Ever since I learned how to grip a putter, I have always stuck with the conventional style. However, after a barren spell on the greens, I decided to switch things up and try something new.
After flitting between the claw grip for putting, which some of the best players in the world use, and the left hand low grip – I really couldn’t settle on any particular contender.
So, in the spirit of diligent research, I headed down to the practice putting green at Sand Moor Golf Club to carry out a little experiment. Armed with my putter and five golf balls, I hit 60 putts from six feet… and two grip styles ran a very close race!
Putting Grip Experiment: Which Style Works Best For Me?
I am a big believer that (perfect) practice makes perfect, and that this popular notion couldn’t be more true for putting.
So many amateurs neglect this area of the game as part of their pursuit for progress, but you’ll often see me cycling through the best putting tips and drills on the practice green.
This time is an ideal opportunity for a little experimentation with the grip, especially as it felt like I hadn’t holed anything of note for ages.
After trying a few on the course, including the reverse overlap grip (which I quickly discounted), I decided to put the final decision in the hands of the data – in the hope that this process might help me to finally break 90 in golf.
Conventional Grip
In this test, I hit 60 putts from six feet – broken down into 20 putts per grip.
As you can see in the video below, the putts were all hit from the same spot on the green and using the same putter, so I was confident I had considered the variables when preparing the test.
Obviously, after the first few putts it becomes clear that I had a decent idea of the line, but as you can also see that didn’t necessarily help me too much!
I started with the conventional grip. The old faithful performed admirably, to my surprise, and I actually felt quite confident about my stroke with that style.
I holed 14 of 20 putts using this grip, leaving me stumped as to why I couldn’t produce those types of figures before I decided playing around with my grip in the first place.
The conventional grip is the one most used by new golfers, but was also wielded perfectly by Tiger Woods
(Image credit: Mark Newcombe)
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