The stance is balanced and comfortable and tension is not allowed to creep in at any stage of the stroke.  The eyes are directly over the ball, the hands grip the shaft as lightly as possible, no tighter than is necessary for control of the putter, the back of the left hand and the palm of the right being square to the line of putt.  Both thumbs are on top of the shaft.

The Putt.  Head and body perfectly still throughout the stroke.  The right elbow 'inside' the left throughout the stroke.  This same principle applies to all the standard shots of golf.

  The reverse overlap grip is the most popular style.  This is contrived by overlapping the forefinger of the left hand across the fingers of the right.  But many fine putters use the normal overlap (little finger of the right over the forefinger of the left) while others employ the double-handed method.  Each has proved successful and it is up to the individual to discover which is best for him.  There are of course other methods.

  The backswing is kept SLOW and the head and body maintained perfectly still throughout the stroke, except for the long approach putt when a limited amount of movement with the stroke may be required.

  In that last paragraph alone may be found the answer to the troubles which many readers persistently suffer . . .

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