Golf
putting is both an ART and a SCIENCE. The
ART of golf putting requires a visualization
or proper "read' of the slope and grain of
the green and a feel for the distance of
the putt. The SCIENCE of golf putting is
a mechanical action which requires taking
the correct aim, and executing or stroking
the putt in a manner which you can repeat
again and again. Mechanical failure of a
golf putting stroke causes you to either
'push' the golf putter off of the intended
line to the right or 'pull' the golf putter
off of the intended line to the left. 'Pushed'
or 'Pulled' putts create sidespin on the
golf ball and cause the golf ball to 'spin
out' of the hole unless the golf ball hits
the cup dead center. Generally, mechanical
breakdown occurs in the small muscles of
the hands, arms and wrists. You can accomplish
a significant improvement in your golf putting
by transferring the mechanical action of
your stroke from the small muscles of the
hands, arms, and wrists to the large muscles
of the shoulders. THE
DREADED 3' TO 8' PUTT
Why
is this putt so difficult? It's because your
golf putting stroke must be both firm and
smooth - a very difficult combination. The
firm stroke creates the proper topspin and
roll so the putt will stay on line and actually
dive into the hole. Longer putts are easier
to stroke because the putting stroke is longer
and you use more of the larger shoulder muscles.
Short putts require a shorter putting stroke
and it's easier for the smaller muscles of
the hands, arms and wrists to move the golf
putter off line. The key to making more of
those shorter putts is to maintain the same
putting stroke using your shoulders that
is used with the longer putts.
HOW
TO LOWER YOUR GOLF SCORE
The
quickest way to lower your golf score is
to make almost all of those 3' to 8' long
putts. We all like to make the 20' to 30'
putts, and we should expect to make one or
two of these per round, but this is not the
key to lower scores. The secret to lower
golf scores is to make 90% of all of the
3' to 8' putts per round. If you have 10
to 12 of these putts per round, and make
90% of these putts, you will lower your score
by 3 or 4 strokes per round.
VISUALIZING
AND EXECUTING A PUTT
Look
at the putt from each side to see the slope
and determine the speed of the putt. Look
at the putt from behind and front to determine
the amount of the break and direction of
the putt. Pick a spot a few feet in front
of the ball on the line and aim for this
spot. Execution involves stroking the putt
on the right line with the right amount of
force while creating 'topspin' on the golf
ball so the golf ball will maintain its line
and roll into the hole. Stroking the putt
in the right 'topspin' is a mechanical action.
Stroking the putt with the right amount of
force involves a feel for the distance. Once
you have the putt lined up you can begin
to focus your concentration on the distance
and how hard to hit the putt.
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