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- The saw grip can help minimize face rotation because it encourages a straight back and straight through putting stroke. To copy Breed's hand placement, set your trail hand on top with your thumb hooked behind the grip. You can also tuck your pinky behind if you don't like it hanging out to the side.
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The saw grip can help minimize face rotation because it encourages a straight back and straight through putting stroke. To copy Breed's hand placement, set your trail hand on top with your thumb...
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- What Is A Saw Grip?
- Who Should Use The Saw Putting Grip?
- How Do I Putt with The Saw Grip?
- Conclusion
The Saw putter grip or pencil hold restricts wrist movement to keep your clubface square to the target at contact. O’Mera suggests that this setup prompted him to take the putter straight back and through for improved stability and accuracy. If you are a right-handed golfer, your index, middle, and ring finger grip the front of the putter. In other...
Excess Wrist Movement
I feel that most golfers can benefit from this putting grip. But, those who produce excess wrist movement are bound to receive the greatest boost. Moving your wrist during your stroke can encourage the face to twist, which is dangerous. The more movement that occurs during your stroke, the higher the chances are of you leaving it open or closed to the target. Both actions propel your ball off line, missing to the left or right of the cup. The saw setup is an excellent combatant of wrist flex...
Yips
We have all had them at some point, and if your playing partner says otherwise, they cannot be trusted. I am talking about the yips, or as doctors call it, involuntary muscle spasms. My playing partner suffers from them on a grand scale. The chap cannot chip or putt anything. On the one hand, I feel sorry for him, but on the other hand, he never listens to any advice, so he needs to suffer the consequences. Anyway, yips make effortless shots seem insurmountable. A regulation 3-foot tap-in fee...
Speed Control
Maybe wrist action is not your issue, and neither is the yips. However, you tend to misjudge the distance control of your putters, leaving them short or sending them well past the cup. The lighter touch provided by the saw setup allows you to stroke using feel, which is vital for speed control. You do not have the temptation or strength of both hands gripping the club. Instead, you have a softer touch and a straighter stroke. You may initially leave your putts short as you adapt to the weaker...
The saw grip is one of the easier putting grips to employ, as the only changes occur with your right hand. I have laid out 6 steps to help you effectively operate with the consistent saw grip. Keep in mind that these tips are designed for a right-handed golfer. However, if you are a lefty, simply follow the opposite steps.
There you have my 6 saw grip putting tips to produce a straighter putting stroke and superior accuracy on the green. The grip is designed to restrict wrist action during your stroke to promote a direct path, which helps you square the putter’s face at impact. Besides promoting improved accuracy on the dancefloor, the lighter, controlled grip minimi...
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