Which alignments are most important in putting?

I am often asked by clients whether their feet are aiming correctly at address. This leads me to explain the key alignments I look at when coaching. There are four:

1. Forearm alignment at address
2. Forearm alignment at impact
3. Putter face alignment at address
4. Putter face alignment at impact

To me, feet alignment doesn’t matter a bit, all the feet do is stabilize your body so you can keep the lower half of your body quiet while your shoulders and forearms all move together.

Considering the forearms are to the left of the ball/target line (for a right hander), the forearms should be parallel to the ball/target line.

The putter face alignment at address and impact are clearly the most important components of successful putting, assuming you have read the putt correctly and you have reasonable speed control.

Pictured is a photo of me asking a friend to check my forearm and club face alignments, if they are slightly off, I will make the required adjustment before I putt.

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