I am having trouble getting the ball to the hole. Can you help with this?
I consistently pull my putts to the left. Can you help with this?
The Wishbone Grip™ feels too heavy to me. Is there a way to fix this?

Question: I am having trouble getting the ball to the hole. Can you help with this?
Answer: In golf, when you are hitting your best, the ball rockets off the face of the club with seemingly little effort. You feel the club swinging in your hands as your rhythm and timing maximize clubhead speed at the point of impact. Those shots are what keep us coming back to the course! Well, the feel of a true putt with the Wishbone Grip™, using the Wishbone Method™, is as gratifying as a solid strike of the ball with any club in your bag, and it is much easier to achieve. As with the golf swing, proper technique, rhythm, and timing are the key.

The technique of the Wishbone Method™ is simply to rock the shoulders as vertically as possible along the aim line while maintaining stable arm, hand and wrist positions. To achieve optimum speed on each putt, try to guide the putter straight back and straight through the ball, striking the ball on the sweet spot each time. Rhythm and timing will allow you to propel the ball as far as necessary when using the proper technique.
Drill: Assume the putting position with the hands low enough on the grip to allow the putter to hover effortlessly off the ground (see my practice video). Do not use a ball for this. Now press the putter straight back and try to imagine a pendulum swinging in your hands as you allow the putter to swing through the imaginary ball using only shoulder rotation. You cannot hurry the pendulum or it will quit swinging. Start with a short stroke to get the feeling of the pendulum motion, then gradually increase the length of the swing. When you get the feel of this pendulum motion, step up to a ball and practice some lag putts. With a little practice you will have no problem getting the ball to roll as far as necessary.

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Question: I consistently pull my putts to the left. Can you help with this?
Answer: First, when your putts are consistently going either left or right, make sure the putter grip is fitted so that the Wishbone logo is exactly perpendicular to the blade of the putter. With your thumbs lined up on the logo, a putter grip that is even slightly off will produce putts that are off line.

If that isn’t the problem, you might be opening your left shoulder. On the upstroke it’s natural to rotate your left shoulder back away from the aim line. That’s how it works for every other club in your bag as you turn through with your swing. However, for the putter, your shoulders should rotate as vertically as possible along the aim line, keeping your lower body completely still. You are probably focusing on pressing the blade straight back from the ball (that’s good) but your natural tendency to open the left side is causing the putts to go left. Also, if you turn your head to look at the putt, your shoulders turn to the left causing a pull. I suggest practicing inside by placing the top of your head lightly against a wall in your putting position (to detect head movement) and seeing how long you can keep the blade on the aim line on both the back stroke and the upstroke (there must be an arc, but a very small one for short putts). This will get you moving your shoulders in the right direction, which will cause your putts to go straight.

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Question: The Wishbone Grip™ feels too heavy to me. Is there a way to fix this?
Answer: The lower bevel of the putter grip is designed for you to wrap the first two fingers of each hand loosely around. With your hands in this position you should be able to view the Wishbone logo between your thumbs. This places the bulk of the putter grip between and above your palms, eliminating the feeling of weightiness. It should now be easy for you to effortlessly hover the putter off the ground.

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