How Do I Stop Missing Putts to the Right?

A lot of golfers who miss putts to the right assume the problem is the face at impact. Sometimes that’s true, but often the face is only part of the story. The bigger issue is the path that created it. If the putter gets yanked too far to the inside early, it usually has to make some kind of recovery on the way through. For a lot of players, that recovery never really happens, and the result is a putter that stays too far out through impact and sends the ball right of the target.

That’s what makes this kind of miss so frustrating. It doesn’t always feel like a bad stroke. In fact, to the golfer making it, the “fix” can feel wrong at first. A stroke that is actually moving in a much healthier direction can feel like it’s going outside, when in reality it’s just no longer getting dragged too far inside. That disconnect is one of the biggest reasons golfers struggle to fix pushing putts on their own. Feel and real are often very different.

The value of the Edge Rail is that it gives you a reference you can trust. Instead of trying to guess whether the putter is moving correctly, you get immediate feedback. First, it helps train the motion. Then, once that starts to feel comfortable, it becomes more of a guardrail than a guide. That progression matters. You’re not trying to become dependent on the training aid. You’re using it to recalibrate what a better stroke actually feels like, then gradually asking your body to reproduce it on its own.

That’s really the goal with any good putting drill. Not to create a perfect rep only when the aid is there, but to build a motion that holds up when it’s gone. If you tend to miss putts to the right, there’s a good chance your stroke needs less manipulation and a better starting point. Once the path gets more organized, it gets much easier for the putter to return squarely and start the ball on line.