave it in? I see the pros doing it both ways. What is your suggestion?

We ALWAYS take it out. As Kenny Venturi used to say - it just makes more room for the ball to go in the hole. The rare time that I would leave it in would be if I had a shot that was lighting fast, down hill, down grain, down wind, etc. You get the idea.

Should I Be Taking A Divot With My Irons?

My golfing buddy has been on my case because I take divots with my irons. He is a good player and rarely takes a divot. The divots that I take are not deep and I do not see anything wrong with it. Can you settle this for us?

What I can do for you is give you the theory of The Wireless Golf Coach and that is to hit solid iron shots with your irons you should be taking shallow divots. Taking a divot tells us that you do not have too much tension in your shoulders, elbows and wrists during the golf swing. A divot will also tell us the angle of impact as well as the path of the club through impact. So to answer your question, YOU WIN!

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Where Do I Look At The Ball?

I just started playing golf and wanted to know, where do I look at the ball? I have heard three or four different stories. What is the truth?

Weeeellllllllll, they might all be correct. However, we highly suggest that you look directly at the back of the golf ball. This will give you the best chance to hit a good golf shot. When you have a swing flaw, sometimes you will look at other parts of the ball to try to make a compensation. We would only sugest this as the last resort.

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Should I Always Tee In The Center Of The Tee Box?

I have noticed on TV that many of the professionals tee their balls on different sides of the tee. Is there an advantage to this and should I be doing it as well?


No matter what your handicap, you should move around where you tee the ball on the tee box. Let's say you are playing a straight hole. Wouldn't it make sense to tee in the middle of the tee box? NO! If you slice the ball, tee up on the right side of the tee box and aim at the left/center of the fairway. This will give you the best chance to hit the fairway. Oviously, if you draw or hook the ball, you will want to tee up on the left side of the tee box and aim at the right /center of the fairway.


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Where Should I Stand On A Small Tee?

I live in the desert and sometimes the tee boxes are very small. While on one of these very small tees, where should I stand?

If possible, try to stand to the back of the other players while they are swinging. If they can not see you then you can not be bothering them. I have been on tees in that part of the country where I waiting to go up onto the tea until my turn because the teeing area was so small.

If the tee is wide enough, you may be able to stand facing the player. Be careful here though because, you do not want to distract your fellow competitor. I know you are never supposed to say never, but NEVER stand behind the player looking down their target line. This will bother them and is not good etiquette.

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What Do I Aim My Putts With?

I am confused. I have always putted with an open stance however, I have been pulling a lot of my putts lately. How do I know if I am lined up correctly with using an open stance?

The putting stroke is so short that you should use your shoulders to detemrine your alignment. My guess is that your feet have become too open and your shoulders have followed. With the short stroke of a putt, the hands and arms will have a tendency to follow the line of your shoulders. This should get your putts back on the correct line!!!

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How Do I Stop Chunking My Chip Shots?

I have a single-digit handicap. Unfortunately, I have started chunking a lot of my chip shots. Many times the ball gets half way to the hole and the blade just digs. What can I do to get this to stop?

Being a low handicapper, we will assume that you are keeping a flat left wrist/bent right wrist at impact. Check your set up. Many times better players get away from a proper set up. With opening up and doing this and that, they get out of whack. As you address the ball, make sure your hips and shoulders are level. It is omportant that you feel this throughout the chipping motion. This will shallow out your swing and will cure you of the chunks!

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How High Should I Tee The Ball With My Driver?

I just started playing golf last year. How high should I be teeing the ball with my driver?

Let me start off by saying that this will vary for every golfer. With that being said, place a tee in the ground. Make a swing and hit the tee so it comes out of the ground. On the next swing, lower the tee a bit and make another swing. Keep doing this until you are not able to clip the tee out of the ground. This will allow you to find the perfect tee height for you.

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How Do I Clean My Golf Club Grips?

As I am sitting in the snow, I am wanting to give my clubs a good cleaning. How do you suggest that I clean my grips?

Assuming you have a rubber, half cord or full cord grip, you can simply use soap and water. I usually use dishwashing soap, a wash cloth and a really good scrub.

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What Is a Cadet Glove?

When looking at golf gloves, what does a cadet golf glove mean?

A glove that is a cadet fit simply means that the fingers are cut a little shorter. You will find cadet in all sizes from small to XXL. The proper way to refer to a cadet glove is to say cadet and then the size. For example "I need a Cadet Medium Glove."

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Where Do I Hit My Putts On The Putter Face?

I have a question about putting. How can I tell where I hit my putts on the putter face?

This is a good question. We are always talking about how to improve putting and here are a couple of simple ways to do it. You can buy a product called a strike-n-swipe. It is a reusable piece of impact tape. It is a really neat product.

Another way to do it is to sprinkle some baby powder on the golf ball before you make your putting stroke. You will be able to identify where the golf ball made contact with the putter face and easily wipe the excess powder off and putt again.

Help With My Putting

My putting is very inconsistent. I rarely hit two putts in a row that would go the same speed or distance. It seems like every single put is a new experience. Do you have some suggestions for some check points that I can use as I practice and as I play?

You can learn from every single putt that you hit no matter how bad or how good you feel the stroke was. The basic 5 questions that you should ask youself after every single to improve your putting are:

1. Pay attention to the length of your backstroke and forward swing. Which is longer? Your backstroke should be shorted than your forward swing. This will allow you to accelerate on the forward swing. You MUST do this in order to be a good putter.
2. How did the ball roll? Most good players draw a line on their golf ball to use to help align their putt. Some others use the logo of the golf ball to make sure they are on the correct line. If your are not doing one of these two things, you should be doing one or the other. When you stroke the putt, the line that you drew or the logo should roll in a straight line. The line should not wavier if a true roll has been put on the ball. On a putt that is not struck well, this indicator will roll to the right or to the left. If the line starts to wobble to the right or to the left then we did not hit the ball solid.
3. Did the ball end up short or long of the hole? This is pretty self explainatory.
4. Did I read the putt correctly? Hit or miss, in correctly reading the putting line, it should not be a surprise where your ball finishes.
5. How was my finish position? I would like you to be able to hold your finish for a count of least three seconds? This usually means that many good things have happened during the stroke.

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Putting - Hit Solid Putts

I can feel that I keep hitting putts on the bottom of my putter. I know this is not right. How can I hit more solid putts and improve my putting?

Typically when this is happening with someone's putting it is one of two things.



First - check you ball position. The ball should be in-line or just in front of your sternum. When my students have this problem the ball usually gets to far forward.



Second - place your hands just ahead of the ball at address and make sure they return to the same position at impact. You should be able to keep the angle that your right wrist creates through to your finish.





One of the golf training aids to help you with this challenge is the Putting and Chipping Brace

Improve Pitching From Around The Green

I need help with pitching the golf ball. I struggle with hitting pitch shots the correct distance from around the green and leave myself long putts. Do you have a drill that I could do to improve my pitching?

Anytime any is having a challenge with distance, it always comes back to if they are making solid contact or not. The first question I would ask you in a lesson is "are you hitting these shots solid?" We would then hit some of these shots and see if the answers match. A great drill to improve this comes from the last book we hi-lighted, The Red Zone Challenge by Rob Akin. With a can of spray paint draw a line on the ground about one foot long. Place your ball on top of the painted line. As you hit balls from this line, are you entering the turf on the line, in front of the line or behind the line? Until we can consistently start our divot on the line it will be difficult to control the distance of your pitch shots. The good news is that this short game drill can be used for your full swing and the work that you do for your pitching will also help your full swing.

Short Game Plan

I am determined to improve my short game this year. I know that I need to improve my short game in order to accomplish my goals. Do you have any suggestions for a quantifiable and formalized plan to improve my short game that will allow me to keep track of my progress?

Great question and you are going about your progress the right way. Most people will come up with a golf improvement plan however they have no way to quantify the results. In the book The Red Zone Challenge, the author, Rob Akin, lays out a formalized plan to improve your short game that is quantifiable. In addition, The Red Zone Challenge, offers different plans determined on the amount of time that you have to dedicate to your improvement on a weekly basis.

Should I Use A Weighted Practice Club?

I am a long time golfer and never really taken lessons. I have a 16 handicap but I now have the time and would really like to improve my handicap. Would a weighted practice club help me?

First let me say I am glad that you are excited about becoming a better player. I would suggest finding an instructor that you like and easily communicate with. Not to take lessons all of the time but someone that could check you once a month and then decide from there if you need more or less. To answer your question I believe the answer is YES! A very informative article, Benefits Of A Weighted Practice Club, has been written about the benefits of using a weighted practice club and I suggest using the GolfGym Club 38 or GolfGym Club 28.

Find Golf Gifts

I need to purchase several different golf gifts every year. I use them a lot with my business. Do you know where I can find golf gifts that may be different like a wine bottle display or maybe home decor?

Thanks for your question. You can always go to Wireless Golf Coach. You can also subscribe to the Wireless Golf Coach Blog which will feature diferent products every day or so. You can have it delivered right to your reader with the RSS feed!

Golf Stance

I am having trouble finding my balance at address. I do not know how far apart my feet should be when I set up to the golf ball. Do you have any suggestions?

Your feet should be shoulder width apart for all clubs. Your feet will be in the same position as if you are getting ready to jump in the air. To find your balanced center, monitor your weight distribution from front to back (toe to heel) as well as side to side. It is important to find your balance in both directions in order to find your true center.

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All My Clubs Go The Same Distance

I have been playing golf for some time now and enjoy playing with my husband. Currently, I am very frustrated and am getting to the point where I do not want to play. Can you tell me why I hit ALL of my irons the same distance? It just not make it much fun when it does not matter what club you have to hit.

We hear this challenge from a lot from ladies and we can help you. The reason that all your irons go the same distance is that you are using the leading edge of the clubface or the very bottom of the club. I does not have any loft therefore all of your shots go the same distance.

You simply have to much tension in your golf swing. What do I mean? During your swing, especially through impact you have too much tension in your shoulders, elbows and wrists. Here is an easy full swing drill to fix your challenge. Place a tee in the ground. Swing at the tee trying to make contact with it and knock it out of the ground. My guess is the first few swings you may miss the tee by swinging high. As you relax your shoulders you will swing "lower" your golf swing and eventually hit the tee. Once you can consistently hit the tee out of the ground or forward as the longer tees are harder to get out of the ground, add the golf ball to the tee. MAKE SURE you are still trying to knock the tee out of the ground when the ball is added. This will make sure that your clubface is low enough to use the different lofts of each club. As a result, you will hit balls different distances. If these distances are not far enough, that is a different lesson! HAHA

Good luck and let us know how it goes or if you have any other questions feel free to submit it to this blog or read the free golf instruction articles at Wireless Golf Coach.

Putting Training Aid

I am looking for a putting training aid that goes along with the theories of the straight back and straight through method that Dave Pelz teaches. Do you have any suggestions for a putting training aid?

Sure we do! Thanks for sending your question and enjoy our suggestions!

Putting Plane Alignment System
Putting Square System
The Putting Laser Line
Perfect Entry System
Bullseye Cup

Golf Technology

As the new golf season arrives, I am looking for a new driver. What new golf technology is being used that I should be aware of?

That is a good question and the answer is always changing. The article Golf Technology will give you some information that you are looking for.

Golf Book - John Daly

I am interested in learning more about the trials and tribulations of John Daly. I have followed him off and on during his career and consider myself a fan. I believe that he has a couple of books out. Can you tell me wha they are?

Here you go:
Golf My Own Damn Way
My Life In And Out Of The Rough

Golf Instruction Book For A Specific Build

I am a bigger guy. I am not built like the tour pros and that it seems like who all of the books are written for. Do you have any suggestions for a golf book that would work for me?

Thanks for your question. I am sur eyou are not the only one who feels this way. Before I give you my suggestion I would like to say this first. No mattter your size big or small, we all have the same bone structure underneath. Many times the reason a student can not do what is asked is due to their flexibility. In his book Your Golf Swing, Jim Suttie discusses the golf swing based on four distinct body types. In addition, you can read the free online golf instruction articles at Wireless Golf Coach and keep an eye on this blog!

Golf Club Fitting - Grip

I am looking at getting a new set of irons this spring. My question is about the grip. How do I know if the grip properly fits me?

First, I would suggest that you read the articles Club Fitting 101 and Golf Club Fitting Basics. Once you have done your research on who should be club fitting you in your area, this person can give you the best direction as they will see your ball flight and more importantly your hands! I will say that the general rule of thumb this that your last three fingers of your left hand (for a right-handed golfer) should just be touching your palm. With this being said, your fingers should not be digging into your palm but just touching.

Email us back and let us know what happens or if you have any other questions.

Golf Grip

I have joined the ladies group at my club. However, just begining to play golf. I am confused about the grip. At the last clininc, the teacher talked about different grips and got me confused. I am most comfortable with having all my fingers on the club because I feel that I can control it better. Can you give me some help?

I will tell you that that the grip you are using is known as a ten-finger grip or a baseball grip. The good news is that if that is what you are comfortable with that should be the grip for you! Many ladies do not feel like they have enough strength to control the club with the Inter-locking grip or Over-lapping grip. You palms should still face each other as well as follow other principles of the grip, which you can find in the article Clap For Your Golf Grip found at Wireless Golf Coach. If you ever have any questions, please, email us through our blog, Wireless Golf Coach - A Golf Question And Answer.

Control The Distance With Your Wedges

I have been working on my short game and with the help of this blog have really improved. My question is how can I get even better at further controlling my distances with my partial wedges? I am a single digit handicap and I know that better controlling these distances will help me lower my scores.

Thanks for your question and I am glad you are taking advantage and enoying our blog! I am going to give you two ways to do this. One is from Dave Pelz and the other is from Dr. Joesph Parent.

1. The first way we will discuss to control your distances involves the Dave Pelz method of controlling distance as outlined in his book The Short Game Bible. As you address the pitch shot, imagine a clock around you with twelve o'clock at your head and six o'clock at your feet. With a pitching wedge, sand wedge and lob wedge (if not carried use your nine iron)make a motion from eight o'clock to three o'clock. This would create a distance for each of these irons. Then, do this agin with your motion going form nine o'clock to three o'clock. This should give you a second set of distance numbers. Finally, use these three clubs to make the motion going from ten o'clock to three o'clock to give you a your third set of distances.


2. Dr. Joesph Parent, author of Zen Golf and Zen Putting would have you take the same clubs as mentioned above however, he will give you four different disatance numbers per wedge. For your first set of distances, make a motion that allows your hands to go to your hip pocket on your backswing and through so the shaft is parallel to the ground or the Pelz three o'clock position. For the second set of distances, take your hands equal to your belt. The third set of distances will have your hands equal to your ribs and finally the fourth set of distances will come from taking your hands equal to your shoulder.

Use both the Dave Pelz and Dr. Joesph Parent methods and figure out which method works best for you and your game!

Putting Training Aids

I am looking for some advice on putting training aids. After recently reading "The Art of Putting" by Stan Utley, I have improved my putting by using more of an arc as opposed to my old straight back and straight through method. Are there any putting training aids that are specifically designed to help you with more of an arc stroke?

Yes! In fact I have two suggestions for you.

1. Putting Plane Alignment System by Eyeline Golf - The PUTTING PLANE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM is designed to give you instant feedback on all areas of putting alignment. THE PUTTING PLANE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM allows you to putt exactly as you would on the course. Just as if you had your coach standing with you, the mirrored surface allows you to check that your eyes are over the ball, shoulders are lined up, and putter face is square to your target. The inside rail, adjustable to fit any putter and is slanted at 72 degrees, allows the putter to come slightly inside as it moves back and up during the stroke. The PUTTING PLANE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM is lightweight yet tough and will fit conveniently into your golf bag.


2. The Putting Arc Deluxe - This putting training aid is a beautifully finished solid wood for indoor or outdoors use. The Putting Arc Deluxe is a revolutionary new putting training aid, which will guide you to a simple, repeatable, and understandable approach to putting. The Putting Arc Deluxe will assist you in developing a confidence while standing over your putter that is felt by only a small percentage of all golfers. This is a confidence to putt the golf ball exactly where you intend. The Putting Arc Deluxe works because it guides the putter head in pure planar rotation about an axis which passes through the golfers spine between the shoulders. This means that the hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders all stay connected throughout the putting stroke. The Putting Arc Deluxe golf putting aid has radial lines on its top. This important feature shows the correct clubface alignment at each point in the putting stroke. This alignment is just as important as the club head path! The Putting Arc Works Because
1. The Putting Arc Deluxe is based upon natural body movement which can be quickly learned and repeated. Results can be seen in several days and thousands of repetitions are not required to show improvement.
2. The clubhead travels in a perfect circle and the projection of this circle on the ground is an ellipse in the shape of the Putting Arc Deluxe.
3. The putter is always ?on plane? (the sweet-spot/spinal pivot plane). The intersection of this plane with the ground is a straight line, the ball/target line.
4. The club face is always square to the above plane and it is only square to the ball target line at the center line of the Putting Arc Deluxe. You are learning an inside to square to inside putting stroke.
5. In this perfect putting stroke, there is only one moving part. The hands, arms and shoulders rotate as one unit and no manipulation of the hands or arms is required to follow the correct path with a correct clubface because it happens automatically.