Most average golfers, people whose scores average about 100, would love to lower those scores by about ten strokes or so. For many this seems like the impossible dream, but the fact is that for most this goal can be within reach if they go about the problem knowledgeably. The most practical way to get such a big improvement is to greatly improve their putting skills, and most average players have plenty of room for improvement.
Most golfers are not cognizant of the fact that very few players can accurately line up putts and other shots just using their eyes. This even applies to golf professionals, but of course the alignment of pros will be much better than that of average golfers. This author was dismayed and lost a lot of confidence when he realized he was way off on alignment of putts, and this caused me to think I couldn't make anything. And I was an 8 handicapper.
Then for most people the body and the brain combine and try to compensate for the golfer's misalignment. Subtle little adjustments are made by the hands and the body, and these changes are largely unnoticeable. So without realizing it golfers are swinging across the line of the putt or hitting the ball with a slightly open or closed club face. Instead of hitting the putt on the sweet spot of the putter, they will be off a bit, and this difference is important. Dave Pelz, the famous short game expert who often consults with top touring pros on their putting, says that 95% of putts will miss from 8 feet if the ball is struck even of an inch away from the putter's sweet spot.
Knowing this, what should the average golfer, one who typically shoots about 100, try to do to overcome the problem? The best and easiest solution is to emulate what Tiger Woods does. He draws a line on his golf ball and points that line to his target. He then sets his feet and swings his putter along the same line.
Golfers should also realize that even more significant than alignment in avoiding three putt greens is distance control. Dave Pelz has proven that the proper speed to his a putt is a force that will make the ball stop 17 inches past the hole. This applies to any lie on any green. More putts will go in with that speed than any other. If your putt is longer than 30 feet, just try to die the ball at the hole. Even top pros don't make many 30 foot putts, and you won't either.
Most golfers are not cognizant of the fact that very few players can accurately line up putts and other shots just using their eyes. This even applies to golf professionals, but of course the alignment of pros will be much better than that of average golfers. This author was dismayed and lost a lot of confidence when he realized he was way off on alignment of putts, and this caused me to think I couldn't make anything. And I was an 8 handicapper.
Then for most people the body and the brain combine and try to compensate for the golfer's misalignment. Subtle little adjustments are made by the hands and the body, and these changes are largely unnoticeable. So without realizing it golfers are swinging across the line of the putt or hitting the ball with a slightly open or closed club face. Instead of hitting the putt on the sweet spot of the putter, they will be off a bit, and this difference is important. Dave Pelz, the famous short game expert who often consults with top touring pros on their putting, says that 95% of putts will miss from 8 feet if the ball is struck even of an inch away from the putter's sweet spot.
Knowing this, what should the average golfer, one who typically shoots about 100, try to do to overcome the problem? The best and easiest solution is to emulate what Tiger Woods does. He draws a line on his golf ball and points that line to his target. He then sets his feet and swings his putter along the same line.
Golfers should also realize that even more significant than alignment in avoiding three putt greens is distance control. Dave Pelz has proven that the proper speed to his a putt is a force that will make the ball stop 17 inches past the hole. This applies to any lie on any green. More putts will go in with that speed than any other. If your putt is longer than 30 feet, just try to die the ball at the hole. Even top pros don't make many 30 foot putts, and you won't either.
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