The concept of putting is as simple as it gets: you're trying to put the golf ball in the hole. Simple and easy aren't the same thing, however, especially when it comes to putting. Setting up correctly will improve your putting consistency. A proper setup leads to much better odds of a correct putting stroke. A four ball blade putter makes lining up the head properly easier.

An optimal putt strokes an arc instead of a straight line. A smooth arc is natural and intuitive. Practice setting up to address the golf ball properly until it becomes instinctive and unconscious instead of mechanical, your feel and distance control will then get better and more consistent. You will increase your chances of making more putts and minimize the odds of three-putts.

The setup is fundamental to golf: get it right and you'll improve the likelihood of hitting the golf ball squarely. You'll also play more instinctively. Five lines of address comprise the building blocks of a correct setup. A four ball blade putter can enable you to notice if your setup is correct. The five lines will guide your setup to a correct one and make it so that you can be fitted with the right length of shaft. The five lines at address are:

1: Your forearms and shaft should be in line. Align the shaft on the same planes as the forearms. This is important because it'll allow the arms and shaft to move together in unison with the stroke. Gripping the four ball blade putter more through the palms than the fingers will help put you in this correct alignment.

2: Your hands should fall directly under your shoulder line. Bow forward from your hips so your whole upper body faces toward the ground. Now, your hands will automatically settle under the shoulder line and be free and clear of your body. Keep your elbows bent a little and keep your arms and hands tension-free.

3. Your eyes should settle over the ball. You've settled into your bowed forward stance. Now, lock let your eyes come to rest over the golf ball. It'll be easier to see the line if your eyes are lined up there or just inside the target line. If you have problems aligning correctly, consider a four ball blade putter. The unique alignment system will help you achieve correct alignment and takeaway.

4. Balance your weight on the middle of your feet. Once your eyes are over the ball, set up your feet at the proper distance from the ball. Can you feel your weight in the middle of your feet? If you're too close, your weight will settle on your heels, whereas if you're too far away, your weight will balance on your toes.

5. Shaft aligned 90 degrees to the ground. Don't lean the four ball blade putter shaft forward or backward at address. Leaning would change the built-in loft of the four ball blade putter. On the other hand, if you're aligned 90 degrees to the ground, the face of your four ball blade putter will have about 4 degrees of loft, and this is what you need to get the proper roll. If you can't help leaning forward at address, you will need to add loft to the four ball blade putter face to compensate for your lean. The alignment balls on the four ball blade putter can help you determine if you've compensated accurately.

If you can get to the point where you are able to achieve these five lines at address instinctively, it will be a lot easier for you to stroke on the proper arc. The arc may be small, it is highly visible in some people because of the effort to attempt to keep the putter head straight back to straight through. Don't rock your shoulders or your putter's head path will be poor. Instinctively using these five lines will help you achieve that arc.

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