Short putts are between two feet and four feet long. There is no reason you can\u2019t sink them at professional rates. Here are four ideas on how to meet that standard. <\/p>\n
1. Practice them. Hit putts from two to four feet over and over again. You can do this at home every day on a carpet. Hit ten putts or so. That will take you two minutes, tops. Put your putter down, come back a half hour later, and hit ten more. Repeat every half hour.<\/p>\n
This is the \u201clittle and often\u201d method that is used so effectively in foreign language learning. Do a little bit, but repeat it often.<\/p>\n
2. Putt at an object. Do you have a water bottle that is about four inches in diameter? You can get one at an outdoor store. <\/p>\n
In my first book, Better Recreational Golf<\/em><\/a>, I suggested that you putt at a positive object rather than a negative hole. Putt to hit the water bottle. It is so easy you just can\u2019t miss. <\/p>\n You\u2019re training your mind to see a bottle rather than a hole. When you play, hit the ball against the imaginary bottle, and the ball goes in the hole, simple as that.<\/p>\n 3. Start the putter back slowly, gradually. By starting the stroke very slowly you keep the putter under control. The face stays square, the putter goes straight back and naturally comes straight through.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no need to rush your short putting stroke. On the other hand, don\u2019t be deliberate. The entire stroke doesn\u2019t need to be slow, just the start.<\/p>\n 4. Take the putter straight back and bring it straight through. This keeps the putter’s face square at all times. The short putting stroke is short enough that you can do that without having to manipulate the club. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Short putts are between two feet and four feet long. There is no reason you can\u2019t sink them at professional rates. Here are four ideas on how to meet that standard. 1. Practice them. Hit putts from two to four feet over and over again. You can do this at home every day on a … Continue reading Make More Short Putts<\/span>