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 Paul Trevillion's Putting Technique

Paul Trevillion published a book in 1971 called "The Perfect Putting Method."  In 1996 he published the book of the photo below.  I consider this to be one of the best methods I have tried. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The putters can be assembled with a one or two piece grip. 

The shafts are made of black coated aluminum.  They may be bent to any lie angle.  The photo on the right is a bend 5" from the bottom of the head.  This is very stable putter head that resist twisting off line.  You can bend the shaft to fit your style.

 

 

 

 

Missing Impossible was published by Penquin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England

A CIP catalogue recored for Missing Impossible is available from the British Library

The book has an ISBN number of        0 7207 2060 5

Paul Trevillion live in Hertfordshire, England.  A video showing Trevillion's putting method is available from:

Quandrant Video

37A High Street

Carshalton, Surrey SM5 3BB   

TEL:  0181 669 1114

 

Here is the cover of his book.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The information below is from Trevillion’s book ‘Missing Impossible’.  I have made no suggestions or comments on his techniques.  I find it one of the best methods I have tried.  I would recommend it for anyone who is willing to bend over and assume the posture Trevillion suggest.

 

 

 

Paul Trevillion’s Putting Method.

 

Straight Back — Straight Through

 

  • On short putts, the putter blade must be taken straight back and straight through to the hole.
    • For those who say the putter blade must be taken back slightly inside the line then straightened up again in line with the hole on impact with the ball, I say think again. To deliberately take the putter blade off line once you have painstakingly lined it up is madness. You are relying on muscle memory to straighten it up again and nobody is that good. More short putts are missed in this manner than in any other way.
  • Secondly, the blade must travel low to the ground back and through the stroke to ensure impact on the centre of the ball. This produces a true toll. The ball is round; if struck correctly in this manner the ball will hug the ground and keep its line.
  • If the blade lifts when you make contact with the ball on your follow-through, you will impart too much overspin and the ball will roll with less control.
  • If you lift the blade on the backswing, chances are you will make contact with the ball with a downwards strike and impart excess backspin and the ball will finish short of the hole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Perfect Putting Method

 

I will now talk you through my one-putt knock-in.

 

1. The Putting Stance

The width your feet are apart with your normal walking stride is your putting stance.  Drop a ball on the floor and walk up to it. Stop and bend your knees and you are as solid and as steady as a rock.

 

2. The Putting Crouch

I tilt from the waist and ensure my shoulders are parallel to the ground.  The centre or axis of the putting stroke is the top of the spine between the shoulder blades. You could place a tray across my back and balance a drinking-glass on the top and the liquid inside the glass would be perfectly level.

 

3. The Soling of the Putter

I have the sole of the putter perfectly level with the ground. I start my putting stroke by lifting it slightly, to ensure I do not catch the grass on the backswing and follow-through.

 

4. Eyes Over the Ball

My eyes are directly over the ball. You can check this out by dropping a ball from the bridge of your nose. It should land on the ball below.

 

5. Alignment to the Hole – The Square Method

With all short putts the ball must be hit firmly enough to eliminate any borrow along a straight line to the hole. Having decided on your line to the hole, your putter club-face and body must be positioned along this line square to the hole. This is known as ‘The Square Method’. Your feet, ankles, hips and shoulders are in line with the hole.

 

6. Grip Pressure

My grip is tight, just like I hold a pencil; but it is never tense. I repeat, never tense. Forget ‘feel’ for the short putt. The ball is too close to the hole for ‘feel’ to play a part.

 

7. My Grip Secret

The middle knuckle of the right fore-finger must point centrally between the toes.  If the middle knuckle of the right fore-finger points slightly to your right toe, you push the putt wide of the hole. If the middle knuckle of the right fore-finger points slightly to your left toe, you pull the putt wide of the hole.

 

 

I have taken the positioning of the right fore-finger out of the putting stroke by placing it behind the putter-shaft.  This helps direct my right palm to the hole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. The Stroke

 

Both my arms hang naturally from the shoulders with both palms of my hands facing each other and perfectly level with each other.  I want to take my right palm to the hole. I take my left hand out of the stroke by placing it at the top of the grip. Using my right shoulder I take the club straight back and through.

 

9. The Strike

As a mental image I imagine the ball is asleep. I give it a hard whack, its eyes open…it sees the hole and it dives in. The putt’s history!

 

10. The Follow-Through

A confident follow-through sinks the putt. It’s clear indication of what went on before you struck the ball. You must take the putter face to the hole.

 

 

Here are his address and after impact putting positions.