The Top 3 Reasons You Miss Short Putts
Short putting is the most important part of the game of golf. It is the scoring shot.
If you hit every green in regulation and three putted them all you're still a bogey golfer. If you miss every green but make every putt you are a scratch golfer. Obviously nobody putts that well or poorly, but it shows a mathematical possibility that putting improvement alone could turn a bogey golfer into scratch. No other shot has that power.
When your short putting is not working, you are not scoring well. There are three main causes of missing short putts.
1) Wrong Speed - Speed is king and must be right if you expect to make the putt. Speed is usually only a problem on more difficult or scary down hill putts, but a lack of confidence in your choice of speed can affect any putt.
2) Wrong Line - Running a close second to speed is the line. You can miss the line by misreading the break or hitting the ball off the line you intended. The line is generally a problem on more severe slopes, but again confidence in the line you choose can cause a problem on any putt
3) Stroke Malfunction - This can occur because of the impact reflex, or by becoming so focused on technique that the line and speed have been neglected. That leads to a lack of confidence in the choices and an attempt to correct yourself during the stroke.
If you are having problems on the greens, these matters should be addressed in the order listed above. Odds are, if you can make sure that you are totally confident in the first two, the third will not arise.
Putting is one of the easiest things to do in golf. You're rolling a round ball a few feet over a smooth surface with a flat faced stick made just for that purpose. The only thing that makes it hard is too much thinking.
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