Ever notice how relaxed you about a putt when the end result is not important? If you compare this to when you stand before putting on a birdie you must get in. The putt could be exactly the same, but because the you know you have to make the putt, it messes with your mind. The reason the second putt plays with your mind is because you have no control over making the putt (if it were in your control, you would make every putt). And the more you want (or have to have) something outside your control, the more anxious you will become. That is what we call pressure in golf psychology.
Pressure in golf is no stranger to the Pros. At the AT&T Champions Classic in 2007, Tom Purtzer was battling his putting demons; "There was a major battle going on inside my head every time I got over a putt,". Even though changing putters is usually not the answer, Purtzer had used so many different putters in the weeks leading up to the event he couldn't keep track of them. Instead the answer is in the right golf psychology. As former PGA golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez said, "I've heard people say putting is 50 percent technique and 50 percent mental. I really believe it is 50 percent technique and 90 percent positive thinking, but that adds up to 140 percent, which is why nobody is 100 percent sure how to putt."
Sinking pressure putts is easier than you think. All you need to do is create a focus under your control. That's what Tom Purtzer ending up doing on the last day of the 2007 AT&T Champions Classic. He made a nine-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff with Loren Roberts and then won the longest playoff in the history of the tournament. What golf psychology magic did he use?
Rather than focusing on whether he would make each putt (out of his control), Purtzer targeted a specific spot on the putting line (within his control) and aimed for that spot (also in his control). He did not worry about where the golf ball went. Purtzer shot a final round 68 and got the winning birdie putt from 17 feet to snatch the victory.
This advice may sound too good to be true, let me show you exactly how to do it. I call this golf psychology putting technique the Quiet Eye, and it will do more for your putting than all the putters in USA combined.
What is Quiet Eye? It is simply picking an exact target on the line of your putt that you want your ball to hit and making sure you train your eyes on the target for a minimum of one second before swinging. You find your target by following your normal putting routine including crouching behind the ball to determine your line. Once you have your stance over your ball, look down your line to find that target on the cup and hold your eyes quietly yet exactly on that target for one second. This target must be extremely minute - perhaps a blade of grass, a piece of sand, or the edge of a cup.
Once you've determined your target, bring your eyes back to your ball. Establish Quiet Eye on your ball for about one second, then swing your putter to your target, keeping your eyes on the ball and then on the grass where the ball was. Do not, under any circumstances, move your eyes to see the cup. Listen for your putt to go in - don't look. Your Quiet Eye routine will make pressure putts easy. You will be thinking about Quiet Eye and not worrying about where the putt will go. You won't feel the need to buy a new putter or take another lesson. Like Tom Purtzer, you will put those putting demons to rest once and for all with your powerful golf psychology.
Pressure in golf is no stranger to the Pros. At the AT&T Champions Classic in 2007, Tom Purtzer was battling his putting demons; "There was a major battle going on inside my head every time I got over a putt,". Even though changing putters is usually not the answer, Purtzer had used so many different putters in the weeks leading up to the event he couldn't keep track of them. Instead the answer is in the right golf psychology. As former PGA golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez said, "I've heard people say putting is 50 percent technique and 50 percent mental. I really believe it is 50 percent technique and 90 percent positive thinking, but that adds up to 140 percent, which is why nobody is 100 percent sure how to putt."
Sinking pressure putts is easier than you think. All you need to do is create a focus under your control. That's what Tom Purtzer ending up doing on the last day of the 2007 AT&T Champions Classic. He made a nine-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to force a playoff with Loren Roberts and then won the longest playoff in the history of the tournament. What golf psychology magic did he use?
Rather than focusing on whether he would make each putt (out of his control), Purtzer targeted a specific spot on the putting line (within his control) and aimed for that spot (also in his control). He did not worry about where the golf ball went. Purtzer shot a final round 68 and got the winning birdie putt from 17 feet to snatch the victory.
This advice may sound too good to be true, let me show you exactly how to do it. I call this golf psychology putting technique the Quiet Eye, and it will do more for your putting than all the putters in USA combined.
What is Quiet Eye? It is simply picking an exact target on the line of your putt that you want your ball to hit and making sure you train your eyes on the target for a minimum of one second before swinging. You find your target by following your normal putting routine including crouching behind the ball to determine your line. Once you have your stance over your ball, look down your line to find that target on the cup and hold your eyes quietly yet exactly on that target for one second. This target must be extremely minute - perhaps a blade of grass, a piece of sand, or the edge of a cup.
Once you've determined your target, bring your eyes back to your ball. Establish Quiet Eye on your ball for about one second, then swing your putter to your target, keeping your eyes on the ball and then on the grass where the ball was. Do not, under any circumstances, move your eyes to see the cup. Listen for your putt to go in - don't look. Your Quiet Eye routine will make pressure putts easy. You will be thinking about Quiet Eye and not worrying about where the putt will go. You won't feel the need to buy a new putter or take another lesson. Like Tom Purtzer, you will put those putting demons to rest once and for all with your powerful golf psychology.
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