When you address the golf ball the putter head is soled on the ground. The shaft of the putter goes toward the center of your body and you are gripping the putter with the grip you choose.
Focus on the "Y", because you are bent over at the hips your arms hang from your upper body and they form the capital letter "Y". The backswing is a movement of the shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, putter shaft and putter head swinging back in one piece.
The right shoulder tilts – it does not turn, as the backswing begins the right shoulder will have a slight tilt up as the putter head swings straight back away from the golf ball. The entire swing back and forth is a one piece swing with the "Y" swinging back and forth.
It is very difficult to build a consistent and dependable putting stroke if the wrists become independent of the arms and putter. The sole purpose of swinging the "Y" is to make sure you maintain a smooth and repeatable stroke.
If you swing the "Y" correctly the right shoulder will tilt up in the backswing and the left shoulder will tilt down. During the backswing the putter head has to stay as close to the ground as possible. Of course if you have a 40 foot uphill putt the length of the backswing will be much longer than a 10 foot putt. During the backswing of a 40 foot putt, the putter head will come up higher off of the ground than a 10 foot putt.
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