It gets the name belly putter because the golfer secures the longer shaft against his or her stomach, while putting.

Securing the putter in this fashion serves as a fulcrum for the putting stroke. You still use a traditional two-handed putting stroke and putting posture.

By connecting the putting shaft to your stomach you are able to stabilize the wrists, keeping them stiff and steady and not involving them in the putting stroke.

Belly putters look a lot more like a traditional putter than long putters.

Unless you are really paying attention you may not notice someone using a belly putter but you’d notice a long putter instantly.

Golfers like Fred Couples, VJ Singh and Paul Azinger use the belly putter to great success.

Belly putters anchor the end of the shaft against the abdomen, taking the wrists out of play while allowing for an accurate pendulum stroke.

“The belly is a really good putter for someone who has a nervous wrists or hands, or I hate to even say it, but if they have the yips,” said Bob Bettinardi, founder of Bettinardi Golf, which makes Ben Hogan putters for Callaway Golf.

“Bernhard Langer is the most renowned for the yips. He stuck the shaft right in stomach and eliminated some of that. Now he’s onto the long putter.

“We seem to need more help as we get older,” Bettinardi joked. “The progression with age is: standard putter, belly, then long.”

If you struggle with too much wrist action in your putting stroke a belly putter golf club may be just what you’re looking for.

No, Natalie Gulbis isn’t using a belly putter in this photo. It just brightens my day.

There’s a lot that goes into a good golf swing.

So much so that it can be overwhelming for a beginner golfer.

Let’s face it, there are so many different components of a good golf swing that it can be difficult for an experienced golfer.

Even pro golfers go through funks and struggle with their golf swing from time to time.

Here’s a golf chipping tip you can use to simplify your chip shots and improve your consistency in your short game.

As beginner golf tips go, it’s pretty simple. Ready?

Chip like you putt.

In order to chip like you putt successfully, set the club with the heel off the ground.

This allows you to help reproduce your putting stance.

Take your normal putting grip which will help keep the front hand stable and minimize any wristiness in your chip shot.

Play the ball inside your front foot.

Keep your body still and with a pendulum motion from your shoulders (just like your putting) swing the club head up, bring your arms back and then swing down into the ball.

When it comes to your golf shot, simpler is better.

Improving your short game is the biggest thing you do, not only to score more consistently, but to lower your overall score.

The flop shot isn’t an easy chip shot but being able to hit it well when necessary will really help your golf.

Here’s another great video on hitting the flop shot.

Put these golf chipping tips on the flop shot to use in your game and watch your score plummet!

Getting out of a greenside bunker consistently for an up and down separates the good golfers from the great golfers.

It just looks so easy when a Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson does it, doesn’t it?

You think to yourself, ‘no problem. I can do that.’ Then you get out on the golf course and it’s a whole new world getting out of that bunker.

You’re left scratching your head, scouring for more golf tips to improve your sand wedge play.

Check out this video for solid golf chipping tips to help you improve your sand wedge and greenside bunker play.

It’s important that you make sure you bring golf divot tools out to the golf course every time you play.

Solid shots to the green can make divots that make putting almost impossible.

If golfers don’t fix the one’s they make the putting green will soon end up looking like a minefield.

You wouldn’t want to putt on a green like that, would you? Neither would I.

With the right tool you can easily fix your divot in a few seconds. Doing so will add to every golfer’s enjoyment who plays the same golf course.

Check out all these golf divot tools you can get on the cheap.

Unfortunately, for most of us, that is just not going to be a reality, but there are many golf tips out there that will help you become the best golfer that you can be.

Most golf tips you get are not really very helpful for the average golfer but I have a few that will help lower your score no matter what your handicap.

The first thing you must do if you are really serious about lowering your score is to get clubs that are fitted to you and your swing.

Just because Ping has come out with a new driver does not mean you need to get it.

It may not be suited for your swing or your body type. Take the time and a little extra money and have your swing analyzed.

Take that information and have your clubs properly fitted. This will insure that you have the right shaft flex and the correct loft on your clubs.

Remember, you can’t score low if the club you are swinging is not the correct club for you.

Now this golf tip is usually overlooked by many as not relevant but it will help shave a stroke or two off your score.

You need to use the correct ball for the amount of club head speed that you actually generate.

There is a reason that there are different balls and it is because the will perform differently for different club head speeds.

For instance, there are very few golfers that should use the same ball Tiger uses. You just don’t generate enough club head speed to have the ball do what it is designed to do.

Just like men should not use a golf ball designed for a lady because you generally have more club head speed than that ball is designed for.

And for the same reason mentioned above always use the same ball. Do not constantly change your ball.

Many players just use whatever ball they dig out of their bag, this is not a good idea, because each ball performs differently and has a different feel.

To get consistency in your game use the same make and model ball.

By doing this you will learn how the ball will perform for you.

An example is your putting, for whatever reason certain balls just seem to roll differently and if you are continuously switching balls you will never get the correct feel for putting.

If you learn how a ball will perform, you can easily shave and extra stroke or two per round.

These golf tips can be used for any golfer with any handicap. They are often overlooked but they will shave those extra strokes off your game.

So have fun and keep it in the short grass.