Putting isn’t just about feel. It’s also about information processing. In other words, the better you are at reading greens, the more likely you are to sink a putt. You don’t need a golf tip to tell you that. Plumb-bobbing in golf is an old-school technique for generating information that’s useful in putting. Some players […]
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Sinking more putts, as I’ve said in my golf tips, is the key to quickly lowering your golf handicap. You use your putter more than any other club in the bag. Think about it. Two-putting each hole during a round means you used your putter 36 times. That’s anywhere from 30 percent to 40 percent
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Warming up your putting before playing is critical. That’s why its one of the first things I discuss whenever I give a golf lesson on putting. Warming up does three things: It focuses your mind. It instills confidence. And it provides a feel for the speed of the greens. Watch any player with a low
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Was it the pressure that caused Sergio to miss that 8-footer on the 18th at Carnoustie in the final round of The British Open? Or, was it bad mechanics? We’ll never know for sure. But one thing’s certain: The mental side of putting is as important as the mechanical, as I’ve written in my golf
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Putting represents nearly half of all the strokes you take during a round of golf. So it’s not surprising to find players looking to improve their putting skills whenever they can or trying tips things to be successful. The better putter you are, the lower your golf handicap, as I tell golfers who take my golf
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