Golf is a sport that takes a lot of dedication and practice
to master. There is no skill on the golf course that is more important than
putting. Putting is something that golfers of all levels of experience struggle
with from time to time. If you want to improve your golf game, it often starts
with honing in on your putting skills. The better putter you are allows you to
lower your golf score. If you put in the time and effort it is very possible to
improve your putting game substantially. Not only do you want to focus on
increasing your accuracy and control, but you also want to work on putting
mechanics.
Read the Green
This might seem like a weird technique, but reading the
green is a crucial aspect of accurate putting. The green is the area of grass
that surrounds the hole. You can use this method of reading the green to decide
the direction that the ball must be hit in order to make it into the hole. It
is possible to read the green by looking at the land that is also on the path
towards the hole. Make sure that you not if the land is flat or if it is sloped
in some way. The type of speed that you have to put on the ball depends on the
path to the hole. Over time you will be able to read the green better by
experience alone.
Practice
It is always a good idea to practice just the putting aspect
of golf over and over again. Repetition is a great way to improve your putting
skills fast. It is important to focus on your stance and technique. Make sure
that you stand beside your ball and line up your toes to the hole. Try standing
with your feet together and have the ball in the center. Make sure that you put
your putter beside the ball, but when you swing back only go about 3 inches in
that direction. When you swing forward, hit the ball and continue your swinging
motion.
How Do You Evaluate Your Stance and Swing
In order to see how well you are putting, you need to
examine how close the ball makes it to the hole. You will not be able to get
the ball into the hole on your first put, so you need another way to evaluate
success. If your ball makes it about 2 feet from the hole, you had a good shot.
However, if the ball goes past the hole, you can assume that the speed on the
ball was too much. If the ball is very short of the hole, you need to add more
speed. It is also important to note that if the ball is too far to the left or
right that your line is off. You can make adjustments by examining where your ball
lands.
