[Fred Brattain]

The piston type stroke, with the right hand palm grip is the most reliable and generates the most FEEL for distance with putts. It also, as mentioned by others, has the fewest moving parts. Jack Nicklaus used this stroke, and let's face it, if you had a 6 footer for the freedom of the western world, there is no one in the history of golf you would rather have hit that putt.....

I cannot stress enough that the fewer moving parts in your putting stroke, the better it is, and it is NOT a pendulum. We can go further into the mechanics of that if anyone wishes. I am trying to put together a puttting video this weekend and post it for later perusal. Having trouble with my video camera.\

The major portions to putting are really very simple. 1 - be COMFORTABLE over the ball. 2 Stand so that you are STABLE over the ball. 3 hold the putter so that it feels comfortable in your hands and completely eliminates any wrist action whatsoever. 4 Hold the putter so that the palm of your dominant hand is on the grip (for distance fee). 5 KEEP YOUR HEAD STILL 6 ACCELERATE the putter through the ball, regardless of the distance or speed of the greens.

And MOST important. If you are an EXPERT putter, you will make slightly more that 50% of your 6 ' putts, and slightly more than 20% of your 10 foot putts, so don't beat your self up if you don't make'em all.

If you want to make more birdies, hit your approach shots closer to the hole

Obi WunPutt