Tip of the Week- Striking the sweet spot of the putter

To check (and train yourself to) that you are striking the sweet spot of the putter try this drill.

Take two rubber bands and wrap them around your putter head either side of the sweet spot (centre of the club face). Allow a gap just big enough for the ball to make contact with the face without touching the rubber bands.

Make your stroke and if you are not striking the sweet spot the ball will hit one of the rubber bands and you will see this immediately. Keep working on this to train the correct strike for more consistent putting.