Speed:

• Putting represents around 40% or more of your game
• The SPEED element influences around 80% of the result
• Calibrate your stroke to the green speed when you practice
• Get the speed right and you’ll never be to far from the hole
• You can learn a lot from watching your playing partners putt 

• Select a straight putt and place 6 tees equally spaced 1 metre apart into the practice putting green. If practicing indoors, use a good quality putting mat and place several small coins 30cm apart.
• Using 6 balls, putt one ball to each tee or coin starting from the closest tee or coin.
• Then randomly select a tee or coin and putt a ball to it.
• Continue to change the length until you can finish close to each tee 

• A pre-putt routine is just as important as a pre-shot routine
• Committing to a routine will help to build consistent and reliable putting stroke
• Look at ways that will help improve your pre - putt routine
• Your practice stroke should replicate your actual putting stroke 

• Do you know what type of Putting Stroke You Have?
• Square to square
• Inside to inside
• Outside to inside 

• Determine where the straight putt is on the putting green in relation to a clock face
• Look where your ball is in relation to the straight putt
• Decide on the line and speed required – (most people under read the break)
• Be confident and trust your judgement 

• Either from behind or beside the ball practice your putting stroke glancing up and down the intended path.
• Visualise a path the width of the hole starting from your ball and ending at the hole
• Visualize the ball travelling along that path into the centre of the hole.
• Once you are set commit to the putt with confidence 

• Always Practice with Purpose - Measure Your Results - Review Regularly 
• Always practice using the same ball as the one you play with
• Never spend more than 20 minutes without a break when practice putting
• When you first arrive at the Practice Putting Green select a straight 2 metre putt and instead of putting to a hole putt to a tee.
• Compare the practice green surface to the course green speed and adjust when necessary  

• Correct alignment is crucial when putting
• Select a point between you and the hole that represents the intended path to your ball and the hole
• When practicing, have a friend stand behind you and assess your alignment to the target
• Check to see if your putter grip is aligned to your putter face 

• Correct tempo is generally a 2 to 1 ratio between the takeaway and the follow through
• Try to have a smooth tempo
• Slowly accelerate through the ball
• Compare your tempo to your playing partners 

• Ensure your putter face is square just before impact and just after impact.
• A putter face aimed 2% offline may be the difference between sinking and missing the putt
• Use whatever you can on your putter i.e. Lines, white circles to keep the Putter Face aligned to the ball path
• A poorly fitted or loose grip could be affecting your alignment 

• Try to line the ball manufacturer name or similar on the intended path
• Or, if you prefer draw a line on your ball