This 5-Second Putter Trick Instantly Reveals If Your Aim Is Off

Most golfers who miss a makeable putt blame the read or the speed. More often, the problem started before the stroke — the putter face was never aimed where they thought it was.

That's the diagnosis GOLF Top 100 Teacher and PGA Tour putting consultant Stephen Sweeney gave during a recent lesson with a player whose putting had gone cold. His fix requires no launch monitor, no laser, and no training aid. It requires a phone.

Sweeney set the back edge of a phone against the putter face, then had the player look down that line. The face was aimed off the right edge. The player had felt square the entire time.