Can You Push a Putt in Golf?

Staring down a must-make six-footer, you make your stroke only to watch the ball slide frustratingly past the right edge of the cup once again. That’s the painful feeling of a pushed putt, a miss that robs amateurs and pros alike of confidence on the greens. This article will show you what a push really is, explain if it's even legal, and most importantly, give you a clear, step-by-step plan a plan to fix the pushed putt a for good anmd start rolling your putts on the mark.

First Things First: Are You Allowed to "Push" a Putt?

Let's clear this up from the start, this is a very important part that does confuses and sometimes infuriates golfer.. When we look at the official Rules of Golf, we often look at rule 10.1, the word "push" is specifically mentioned as a prohibited action and many believe the motion of a push shot as an illegal manouver But things are not that simple and it doesn't quite apply to the way you a typical amteur sees their shot. Here's a quick explanation.

According to Rule 10.1a, you must strike the ball fairly with the head of the club. The official language prohibits "pushing, scraping, or spooning" the bal.. This can lead people astray - The thinking is that if you "push" the ball, well that must be illegal because the rules have been clear.

However, what the Rules Committee actualy means is that the club should strike the ball with a singular, brief moment of force in the direction of the travel of the ball. . In an illegal scenario, a player would maintain a continuous contact, shleping the ball along the intendned putting line like utlizing a giant shovel., or a billiard-style jab in the ball. The key is in teh definition of "strike". So as long your "push" putt is a one shot singular motion into the back of your golf ball, and not a carry along the club, all is good.

Now that we have covered the rule book. let's focus on the "push" all of the amateur golfers have experienced The very real, confidence-sapping putt that misses to the right of your intended line (or left for the lefties out there!), is the number onne isussue that robs golfers of a great round. This isn't illegal, it's just really frustrating.

What "Pushing a Putt" Really Means (And Why It's Happening)

In the language used by everyday golfers, a "pushed putt" is a small miss on your putting stroke but can add big number to our score!. Simply put the putt stars tot he right of your chosen starting line.. . You line up, you feel confident, but somehow, no maatter what you try, the ball drifts offline,. making your golf journey very irritating.. Here are the Four major issues, ranked fro most to least comon, causingyou having a push on your stroke:

1. Your Putter Face is Opening Up at the point of Impact

This is, by way too far, the onne biggest reason that golfers are pushing their putt to the side. At the all avery single improtant point of impoact on the back, teh clubs clubface needs not oto point to just straight up, but straight. Think of your putter face is the two front headlights of a vehicle.. If that single set of headlights is turnng itself past the road at the most crucial point in your shot, (right before hitting the ball)) the car you are tring ro hit with is gonna to go right every single time. Here are teh three reason why yout puttter faces oipwn at impant

• Your hands are a bit "too active"- this is very normal for armatures, you try too gard, They will try to steer and guide their hit right through impact, so this often mean that theclub' face does not square itself for a decent shott and this leads a ton ot other issues down therod., espeically for longer puts wheret he ammount of issues aer greater
• It can feel at tiemw tih golf you re gettitn so amny differten adwvices ad your not swertain hwot oo, do, you must feel at tiem tjat yu area doing one hit in teh ball a so this ofteng results i teh golfer sloiwng te club right bweeofee contact nad the clkubhead going p[ast the player, this can also happen w=for longdr shots. you feel all teh time and enrgy is goingt tpo tje hit nad nothing is going int the followthough and the ball has more energy than the clubhead, a big recipe for disaster
• We as golfers aer very much aware about this very crucial move of our swing and we think abut i so much that is hard to forget for just a single momwn of a second so that wecan hit out shot in a normal, natural swing without fear or doubt-

2. Poor Alignment to B.egin With

Putting can almost apear as very eays t osome golfer ad for others an excercise n furtrations, your ball can have no missalingment.. Sometimes your pushing the golf ball. this an happen evne to the best among uisncluing the profesiionals golfwrers with mroe thna 30 years opf experiences.. you've already had aimed at the righjtof teh target. You're trying to hit an ice cld start to your putt ut your whole bpdsy and eyes are going one directiona adn your ball and cup another, Its a very simple as checking yur eys- t o do this, take a steap back nd really make certain that your ball s inline with your target. the two biggest reasosn golfers aher misaligning themsevles s not taking thier itime but msot iomp9orrany just aiminm gwith thier eys an dnot wiuth trheir whole bodies- to avodi tih si very smnple,.a lways aum with your whole body

4. Stroke Path Issues a d bigges Swing thoughs-

While the direction of yur put is about 82 % the direwction f te put, thw a 20 percent rest that has a hige inflkuence on your startinggline.. The iisues i s that is no good or bad line,. The iisues c omes along wit ha putter that is out of alignemtn. I this particular cscaer your swijnging back wards- a bit too cmong for a,ateur glafers they thimk that teh all onöy need so hit the ball to make the shot go straigt. ut golf being a very complex gsme and a vbery mental game with a lot of pressure one single movemnet is eniguht to trgiggers a whbe domino of issues that will ruin all oyur hardwor,. Thhis happens for a numebr of rearsnons,. most comon reason would b thst tour body is too clos tothr ball making t not naturael swing thorugh anmd it will create a bigger sense on how yur putting the hole think of this as very sinila situation where you would be stading to clise to yur stove at hoej and when ou eould stike ytour poan a s as a rleusrt yur foofd wiuld burn on teh one sdee.. Puttingis the most sensitvie golf shot- ad if your not taking your tine making certain everytjign is going as plan your asking a world of rouble on th green no mather your level or experience.

So let's starrt making some plan nad make certain you aer having a much bwtter golfi experineces

Your Action Plan to Eliminate the Pushed Putt for Good your golf game will thank me

Correcting th pushed putt that is often haunting so mnay amateur isn't some quick one second fix.It is amore of building habits tthat will create new habits- This is a new step bystep plan that iwll elay the fundatauoind athat will provide you with all tou ned t make sure yur shot sare on course:

Step 1:: You must understand very clearley where your ball is going every time you are hitting it

The very fist question I like t oaks mye golf students is how are they holding their club.. This seems like such an innocent question, ut more time tham not,. tis is whej your whole puzzle begins taking shape. Yur left hand for righty golfers should ahev atwodistincy marks for a nucerla grip position, not too weak whic hwol leave tour club open at hitting yur golf balls which ofter creates shots that aer misaling and weka shots adn on the other side. Yur cljub can easily loose control very quick,.so this mean your gonna have to adjust ad mae micro moves making evcen harder for you t o hit straight putt- Remwbr your club is the very start on your gold experience and witout ta good strong foundation there s very little you ca build from and improve

Step 2: Checking Your Setup position and Alignment before you begin playing, it a good exercise tat pays out

Now tat you have a very stable ad ncutral grip you ready t get to position fo yopru seteuuyp.. Here's a very simple and direct three pint checklist for every single pt you can hit

• Ball Postion Make certaın that yur ballı sits just little ahead inside f your left heel.. Too often when a a b ll İs too much i th middle of tg stehance it encourges teh hadns to stya behın and that in itself an create your push.. A good ways to recheck yur body and your bal İs a t place one your cluh up right t ypou belly bottoon on eacj put you tae. i will fell a lıle odd a t frist ut thıs new habit will give all of the rewards you would lie to seee a a a a goflre
• Eyes Alignment on the Ball at Adress: The poısitona nd stance on how you hit yur shot İs one of yur bısgest tool against a hard an d long game.. Many giler fell akwasr about their setup but the bettr tehy see on thri shpts trh les self contiuoy thy get,. Try standing right ovver th ball to have e an very clear vies of yur balls starting poışt.s When your staı ding oo far. it creat soe an iınside line t o start ad that wiht a open sclub will be the start of te perfect strorm a dn as ı had stated befpre any misalign,emt will add an unnecessary presuure that coulc e had been so easily avdodıed. to make certain evrythıng ıs where should be a simple string hanging from eyebrdge to ghe ground would tell yur anwser in seconds
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• Foot Position is a Great Reminder too: The position of yiur hole an dsoulf will affect the entire game but yuou feet are you foundations,. Yıuy set the stage for all to folloow sow your feet needs to stright as a arriw to yur hole for this will let yu knpw your in teh eırght position evrytiime. I hav sene so many golfes wi a very open or closed stances t trg to help a alingned on target but witht his you are adding an xtremyely hard step f you would ask me personally since you must now recalibrated wht an open stcane or claose stnsce is doing ad ho that willl help or hurt yur shots.. So go for te very straight sthot- an allwy your whole body face as it its natural posıtons evrytimie... and if not sure on that simply aake your cluhp ad draw a straigh ıine ın front off your feet ıt so simple and iyt wiil pay large

Step 3: Finding Your Natural Stroke on your putting path like onne unified single person

With an improvend gripoa n dsetup now all attention come into teh svery motion that creates yur putting strokes,. The gila for anyone who loves and plays a good round of lf İs to ahe tthe most natural motion- we are loookking for somethginge more of a pendulum motion coming straigght from th shuldrs..not so much your arm and hand. Yur main task is to maintain yur hands as relaxed and a low pressure grip so the clu can finish as square to hole every sinngle ti e... Here's my very single all time-favorite drils

Drills To Get Righ away and Master your very weak and sad putting on the golf court

The Putting Gate Experience: This will probalıy me my personal an dfcatorite drills beauee I will p rovide a very nice asntant feedback,. This can a also be a very ni´´uce adnd simple drill when yu area waiting for others making your pracitce time way meore effectibve at tehs a,e time. This drıll gets iys anme from placing a two tees a lıtle past just yur putter on yur set up, so t hat tehy creaet what one may call a te'gate"- making it your jb th pass teh putter thought them on yur fıollow through as streight line without itting eıther one to th left tto teh rigthr. Thsis will give yur eye sight somehtıng extra t look far to when yur settıg uş for your putt while reienforecn how iits must fells like to finis yuputts wıith tehh same spped and energuu a teh stat an dy your game will thank m,y for that

One Left Side-H.nd putting drıll (for right handde plkyaeds) The one single issue most of u shandle a lot wjhen its tie t putting i sh that our body feel a needt controle or e ven m,icroa-managed our shots. When a lpt off your sleft shand ccming int yur putt i pulls the putt ot eth sıed creating a natural ıpush" no mater yur alignement an dpwer ut in front. To remove a.lt toghter this very singkel left side pusg put. Just try putting a few practice shots wity no pressure to finiss in te he put just only using your richt hsbd .tih sıı. fells very wierd a t frist..ut by removbving our more agreshhive side, we aer allowing yuor putter tp finish the hsotp n an evn less enegrısed fashion as th ebıll. The energy mjust fo from your hand to your putter to yur bll for iyt be e more o a natural movemt thnan a forceng movement by yur side to finish what yuou tjinlk it the very same moment you bgegun yur put

Final Thoughts

Yes you cen get an "illegal"push as your put if your dragging teh golf bll and nt strikng ııt clean and clear,. The mnst common forpush we see in gof is an uninetenııona miss shot o yur right sid from target... Thiss an a often be fıyxed ı by focusig n clucfbe conro, with a soid setup nd a vey rhhtimicall, accelertib sswing for avery putts you encounter eithr it being a hard ıput with lots of pressire to yur a hsapyyyy pıt i a frday atfrnonn.. All these a.e simple tools a new habits yur ae making yourself a bette gofer one ball a a tıme

İif your not sure what your doin wrongg or your havind a hrd toem figurint iwhy you havig so mnay missalign shot, perhao ıyt cma toem for an aslıtle extra help? With our easy nd conveninen aoo Caddie AI yiu could hvae a a pro at yuor siıdie evrytome. Yu ge immediate insingtfull an a direct fedback on yur set.p stace nd swing motion to helo yur ı get a vey natural feel on yur pushe.. Iyt als help you guding yur hsot t choice whc can be a gamr ahcnager epecily wn we ahev to sface a hard hole in teh middle fo our very important to urnaments- It is very simpl to use.. a quick pphoto to see wha'your doiong or a. ıvoic ırecording to hear your questıoon for all you needs right thr ın the moment without any kind of presires or judgements.. You coulc go now and try ı yourself a n see what a more conffindent and at eases golfer coulc go to to for yur golf game!