DISTANCE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT ON THE GREEN AS IT IS OFF THE TEE |
You see it every weekend watching the pros play golf – they consistently leave 10 foot – 15 foot – 20 foot putts short of the hole. How can this happen? These guys (and gals) play golf for a living! They practice putting every day! And the one thing a golfer has control over in the putting process is how far they hit their putt – so I will ask the question again?
“How does a professional golfer leave a 15 foot putt – 3 feet short?”
Well - I think most of the time this happens because the golfer isn’t focused on the (right thing at the right time) when they actually stroke their putt – which is what putting is all about – focusing on the (right thing at the right time.) And the ONLY thing a golfer should be focused on when they actually stroke their putt is getting the ball to the hole. Because if they are focused on THAT – they will have a better chance to achieve that which they are focused on – getting their ball to the hole.
Too often golfers – (pros and weekend duffers alike) – are focused on their putting line or putting stroke during the key moment they stroke their putt – and when this happens they increase the chance that they will forget the most important element in putting – getting their ball to the hole! Because if they don’t get their ball to the hole – it doesn’t matter what their line is or how well they execute their putting stroke does it – because if the putt doesn’t get to the hole…..it ain’t going in the hole.
Another way to think about this is to remember that in golf - distance is just as important on the green as it is off the tee. And when I talk about distance on the green I’m not talking about how far you hit your putt – I’m talking about how far you have to hit your putt.
“How does a professional golfer leave a 15 foot putt – 3 feet short?”
Well - I think most of the time this happens because the golfer isn’t focused on the (right thing at the right time) when they actually stroke their putt – which is what putting is all about – focusing on the (right thing at the right time.) And the ONLY thing a golfer should be focused on when they actually stroke their putt is getting the ball to the hole. Because if they are focused on THAT – they will have a better chance to achieve that which they are focused on – getting their ball to the hole.
Too often golfers – (pros and weekend duffers alike) – are focused on their putting line or putting stroke during the key moment they stroke their putt – and when this happens they increase the chance that they will forget the most important element in putting – getting their ball to the hole! Because if they don’t get their ball to the hole – it doesn’t matter what their line is or how well they execute their putting stroke does it – because if the putt doesn’t get to the hole…..it ain’t going in the hole.
Another way to think about this is to remember that in golf - distance is just as important on the green as it is off the tee. And when I talk about distance on the green I’m not talking about how far you hit your putt – I’m talking about how far you have to hit your putt.