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2009
12
Aug

Want To Putt Better?

by Greg Williams

Here’s a shocker, many golf players don’t have issues when it comes to their swings. Given that the entire golf course as their play area, there will be a lot of allowance for errors and corresponding corrections, and this thought gives a lot of confidence for the avid golfer.

It’s the putt that separates the men from the boys, so goes the maxim in this industry.

As a matter of fact, once a golfer is confronted with the game of putting, the once gigantic field of the golf course is minimized to a few feet of green. The distance between the golfer and the flag may be quite small – very, very small – however the pressure to lead the ball to the hole will be big – of so very big indeed.

If you wish to improve in golf, you don’t only have to learn your driving shot, you have to learn your putting skills too.

The problem that many golfers meet is that their putts are way off.

Let’s get this straight – literally speaking.

Putts are meant travel a straight line. A ball that is putt is meant to travel in a straight line. Because of this, pro golf players make sure that they strike the ball in a pendulum-like manner. Such necessitates the usage of firm grips that curtail the function of the wrists. Extra wrist motions will just result in a bent shot for the ball, which isn’t really what putting is all about.

Veteran golfers find their rhythm by facing the ball, distancing their feet by about a foot to a foot and a half, and practicing their swing so that they’d get a feel of how the ball will break. This is done regardless of how near or far a distance the putt needs to build a routine that will aid them in discovering their money shot.

Mastering your putt is an essential element when it comes to succeeding in golf. It is a side of golf that should never be left behind.

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