Getting Rid Of Three Putts To Make It In The Cup
If you want to shoot a lower number when golfing then you can not give away any stroke. Almost every single time that you 3 putt a green it is like you are giving shots away. Well, I want to help you stop the bleeding by making certain that it is possible to get the ball close enough with your lengthy putts that you safely make your next one and save a stroke.
I know you don’t have a lot of time to practice so the very first thing you need to do is stop wasting any time that you have. You need to target your putting practice on making the close putts of 10 feet and under and then your distance control on the 25 foot and further. Stop working from 10-25 feet because even with a perfect stroke you are not going to make a high percentage of these putts and you are not likely to 3 putt from here either.
So, to practice your distance step off 25 feet from the cup and place a tee in the ground. Hit three balls towards the cup and then go up and confirm each one of them are inside a putter’s distance from the hole. After you improve you can stress about ensuring all of your balls stop behind the cup, since a putt left short has no likelihood of going in but for now we just want to ensure you eliminate wasted shots by getting these putts close.
As you begin to learn distance control from 25 feet, take another step back to 28 feet and repeat. If you can get all three balls inside a putter’s length move back to 31 feet. Add 3 feet every time you have three successful putts within a putter’s length and in almost no time you will begin to discover how hard you want to hit the ball.
One extra tip on picking up distance control. As you move farther away from the hole and you want to hit it further, lengthen your stroke. Too many people try to hit the ball harder with the same length of stroke, this is difficult to do.
Jamie Faidley offers weekly putting tips on his site Easy Pars. If you want him to contribute golf instruction content for your website you can contact him there.
