Putting tip for Rhythm

To begin finding your putting rhythm, comfortably walk for one minute (60 seconds) taking normal steps, timing yourself with a stopwatch and counting your steps. Do not rush or dawdle, just walk at your normal pace. Do it a few times and take an average of the number of steps you normally take per minute. Now take that number of steps per minute, subtract 70, and then double the number. (Ex: Walking at 110 steps per minute = (110-70) x 2 = 80). This “initial base rhythm" is measured in beats per minute and will correlate to the rhythm of your putting stroke back and through, like the tempo of a metronome. It may not be your final putting rhythm, but it is a starting point for finding it. Get a metronome, set it at 80 beats per minute, and feel your putting stroke as you putt to that rhythm. Close your eyes and adjust your stroke rhythm (change the metronome setting up or down) from there until the putting stroke feels almost effortless. As you work with a metronome and rhythm drills, remember to stroke all of your putts, from two-footers to 100-footers, at the same rhythm. If you can execute this rhythm in a pendulum motion, you will eliminate most of the sources of variability in putting.