Ball travels further if grip down shaft

weesern wrote:

for the past few games, my putting and chip is way off... 3 putts becomes the norm... score also very bad....

if short game is good, you will be more confident when your approach miss the green and land in unfavorable positions

practice putting to a 10cent coin from 10 ft and try stopping it on the coin. That would improve your speed tremendously. Also you could practice by looking at the hole while hitting your putts. It helps with feel. Try incorporating that into your pre shot routine. You'll get the feel of things