Golf Tips For Putting

Posted on November 9th, 2010 by

The motion of putting is different to any other swing in golf. Putting is a slower swing, only using the arms and shoulders at a consistent speed. Many golfers struggle with putting, and it is one of the major aspects of golf that separate amateurs from professionals. A major problem for golfers is involving there wrists in the swing of a putter, where it should be all in the shoulders. Rocking the shoulders back and forth keep the putter blade straight at the target throughout. Using the wrists can force the accuracy of the putt to be compromised. It also makes it very difficult to control the speed of the putter using the wrists, where as using your shoulders keeps the speed of the swing the same from back swing all the way through to follow through.

There are a few key aspects to putting that are important to understand in order to shoot a low round. Getting a feel for the greens and the speed of those greens is a vital aspect of putting because every course has different speeds and different lengths of grass. This will take a couple of holes to get used to on any course you play, but the quicker that you get a feel for the greens the quicker a good putting stroke can be maximised. Depending on what time of year you play golf, the greens will be different speeds; so do not expect if you play the same course in the winter and the summer and the greens being the same speed.

The other key aspect that will affect your putts is being able to read the greens. Even if you have the best putting stroke in the world, and you have the feel for the greens after playing the first few holes, then without being able to read the greens you will not shoot a low score. Reading the greens takes time and practice and being able to weight your putt being with the read of the greens, can really help reduce your score. Practising on putting greens can help learn how much the severity of hills and bumps in greens will move, there is nothing that can be taught apart from the swing, but remember to swing with your shoulders and not your wrists.