Even if you’ve only been playing golf for a short period of time
time, I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “drive to show and
putt for dough. “It has become a golf cliché because of its
inherent truth. People love to watch and hit a long
drive but it’s a masterful putt which keeps your score low
and help professional players win golf tournaments. So how do you do it?
improve your putt and remove shots from your game?
Sure, it’s fun to watch Tiger drop long bombs off the tee,
But it’s Tiger’s short game and the dexterity he maintains
he head and shoulders above the rest of the players in the
PGA tour. If you’ve watched Tiger play for a while, you can
I have noticed that it is not the most accurate driver of the
tee. But his putting more than makes up for it.
Many courses today do not make it too difficult to obtain
in the green in regulation. But if you do, chances are that
tackling a fairly long putt, making for a challenge for two putts
many holes. And if you make three putts consistently, you can forget
about posting a low score on the golf course.
So what golf putting tips can you use to make that long putt?
close enough to the hole to give you a good two-putt?
1) You will need a longer putt stroke from 40 feet away in comparison
to a putt of 5 or even 10 feet. To make this more natural,
take a broader stance when addressing the ball.
2) Visualize the putt. See if you can estimate real time
putt will take time to reach the hole. Don’t forget to view the
speed and line of putt of the ball as well.
3) Take this visualization and transport it to your putting stroke.
Find out how long it will take to hit the ball enough
speed to get to the hole.
4) While putts within 10 feet are crucial to your game of golf, make
be sure to practice putts longer than 30 and 40 feet too, every time
you practice putting.
Use these golf putting tips for long putts to help you put your
putts closer to the hole on a more consistent base. If you can do
This will reduce your three strokes and shave off the strokes from your
play. And you will do it without improving any other aspect of your
golf game.