Golf - How To Properly Grip Your Putter Improve your putting technique by optimizing your grip. While there are various grip styles to choose from, there is one fundamental principle that should be incorporated regardless of your grip. Focus on gripping the putter more in your palm rather than your fingers, which differs from how you would grip any other club in your bag. By placing the putter in between the two pads on your palm, the putter will assume a more upright position, aligning the shaf