Drive for show but putt for dough!

Might be a cliche but it’s still true! How often have you been just on the green in two with a par in sight and three putted or worse double-bogeyed?

It’s happened to us all and probably because we don’t practice enough!

We go to the range and hit ball after ball towards the 150 flag, 200 flag with 5, 6, 7 irons and longer with our woods then jump in the car and off home or even, maybe, to have a round.

But we never think of spending the same amount of time or effort on the putting green!

Next time make some extra time and practice your feel for putting on the practice greens that are at most driving ranges.

Too often we rush to the course, change and if we’re lucky might have enough time to putt a few times on the practice green before tee-off.

Go to the course 20 minutes earlier and take the time to practice your putting before each round.

Save a stroke on every hole?

Begin by taking just three balls and try to hit three putts from the same spot putting from a distance of two to three feet from the hole. Increase the distance throughout each practice session repeating the process for as long as you are there.

Keep in mind that it’s target golf or in this case target putting – that is, trying to get the ball no more than 6-10 inches past the hole not simply getting it in the hole or laying it up (that generally results in it being short).

We can try too hard sometimes going for the birdie rather than taking a two for par. If it drops well and good but otherwise you’ll have a certain par.

And, remember “If it’s not up, it’s not In”!

It’s not as difficult as we make it! Learn a simple technique that doesn’t require any extraordinary physical talent, yet consistently produces EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS!

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