Golf Putting Tips – Improve Your Putting

Have you ever noticed that when preparing to take a putt your practice stroke is smooth and easy?  Then when you stroke the putt, what felt great in practice turns into something else. You either push or pull the ball off line just enough to miss. Check out Phil Mickelson as he practices his putting and then try the golf putting tips below that is sure to help you improve your putting.

Try these golf putting tips to improve your putting:

Set up to a straight putt as you normally would and… Putt with your eyes closed. That’s it.

When you putt with your eyes closed you eliminate all of the subconscious adjustments your brain tries to make throughout the stroke.

When your eyes can’t see what your putter is doing, all your brain has to work with is the feel of what you rehearsed in your practice stroke.

Practicing this way will help you develop trust in your putting stroke. You will be less likely to try and steer the ball to the hole. More likely, your strokes will be more natural and fluid allowing you to control the putt through the length of the swing.

Take at least 10 putts with your eyes closed every time you are practicing your putting. This will help you build trust in your putting stroke on the practice green, which will translate to fewer putts on the golf course.

When you are putting during your round, pick a very specific spot on your golf ball, the number on your golf ball or maybe a specific dimple, and focus on it during your stroke. Narrowing your field of vision will decrease the likelihood that you will make subconscious adjustments during your stroke. This is one of the techniques professional golfers use when putting.

Give these golf putting tips a try to improve your putting the next time you are on the practice green.  If you are still missing putts even with your eyes closed, then your putting stroke definitely needs some work.  I recommend you pick up a copy of the Ultimate Short Game System.

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