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The Magic Key To Putting
By: David Hooper
When you have it, you have it. The world is yours. When you
don’t have it…then you think that you would be better off
placing the ball in the hole with your hand rather than using
your putter.
Just the last time you played you had the same stance, putter,
and “feel” as you had today, but last time you made the shot
easily. What happened?
Do you just have bad luck this time?
Putting is not a game of chance. Although sometimes it may seem
that there is no rhyme or reason to it, there are some tips to
help your putting.
If you are having putting problems, your solution can be boiled
down to one little word.
Tension.
Concentrate on keeping your muscles relaxed while you are
putting and your shots will become more and more accurate.
Stiff muscles only make it harder to putt. Good putting takes
complete muscle relaxation so that your movements are fluid.
Fluid movement gives you the freedom to make a good putt. If you
are trying to tense your body up to keep your balance, then you
are guaranteed to have problems.
When you are not having problems putting, your confidence is
increased and you are having free movement. When you miss an
easy putt, then you become tense and you try more carefully. The
more tense you become, the more freedom you lose and your
putting goes down the drain.
You can change everything about your putting and try to copy
every professional player imaginable, but it all hinges on you
being relaxed. Relax your muscles. Be loose and free. Pretend
your muscles are like jelly.
Making a good shot is impossible if you are tense. When you
stiffen up from your face to your feet, you lose the freedom
that you need to make a good shot. You may make several shots
this way, but there will come a time when all you will hit are
bad shots. You need to stay relaxed enough to fall down (but
stay up).
If you will stay relaxed then your putt will improve, your
confidence will rise, and you will be more relaxed for the
entire golf game!
Are you looking for the magic key to putting? RELAX! Good
putting hinges on this one key!
About the author: David Hooper is a golf enthusiast from
Memphis, TN. Visit http://www.golfinginstitute.com/ for more
information on how to improve your golf game. |
