Dear Blog,

         Putting accounts for about 40% of the strokes a golfer takes. As last week, I researched on golf.about.com. It had a whole section about putting tips. When holding a putter, there is a cross-handed grip and a claw grip. Also, just like before, the putter needs to be square during the swing. The website suggests to practice putting by making 50 shots in a row. This drill suggests that the golfer set up four feet away from the hole and practice swinging straight back and forward along the target line. It apparently helps with pressure. When the golfer gets up to 47,48, and 49, it would be crucial for them to get the ball in the hole, and therefore this drill is great practice with critical high pressure moments. Golf.about.com also stresses the importance of being able to read a course. In general, it is super important to be a great putter. Maybe I should go play some mini golf as a warm up before I hit the course.
          Next week in class I will be practicing my putting game. Like in movies, how the president will be in the oval office practicing his putting skills over the presidential seal rug with a coffee mug, putter, and golf ball, I will be in the computer lab doing the same.



http://golf.about.com/od/golftips/a/tips_putting.htm
http://golf.about.com/od/golftips/ss/puttingstrokedr.htm
http://golf.about.com/od/golftips/ss/reading_greens.htm