These images were shot in Abu Dhabi in the wonderful sunshine that greeted the European Tour in February, when most of you were at home looking out on the snow and wondering when you might actually get to set foot on the golf course. During those early-season events I tend to spend most of my time emphasising to layers the importance of adhering to proven fundamentals in terms of the set up and posture that governs good stroke. After any sort of layoff it’s easy to slip back into old habits so you really do have to work on re-establishing the ground rules for the putting stroke – and that means going over the details of your grip, posture, ball position and balance.
Across this page and overleaf you’ll find a number of tips and ‘reminders’ that will help you to cover the key points. If you haven’t done so already, go and see your local pro or contact your regional GEL fitting centre and get yourself a putter that is precisely fitted to your specs. I’m not saying that will guarantee you success, but it will certainly help you to enjoy a consistently better set up and posture, which will be reflected in the quality of your putting…

Golf International - All in the Set-up : May 2010 : To download the full four page instructional article from Golf International : ‘The Putting Doctor’ – Please click the following link : May 2010 : http://paulhurrion.com/tution/
