Putting Golf Tips – What You Should Know

One frustrating aspect of golf is when you find the putting surface with your approach shot, the drop a shot through sloppy putting. You can hit the ball well but a string of three putts will destroy your round.

What’s more, three putting is contagious. Once you have had one or two in a row, your nerve goes and the next shot of ten feet or 3 meters lloks like fifty feet or fifteen meters.

All About judgment

The main reasons for three putting are caused by misjudging line or pace. To ensure a two putt at worst from a range of ten feet, line is more important than pace.

If you judge the line correctly and are positive with the stroke, you should hold a few and never let one slip by. Putting does not require any great athleticism, hand eye coordination or strength, all that is needed is a good understanding of the technique and a feel for distance.

If you can devote as much time to working on your putting as you do to your long game, you will greatly improve your handicap.

Around half the shots you play during a round of golf are on the green. Developing confidence on the greens is crucial to your success as a golfer and you should continually refine your skills in this area of the game.

Good putting is a chain reaction that starts as soon as you read the putt. Starting with a review of the putting address position and grip, you will learn a green reading routine, develop a consistent putting stroke and improve your feel for distance from long range and your ability to hole out successfully from close to the hole.

A fairway wood is one of the most effective weapons in the golf bag. Using an iron from the tee provides pleasing levels of accuracy. Confidence in your long irons will come only through practice.

Impact Checklist
- Head behind ball
- Wrists straightened at impact
- Weight on left side
- Left knee moves forward over front foot