Once you start playing golf it doesn’t take you too long to realise your putting is the most important part of your game. I’m sure most high handicappers have a similar problem as myself.  I can now confidently hit a ball some distance, and more often then not, hit the fairways.  But getting onto the greens in two or three strokes is pointless if it then takes you three strokes to get the ball in the hole.

So I am going to share with you some of the tips I have been given over the past few months or so; and it would be great if you had other tips to share with me.

It’s an old cliche in golf, but its true to say - putting is a game within a game!

Improve Your Putting

This tip might sound odd, but believe me it works. It will help you gauge the power of your stroke and also gain confidence in your ability to judge how hard to hit the ball.

I read that when Tiger Woods was very young, his father used to tell him to pick the ball up and roll it towards the hole.  If you are throwing a ball to someone else to catch you don’t fill your head with complicated sums trying to workout the distance, you simply look at your target and gauge the amount of power you need to apply to send the ball to the recipient.

By rolling the ball to the hole you are using those same instincts.  Try it, if it works then attempt to hit the ball with equal power using your putter.

Trust me, it works; and by doing this exercise you will gain confidence in your own ability to judge the distance and power required to send the ball to the hole without worrying too much about techniques.