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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Practice without science or a system is like a pilot on a ship without a compass. He knows not where he is going. Leonardo Da Vinci |
- There is nothing on how to play golf that has not already been thought of, written down, or spoken about by someone, somewhere. This is not surprising as golf has a long history.
- Technology and techniques may change, but the objective of the game remains unchanged - Get the ball into the hole in the least number of shots.
- Learning from others is about Finding, Sorting, Refining, and then Condensing Information - information that can be contradictory, complicated, and confusing - into simple key elements that you can use to improve your performance.
Web Site
The purpose of this web site is to show you that the way you putt is not the only possible one.
Before you start into the Instructional pages, please read the page on 'Using Web Site' as it will help you to put the Instruction into context.
Experience - A Slow Teacher
I learned my golf through trial and error. My biggest regret is that I didn’t have good information when I played competitively. That is the trouble with good information - it usually comes too late for you to enjoy its full benefits. If I had my chance again, I would do it all differently. My first priority would be to learn how to putt consistently.
There are many instructional books and videos offering advice on every aspect of the short game.
Each month a new issue of golf magazines adds to the ideas, opinions, and expert tips. Our very nature makes us hungry for easy solutions.
Are you too attracted to the quick fix? The bad news is that for every tip, idea, suggestion there is another giving you an opposite view. It all adds to the mumbo jumbo of instruction.
Smart Learning
The SIMPLEST way to do something is usually the BEST way to do it. The fewer moving parts … the less need for compensatory adjustments … the more consistency. This applies to everything you do from tee to green.
This web site is arranged to give you BASIC INSTRUCTION in an EASY-TO-FOLLOW way so you can decide on the method that is best for you. It is not my information, but an amalgam of the information that I have researched over the years from many sources.
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I will identify the source whenever possible. If I don't acknowledge something, it is because I have forgotten where I read or copied it.
I do not wish to infringe on anyone's copyright. If you have found anything that infringes on your rights, please contact me immediately.
From time to time I will be offering you a number of recommendations based on my research and personal experience.
If you check the Site Map you will find additional information on the topics listed in the navigation bar.
Get reading, and by practising the ideas of PUTTING MADE EASY, you will soon enjoy the satisfaction of being known among your friends as a good putter.
| What's New? - Putting Step-by-Step Fundamentals This web site sets out to describe the step-by-step fundamentals of good putting in a concise and logical manner. |
| Ezines - Short Articles on Putting, Golf, and Golf History A collection of ezines on golf. Golf has evolved over the years and we tend to think of the game as it played today as how it always was. Nothing could be further than the truth. |
| Web Site - How to Use this Web Site to Your Best Advantage This web site is a work in progress and contains information on a number of ideas on putting. You should read each page with an open mind to gain some understanding of the specific topic. |
| Putting Instruction - Can You Answer These Questions about Your Putting? Putting instruction primarily helps you hit a straight putt and send it the correct distance. If you can already do this, your concerns should be with aiming your putterface and reading the breaks. |
| Putting Basics - Putt Any Way You Want, just be Consistent Putting is the most individualistic of all golf shots, but in the end it comes down to applying certain key putting basics if you are after consistent results. |
| Putting Smarter - Changing your Practice Habits by Abandoning your Old Way Putting smarter is recognising that practice without purpose is a waste of time. Don’t practise an error, as there are no rewards for persistence. Quality beats quantity hands down. |
| Putting Image 1 A side-on image of a recommended putting setup. |
| Putting Image 2 A front-on image of a recommended putting setup. |
| Putting Setup: A precise setup creates the foundation for a repeatable stroke. Your putting setup is important to your putting success. If you set up in a haphazard manner, you are just adding difficulty to making a consistent stroke. |
| Putter Fitting - 5 Things You Must Know to Get Your Putter Fitted Correctly Putter fitting is not just for professional golfers or the better player. You can immediately improve your putting stats by having your putter custom fitted correctly. |
| Choosing a Putter - What You Absolutely Must Understand Before You Buy Choosing a putter that is right for you is more than just picking out one that looks good. If you want to putt well, there are certain things you must know before you part with your cash. |
| Pre-putt Routine: A case of See it, Feel it and Do it. A pre-putt routine is a consistent and systematic procedure to help you cope with pressure by placing you in a non-thinking mode prior to starting your putting stroke. |
| Putting Image 3 A front-on image of aiming your golf ball on the green. |
| Aiming Your Putterface - Is Your Putter Pointing in the Right Direction? Aiming your putterface accurately is not easy. This is because your eyes work best from behind the target with your eye-line level with the horizon, |
| Putting Image 4 A side-on image of a recommended putting stroke. |
| Putting Stroke: Get it in the hole any old way may not always work. The skill that you need for a successful putting stroke is the ability to hit a straight putt consistently at the correct speed. |
| Putting Image 5 Main Points concerning Distance Control. |
| Distance Control: How to roll your golf ball the correct distance. Most three-putts are the result of poor distance control on your first putt. The problem is almost always incorrect speed, not inaccurate control of direction. |
| Putting Image 6 A front-on image of a reading the putt. |
| Green Reading - Think of the Green as a Crime Scene with You as the Detective Green reading is a skill and you have to learn to see the evidence that is available on the green. You must use it to predict how your ball is going to react over the surface it has to travel. |
| Green Mapping - An Essential Tool for Making More Putts Green Mapping can be likened to preparing for a long road trip. The more thorough your preparation, the better chance there is that you will reach your destination safely and on time. |
| Putt Reading – The Secret of Sinking More Putts Putt Reading is not the same as Green Reading. It is only concerned with the small piece of green over which your ball has to travel to reach the hole. |
| Fall Line – What You Must Know in order to Sink a Putt The Fall Line is the true downward direction of the slope. Knowing the direction of this line will help you to determine exactly which way the ball will break at the hole. |
| Fall Line Putt Reader – What You Must Know to Read a Putt Accurately The slope of the green at the hole is the biggest single factor in how a putt will break. Find the Fall Line and you are well on your way to making the putt. |
| Putting Image 7 A side-on image of a missed short putt. |
| Pressure Putts: Thinking your way to better putting by not thinking. Your mental approach to handling pressure putts plays an important part in your success on the greens. It is not enough to have a perfect stroke if you fall apart when the going get tough. |
| Practice Putting: Sometimes it pays not to practise if you are doing it wrongly. Practice putting - can you improve your performance without it? Is it possible for you to putt better simply by reading and thinking about it? Can you will your ball into the hole? |
| Putting Aids: Do they really help or are they just a crutch? Putting aids, training aids, swing aids, you name it and there is an aid out there to solve a golfer’s every problem. But how many are any good and do they bring about a lasting change? |
| Golf Anecdotes: I’ve spent my life golfing – the rest I’ve just wasted. Golf has been written about probably more than any other sport in history. Exploits fill the pages of newspaper columns and golf magazines with golf anecdotes. |
| Putting Quotes – An Opportunity to Reflect on How Your Putting Stacks Up Putting Quotes help us to reflect from time to time on how our putting is stacking up. Sometimes we lose our way and need a simple thought to point us in the right direction. |
| Books on Putting: Thousands of words on putting know-how with more to follow. You can’t learn to putt simply by reading books on putting However, knowledge and understanding of the different aspects of putting will help to make your practice more effective. |
| Book Store - Putting and Golf Books available from Amazon Putting and Golf Books in my library and available from Amazon. |
| Short Game: This is the scoring zone where poor skills can wreck your card. To have a good short game, you must be able to certain things well. You must be able to pitch the ball, chip it, get out of bunkers, hit high lob shots, and of course putt successfully. |
| Site Map This is the site map of www.better-golf-by-putting-better.com |
| Putting Site Search: How to find your particular putting query. The Putting Site Search function will help you find the pages that match the particular search word or topic you have entered. |
| Resources: Web sites that may interest you in your quest to better your putting. These links will take you to some web sites that could be of interest to you in your quest to improve your putting. Most of the sites are commercial, but contain information and articles of interest. |
| Privacy Policy - Better-Golf-by-Putting-Better's privacy of information policy Your privacy is extremely important. This document outlines the types of personal information received and collected when you use Better-Golf-by-Putting-Better |
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| About Me A brief outline about my passion for golf. |
| About This Site - My Web Site and Why and How I Built It This is the story about this site on Putting and why and how I built it using SBI's Site Build It. |
