Are Your Putting Skills Up To Par?
One advantage of starting any new sport is that you will be open to advice (assuming you know what advice to get in the first place). And learning from scratch gives you the chance to start on a good foundation.
If you have already participated in a sport then you more than likely have already started to develop some bad habits.
However, many beginning golfers make a huge mistake by not taking the time to learn to putt. This article is going to give some useful putting advice that you can use anywhere.
First of is to get your self some decent golf clubs, your local golf equipment shop should be able to help you here as most of the good one employ golf pro’s who can advice you correctly about a good choice of clubs and putters.
Men’s golf equipment varies as will your own needs so make sure you get this very first step right as well.
Putting may not see like a lot of fun to work on but it is crucial if you want to keep your scores low. Most beginners make the mistake of going out to the driving range and hitting ball after ball with their driver believing that the only way they are going to get good and hopefully break 80 is by hitting a 300 yard drive.
This is a big mistake, what you need to remember is that a missed three foot putt will cost you the same amount of strokes as a 300 yard drive.
So how do you get good at putting? You get good a putting by learning the fundamentals and by practicing. Here is an often overlooked putting tip for beginners that will stand you in good stead no matter if you are playing on your own home green or somebody elses.
Read the Grain
One of the first things that you should learn how to do is learn how to read the grain on the green. This is very helpful as it will tell you how fast the putt is running and how the putt is going to break.
The simplest way to determine how the grain is running is to look at the color of the grass. This method takes a little practice but once you understand how to do it this putting tip can save you many strokes.
When you are standing behind your putt look at the color of the grass between your ball and the cup. If it looks shiny your are putting with the grain. The shiny look comes from the grass lying down. When you putt with the grain your putt is going to run quicker.
If the color of the green is a dark green your putt is running against the grain which will make the putt slower.
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