Tip Of The Month, June 2008

Hopefully, you have practiced your game a little more evenly over the last month {last months "tip"}.  So, as promised, this month we will talk about how to practice putting.  Without getting into technique {we have done this in a "Tip of the Month" before}, we will talk about some guides on how to practice putting.

First, always aim your putter head first, as in any shot.

Second, set yourself to the putter head.

Third, swing back {1}, through {2}, and hold your finish position. {I did get a little into technique, didn't I?}

Fourth, ALWAYS, read each and every putt you hit; even if not especially on the putting green.  You can leave out the two footers and in.  The more putts you read and get feedback the better at reading greens you will become.  This means you will start more putts on line; giving your putts a better chance of going in.  

Fifth, As much as I do not like to say "don't", "do not" look from your ball directly to the hole, unless it is a dead straight putt.  If there is any break, follow the line of the break with your eyes.  This takes discipline and practice, but most breaking putts are missed on the low side of the hole, because you will tend to stroke your ball where you look and if you are looking straight at the hole on a breaking putt you will tend to miss low.