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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Fear Of Putting

I am ready to admit that I am now scared of putting. I have lost it. Can you give me some help? I would like to have a few putting tips that are based on putting fundamentals that I could use.
With these putting tips you can take the fear out of your putting:

Finish Position
We are going to start with the end as this will help a large majority of amateurs. Once you have made your putting stroke, the grip of the putter should be past your front leg. Most amateurs get in trouble because they flip or pop at a putt and the grip or handle of the putter never gets past their leg. This means that they have more than likely hit the putt on the bottom of the club face. This is troubling, as controlling distance will be a big challenge for someone who putts with this putting method.

Ball position
Where the ball is placed at address is very important to how the putt will roll once it is struck. Proper ball position to strike a good putt begins with the middle of the putter head in the center of your stance. As you take your address and look down at the top of your putter, the center of the head should be in the middle of your stance or some say in between your feet. Since the putter head is taking up the middle of your stance, this means that the golf bal is just ahead of the middle of your stance.

Weight placement
As you take your address to stroke a putt, you should have more weight on your leg closer to the hole. For right-handed golfers, this simply means that you will have more weight on your left foot or left leg. The question of how much will vary from player to player. With that being said, it will probably end up somewhere between 60-65% on your forward foot. Think about it. Any good golf shot that is struck has more weight on the forward foot than the back. The same is true with the putting stroke.

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