| This article will review five golf putting tips and how | | | | practice green to get used to this method. I think |
| they can help you improve your golf scores | | | | you will find it will help tremendously. It takes your |
| immediately. | | | | focus off the hole and onto putting on a good stroke |
| We all have heard the saying "drive for show and | | | | to your spot. |
| putt for dough". The easiest way to improve your | | | | 4. How do I determine the line? |
| golf game and your scores is to improve your | | | | There are so many factors that determine your line. |
| putting. You don`t have to be a great athlete and it | | | | Some of them are speed of green, slope (slant of |
| does not matter what your golf swing looks like. If | | | | green), uphill or downhill, type of grass, grain and |
| you spend a little time on the putting green, | | | | probably many more that I can`t think of right now. |
| practicing the proper techniques, you will see | | | | One thing you should definitely do is watch closely |
| immediate results. | | | | the chips and putts of your playing partners. That will |
| With that in mind, let`s take a look at these five golf | | | | tell you a great deal about the tendencies of the |
| putting tips! | | | | green, speed, break etc.,and will help you in |
| Golf Putting Tips - Five Factors To Consider: | | | | determining your putting line. Also, without causing |
| 1. Where should me feet shoulders be? | | | | undo play delay, you should survey your putt from |
| Your feet and shoulders should be square to the | | | | behind the ball, from behind the hole and on the side |
| putting line. There are exceptions to this rule but | | | | of your line. This will give you the best idea of your |
| they are fighting against themselves. If you notice | | | | putt's tendencies. |
| the best putters, i.e. Brad Faxon, you will see that | | | | 5. What effect does grain have? |
| their feet and shoulders are square to the putting line. | | | | Grain is in short, which direction is the grass growing. |
| Having everything square allows the hands and arms | | | | There are two factors here, which way is the green |
| to flow freely. | | | | draining and which way is the grass growing. Most |
| 2. Should I keep my head still? | | | | greens will drain toward the front of the green, a |
| Kind of a silly question. Of course, you should keep | | | | bunker or water and the grass will always grow |
| your head still, plus your eyes, also. Many people | | | | toward the setting sun. Obviously, putts that are |
| forget the eyes. It is very important to keep the | | | | down grain will be faster and opposite, or slow, for |
| eyes still as well as the head. Notice the really good | | | | into the grain. Also, cross grain putts will break more |
| putters, there head and eyes don`t move until the | | | | toward the direction of the grain. You can over |
| putt is well on its way. If you look up prematurely, | | | | analyze this factor sometimes but just be aware that |
| you will have a tendency to push your putts. | | | | it exists. |
| 3. Where do I aim? | | | | There you have it, five golf putting tips. I hope that |
| I like the idea of picking a spot/blemish on the green | | | | you can take one, or more, of these golf putting tips |
| a few feet from the golf hole. This gives you | | | | and improve your putting quickly. I little time spent on |
| something to focus on. You can visualize the golf ball | | | | the practice putting green can really pay off well. |
| rolling over the spot right into the golf hole. Use the | | | | Look for more golf putting tips in future articles. |