Putting TipsPutting is golf’s short game, and, quite frankly, is a completely different game than the long swings to get to the green. Putting requires patience and nerve. The following putting tips will help you become the king of the green. One important, if obvious, putting tip is to always keep your eyes on the ball. In fact, when putting, it is best to keep your eyes directly over the ball. Visualize your swing and the way in which you want to make contact with the ball. When swinging, make sure that your arms and shoulders, not your wrists, are what swing the club. The putter head should go straight back and straight forward, impacting the ball and continuing into the follow through. While putting techniques are fairly useful, what are some putting tips to make sure putts are made more consistently? Missing close range putts, or having a case of “the yips,” is actually a common occurrence. While the yips can be frustrating, practice making those five foot putts is necessary. While practicing, try to make a succession of these shorts putts without missing a single one. If you miss one, begin the routine again until you sink a certain number of shots in a row. This practice also helps a player cope with nervousness, as you really won’t want to miss the last putt when you are trying to sink 30 in a row. When you do accomplish this task, you will feel a sense of accomplishment and your confidence in making the short putts will grow. Another putting tip is to not bother practicing extremely long putts. Most putts will be from a medium distance of 10-20 feet. Practice these shots religiously, and leave a more sparing amount of time for practicing longer putts. Even with practice, consistently making longer putts is unlikely. However, you will always want to make short putts, as missing those may really leave you kicking yourself later in a tournament.
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