Golf putting tips – Achieving control and consistency

Golf is a complicated sport mainly due to the range of different shots you’ll have to master, from driving long tee shots to a short distance putt. It can be tough for most amateurs to learn to be proficient at all shot types initially and will take some time before they are able to play a round of golf where all their shots are a good standard.

One of the more frustrating shots is the one that looks the simplest; the putt. You may have made an amazing tee shot, made the ball drop like a stone on to the green with ease but when you are tasked with finishing the hole you can’t quite make that final three or four foot distance. As frustration sets in it can affect your next shot and in most player’s cases, the rest of the round.

Luckily there are a few little exercises and techniques that professional golfers have learnt and shared over the years. These tips range from your stance to the actual motion of hitting the ball, taking heed of just one of them should help you overcome one of the many problems you may be suffering from when your putts are not going in.

Your stance should help you discover the line of your shot, so you ideally want to be stood directly over the ball. As you’re stood this way you should be able to track the ball’s motion by turning your head. You’ll also get a better view of any bad habits such as pulling the club towards you which can make the ball arc rather than go straight.

Another tip that some professionals have given is to visualise another hole roughly two or three feet after the actual hole. This is due to many golfers falling short of the hole even on short putts. As long as you are hitting the ball straight then hitting the ball as if you were aiming for the second imaginary hole will result in your ball falling into the real hole with ease.

Many common problems that golfers experience are down to really small changes in the way they hit the ball. A common putting problem is not pushing the ball; this is achieved by making sure you accelerate your swing after making contact with the ball. This is especially important with long putts as you need to give them a bit more “oomph” to make it travel the distance.

Enjoy your game of golf and make sure you get golf insurance to protect your equipment from loss or damages. If you play golf abroad then getting golf travel insurance is also advisable.