Golfer Newbies

Generally, I don’t enjoy reading the articles and books that offer step-by-step descriptions of various ways to swing the clubs. They are boring, and I rarely can apply much from them anyway. However, the book by Tiger Woods is an exception. I started it the other day, and it is really one of the most helpful books on how to improve your golf game and golf swing I have read. I haven’t yet finished the book, but I was very impressed with the chapter on putting (Tiger says you should start with improving your putting game, then your chip shots, then short irons all the way through to your driver – shortest to longest rather than the other way around). He also recommends that you follow the same routine every time you putt. Developing this kind of consistency will most certainly improve your game. I’ve summarized it here for you, but you definitely should read the book for yourself.

Tiger’s Putting Routine:

1. Take a general view of the putt while standing behind the ball.
2. Walk to the hole while taking a side-view of the line to help determine slope.
3. Examine the area around the hole.
4. Walk back to the ball and crouch behind it to get the clearest view of break and speed.
5. Stand alongside the ball and make two practice swings.
6. Move the putter behind the ball and then shift your feet forward.
7. Take two more looks at the line and the hole.
8. Make the putt.

See larger image How I Play Golf (Hardcover) By (author) Tiger Woods List Price: $19.99 USD New From: $6.35 In Stock Used from: $0.01 In Stock Release date October 9, 2001.