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yourself while you are aiming the putter.

Basic Rules of Putting

I have chosen to add this section because it seems that most golfers are unaware of some
things that seem common knowledge to me.

1) Faster greens break more than slower greens.
2) Downhill putts break more than uphill putts.
3) If in doubt, play more break.

Most players miss short putts by underplaying the break when going downhill and
overplaying it going uphill. If that describes you, next time you play double the break you
play on your downhill puts and cut it in half for uphillers.

Conclusion

Putting is the most challenging part of golf. It makes all the difference in the world as far as
your score is concerned.

To me, it is also the best part of my game. I rarely miss a putt inside of five feet, and I
make more than my share in the 5 to 10 foot range. I have many days when I don't miss at
all inside of ten feet.

I am not telling you that to brag about my putting. I am just illustrating what a chronic
yipper that can't make a three footer to save their life can achieve if they forget about
making a stroke and start looking at the things that will help them make putts. I was once
that chronic yipper.

Almost all putting instruction I see is pure BS. Putting is not a science. It is a game. More
specifically, it is a target game. Focusing on technique will never help you get better as a
putter. If you want to work on your stroke, do it on the practice green.

And if you want to make more putts on the course forget about making a good stroke.
Good putting doesn't take a good stroke. It takes a stroke that consistently hits the ball on
the correct line at the correct speed. And I have seen some pretty shaky looking strokes
that made a lot of putts.

I have given some valuable insight that will help you putt better because it will remove your
mind from the physical stroke and focus on what is really important. Line and speed.
If you would like to learn how to apply the fundamentals of every other target game to your
putting so hitting the ball on line will be as instinctive as throwing a ball, I recommend you
look at Target Putting. You can do that right now by clicking on the book cover below.

It will change the way you look at putting and make you a significantly better putter within
about 15 minutes.