Putting Woes...

[Scragger63]

Hi Folks...

My last two rounds have seen me shoot 79 and 82 with 34 putts both rounds....

Yeah, I know, 34 putts per round is not good...

Would be interested to know any putting tips or drills you have used that work for you...

Thanks in advance...

Cheers

[golfshooter]

Re: Putting Woes...

We probably need to know if you have changed any thing and just where you think the problem lies. Chew on these.
http://golf.about.com/od/golftips/a/tips_putting.htm
http://www.learnaboutgolf.com/beginn...ting_tips.html
http://ctc9310.hubpages.com/hub/How-...utter-Properly

[BrianW]

Re: Putting Woes...

Well it seems you are not three putting which is good. Once someone has a good putting routine I think any problems lie between our ears, I know that when I go through a period where my putting is off form it is due to my confidence being low, likewise when I am putting well my confidence is on a high. This seems to affect golfers at the very top of the game and I cannot see a solution other than always having high confidence levels. How do we do that? I know some people seem to putt well all the time and I can only guess they have a mental strength that can maintain this positive attitude.

No a solution but maybe some food for thought.

[golfshooter]

Re: Putting Woes...

Did any of those links help or do you still have problems. I have a swag of stuff from my experiences, but won't bore you if you already have things sorted

[dagoos]

Re: Putting Woes...

hi scrag,,,,believe it not bad putting usually come form the legs ,,,if they move anything can happen,,,,pinch ur knees together hard when u put and you should see and better strike,,any movement from the bottom half will change the face angle and make u miss ,some people think it was their wrists but it was their legs changing the position of the whole body , try this ,,,setup with ur normal setup ,,,,lift putter off the ground and move ur hips and see how this changes the face angle ,,,,hope this helps

[Scragger63]

Re: Putting Woes...

Thanks for the replies Gents....

At the time of my OP, I was striking the ball really well tee to green and my putting was letting me down....

Have also been told by people whose golfing opinions I value, that I have a solid repeatable putting stroke and that I just need to learn to "trust it"....

About 6 months before, following the advice of the Pro who runs our pro shop, I had changed grips on my putter to one of those thicker ones, similar to the one used by KJ, with some initial positive results. However, after a couple of months, I was back averaging 32-34 putts per round. That said, I wasn't 3 putting as often as I had been.

Not long after my OP, I bought a new putter, switching from my Ping C67 to an Odysey White Hot 1 and reverted to the standard sized grip. Again, the initial results were promising, and again, I noticed again I was 3 putt less often.

A 3 putt for me is now a once a month thing rather than the 2-3 times a round it had once been...

Since then, I have come to realise, my putting is really more about my confidence and state of mind on the course.

That said, I guess this is true of my game as a whole.