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.

There is an old saying in golf that goes “Drive for show and putt for Dough”.

How many times during a round of golf have you been frustrated by a putt that was on target only to come up short? What about those putts that miss the cup and go sailing 3 or 4 feet past the hole? By using these 7 proven steps, you can improve your putting; lower your scores and your golf handicap.

When you go back and look at your scorecard, how many putts did you have during the round?

Putting accounts for half or more of our score at the end of the day. Consider that on most golf courses there are 14 holes where you will tee off with a Driver or fairway wood. Again depending on the golf course, you should have 18 to 22 strokes using an iron, hybrid or fairway wood. All golf courses attribute 36 strokes to putting.

This is a huge statistic that too often goes unnoticed or unaccounted for in the amateur golfers mind. I always count the number of putts during a round of golf. I know that if I am going to shave strokes off my score that the easiest way is to take fewer putts.

When you tee off set a goal in regards to your putting. When playing 18 holes, set a goal of 32 putts or less. For 9 holes your goal should be 16 putts or less.

Want to make putts like this one?  Read on to learn more about improving your putting and lower your scores and your golf handicap!

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