{"id":470,"date":"2017-01-14T09:46:08","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T07:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com\/golf-blog\/?p=470"},"modified":"2017-01-14T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T07:46:08","slug":"putting-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com\/golf-blog\/putting-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Putting Practice<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

During this series or articles I have repeatedly referred to the need for positive practise before your round commences.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you have not allowed sufficient time before your start time for a full warm up practise session you MUST find some time to practise your putting which for golfers of all standards is a key part of the game.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I have spoken in the past of the need to practise success rather than failure by holing a number of short length putts rather than trying to hole 30 footers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I also have a number of other tips that will help your putting during the course of the round and which will assist to eliminate nerves during pressure situations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Firstly, practise putting to a 1 Euro coin because this will alter your perception of the size of the hole.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You will be in a win-win situation because if you miss the coin it will not feel like a failure because it is such a small target but when you start to actually putt at the hole it will seem large compared with the coin and this will give you more confidence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Secondly, practise the putting ladder.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What is this I hear you say?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Take five golf balls an attempt to knock the first ball a distance of 20ft.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Aim to knock the second ball 15ft,the third 10ft and so on.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You will gain a touch and feel that you would not develop by putting at a hole where your focus is on holing the ball.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

During the 1993 Ryder Cup at the Belfry, Fred Couples could be seen doing a similar \u2018practise drill\u2019 with short wedge shots where he attempted to hit successive shot five yards further than the previous shots.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So you see even the worlds best develop practise methods aimed at improving touch and feel during their actual round of golf.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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