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A Number of Ways to Improve Putting
Last month I highlighted two must-read books for the golf enthusiast,The Golfer's Guide to Mental Fitness by John Weir and Every Shot Counts by Mark Broadie. This month I want to stress the revolutionary strokes gained approach to improve your practice in putting.
It has been ten years since ShotLink was introduced to the PGA tour as a means of collecting statistical golf data. The results of ShotLink combined with those of Mark Broadie's golf assessment software, Golfmetrics, have given us some interesting numbers to work with.
Since I am writing this tip to the amateur golf audience and not the PGA Tour player I will direct my thoughts toward the putting numbers that apply to the beginner as well as the advanced amateur.
- The most important putt to get really good at as an amateur is the FOUR FOOTER. From three to seven feet is the critical area but the four footer is THE BOSS!
- From 15 feet and in, try to never leave a putt short. You would be surprised at how many more putts go in that have a chance to get past the hole!
- The seven foot putt is the 50% miss make for the amateur.
- From 20 to 30 feet, the pro and the 90 shooter two putt at the same percentage rate.
Some suggestions for lowering your putting scores include:
- Work on your
 green reading skills - Spend much time on the low side of the hole and focus on slope and speed.
- Play games to assess skills and use scoring to measure.
In review:
- From 20, 30, and 40 feet, learn to lag putt.
- From 15 feet and in, give every putt a chance to go in the hole--Remember, "Never up, never in!"
- And be a genius at four feet.
Find some putting tips in these past newsletters:
Favorite Drills Scoring Tips 2013 The Short Putt
For more on green reading, my instructional DVD, From Putt to Drive, is a valuable resource.
 Ted Frick
Owner/Director of Instruction
Classic Swing Golf School
2005 Carolinas PGA Section Teacher of the Year
TPI Level 1 Certified Golf Fitness Instructor
G.S.E.D., The Golfing Machine
tfrick@classicswing.com
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