| If you've worked really hard to make it to the | | | | Concentrate on short, straight putts, so that you |
| green in only one or two shots, the last thing you | | | | can learn all the basics of putting without needing |
| want to do is mess it all up by taking numerous | | | | to worry about other factors. Focusing purely on |
| putts. Sinking your putt is the final part of the | | | | the putting will help you to get a feel for your |
| hole, and how it goes often determines whether | | | | putter. |
| you have a good hole or one you wish you could | | | | Line up around 10 golf balls approximately four |
| erase from your scorecard. | | | | feet from the hole, and work on putting them. |
| It's interesting to note that different people have | | | | Initially you'll miss a few, if not all of them, but |
| quite different preferences when it comes to | | | | keep repeating the exercise until you can putt |
| greens. Some like a smaller green, so there's less | | | | every single ball every time. Once you have this |
| margin for error, whereas others like a big green | | | | simple exercise mastered, extend the distance |
| so that they can try and sink a twenty-five yard | | | | and start again. |
| putt. Still, on average, finishing the hole usually | | | | If you find it difficult to get to the golf course |
| involves sinking a putt somewhere between 4 | | | | regularly, you can also practice putting at home, |
| and 6 feet in length. Remember, even pros miss | | | | because you don't need a lot of space. Practicing |
| those putts sometimes, so there's no point | | | | at home can also help you to build confidence, |
| getting too upset if you miss one too. | | | | because you don't feel like anybody else is |
| But like most things in life, your chances of | | | | watching. The best thing about practicing your |
| success improve enormously if you practice. As | | | | putts is that your confidence will improve with |
| your success rate improves, so will your scores, | | | | each putt, and so your level of fear about making |
| which will give you the incentive to continue | | | | a putt of that distance will decrease. |
| practicing. The best way to begin is to start small. | | | | |