A golf putting alignment mirror is one of the simplest yet most effective training aids you can own, giving you immediate visual feedback on the most important parts of your setup and stroke. It’s a tool that takes the guesswork out of your practice, helping you build a repeatable putting motion grounded in solid fundamentals. This guide will walk you through exactly how to set up and use a putting mirror to check your alignment, perfect your path, and start holing more putts.
At its core, a putting alignment mirror is a small, portable mirror with alignment lines drawn on it. You place it on the practice green, put your ball on a designated spot, and look down. What you see instantly tells you several things that are nearly impossible to check on your own.
Golfers, from tour professionals to weekend players, use these mirrors because putting is a game of precision. Being off by a single degree in your setup can be the difference between making a putt and watching it lip out. The mirror doesn't lie, it provides an objective look at:
Using a mirror brings a purpose to your practice. Instead of aimlessly hitting putts and hoping for the best, you are actively checking and reinforcing a mechanically sound foundation every single time.
Before you dive into specific drills, it’s important to get the basic setup right. Doing this correctly ensures that the feedback you’re getting is accurate and useful.
With the mirror and ball in place, you're ready to take your stance and start checking your fundamentals.
The single most valuable piece of feedback the mirror provides is on your eye alignment. If your eyes aren't in the right spot, you can easily misperceive the putting line, leading you to an incorrect alignment before you even start the stroke.
Imagine looking at an object from the side versus looking at it straight on, your perspective changes. The same happens in putting. If your eyes are too far inside the ball, the hole may appear further to the right than it is. If your eyes are outside the ball, it may look further left. For a consistent view, you want your eyes consistently in the same spot on every putt.
Take your normal putting stance over the mirror. Settle in and look down. You should see the reflection of your eyes on the mirror's surface.
The first few times you do this, you might be surprised where your eyes actually are. Use the guiding line on the mirror as your non-negotiable reference point. Adjust your posture - bending more from the hips or standing slightly closer or further from the ball - until your eyes are consistently in that "eyes-over-the-line" position.
Once your eyes are positioned correctly, the mirror can help with the next two critical alignment points: your shoulders and the putter face.
Your putting stroke is largely driven by the rocking of your shoulders. If your shoulders aren't parallel to your target line, it's very difficult to swing the putter along that line. Most right-handed amateurs who struggle with alignment have shoulders that are "open," or aimed to the left of the target.
How to Check It: While looking in the mirror, pay attention to the reflection of your shoulders. Most mirrors have horizontal lines that are perpendicular to the main target line. Use these lines as a guide. Your shoulder line should be perfectly parallel to these horizontal lines. If your left shoulder seems higher or more forward in the reflection, you’re open. If your right shoulder feels more forward, you’re closed. Adjust your setup until your shoulders appear level and square in the mirror.
More than 80% of a putt's starting direction is determined by the putter face angle at impact. Even with a perfect path, an open or closed face will send the ball offline. The mirror is a fantastic tool for dialing this in.
How to Check It: Place your putter head down behind the ball. The mirror has a bold line that sits perfectly flush against the putter face when it’s square. Line up the leading edge of your putter with this line. Your goal is to make a square putter face at address feel completely normal. Practice taking your setup over and over, lifting the putter and placing it back down, until setting it perfectly square becomes second nature.
Just checking your setup is great, but to really ingrain good habits, you need to use the mirror for practice drills.
This is a classic for a reason. It gives you instant feedback on the path of your putting stroke.
This drill ensures you are not only square at address but also at impact.
Integrating a putting alignment mirror into your regular practice routine will provide the clear, consistent feedback needed to build a solid putting foundation. By checking your eye position, shoulder alignment, putter face angle, and stroke path, you can eliminate guesswork and practice with purpose, leading to more confidence and more made putts on the course.
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