Combining Strength & Finesse
To be successful at putting, you need confidence in your ability to make the shot every time.
You must be eager, sure of your skills, and perhaps a little bit on the cocky side (but not too far. I can't tell you how many times overconfidence has let me astray in multiple areas of my life).
Remember, there is a fine line between confidently bettering your game & being overly aggressive.
When facing a longer putt, you will undoubtedly need to add a little more strength to your swing.
So, if you want to hit more firmly & aggressively, the key is to lengthen your backstroke, not swinging the club harder & faster.
You need just the right touch of firm force to consistently make your putts. That being said, there are some drawbacks to using too much muscle and might in your putts.
For example, if the ball is hit too hard, it can run directly through the break. While speed is important, you cannot forget about the break.
Trying to forcing the ball into the hole never works. Also, faster and harder putts are much more likely to hit the hole & then spin out.
What you really want to develop is a fine balance. You want a firm putt- hit it just right without going in, around, or through the hole.
Practice will allow you develop just that.
Remember: "Firm with finesse."
The Secret Training Drill
So, how hard should you hit the ball to get it into the cup?
A ball landing one or two feet shy of the hole isn't considered in.
Therefore, the first step in putting is to hit the ball with just enough force. Remember: just enough.
This way, if the ball misses the hole, it will still be located fairly close to the hole & you won't have much difficulty making the next putt, given that the ball will still be close.
So, how do you determine how hard to hit the ball?
It's fairly easy. Go to a practice green & try putts from different distances until you start to get a better grasp on how hard to hit it from various lengths.
Practice first from 8 feet, 20 feet, and then from 40 feet. Hit the ball from different angles around the hole to see how the different lengths of putts feel.
With sufficient practice, your mind will start to develop a connection between the exact amount of force that you need to swing & the right force needed to land the ball in the hole.
"Confidential" Putting
Your scorecard can only be improved by increasing your skills. And your skills will increase when you prepare & push yourself on every shot. You should ask yourself: What do I expect from this shot?
What is a reasonable result?
A. Reasonable Goals
The key to lowering your score is to try to avoid too many putts in general. That's the goal, really.
There is a difference between goals & expectations. Goals are the end game. Expectations are what you have about small steps toward your goals. Often, your expectations won't be met, so use baby steps to move towards your goals.
The initial goal you should have is to use 36 putts or fewer on an 18 hole course. To get there, you must use two putts or less on every hole.
This goal obviously becomes easier to achieve if you are consistently getting the ball onto the green from the tee.
But, during those times where it lands 30 to 50 feet away from the hole, you've got some work to do. It's takes extreme focus to make those long putts successful.
B. Make Every Putt Count
By setting a goal of 36 or less putts per game, you've taken a positive step to improving your game.
When facing a long putt, you may get lazy & lose confidence in your ability to make the shot. This may cause you to swing in a halfhearted matter & you are destined to fail even before trying.
This happens to us all. Just keep going, avoid thinking like this, & don't give up faith!
Try again.
Reset.
And, make every putt count.
C. Over Confidence
Even if the shot appears to be easy, the same outcome may result if you are too confident. You may have been successful in getting the ball close to the hole, but now you feel overly confident & start attacking the ball aggressively.
Instead of staying focused, your overconfidence & lack of concentration may cause an easy 2' putt to completely miss the hole.
The key is really to find a balance between B & C above.
Get into the zone. Know that you can sink it, but don't taken it for granted....
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