Golfer Newbies » putting http://www.golfernewbies.com Golf for Beginners Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:06:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Right Putter http://www.golfernewbies.com/2009/12/30/the-right-club-length/ http://www.golfernewbies.com/2009/12/30/the-right-club-length/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:12:52 +0000 Nikki http://www.golfernewbies.com/?p=215 It should come as no surprise that I asked for and got golf equipment for my holiday gifts. One thing I got was a new putter (see the link below). The thing that made me choose this putter was that it had a choice of lengths – 34″, 33″, and 32″. After trying the various lengths at Golf Galaxy, I chose the 32″ length which was somewhat of a surprise to me. I’m not particularly short (5′6″) but I found I had much more control over the shorter length. And the club weighting just felt right. I really didn’t think it would make much difference, but it did – at least on the practice green. I’ll be going to California this week and have a tee time at Lake Forest for Saturday at 9:30, so we’ll see how it performs then. They say it’s the short game that makes or breaks your golf score, so any improvement on that front is welcome.




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]]> http://www.golfernewbies.com/2009/12/30/the-right-club-length/feed/ 0 Tiger Woods on How to Improve Your Putt http://www.golfernewbies.com/2009/11/11/tiger-woods-on-how-to-improve-your-putt/ http://www.golfernewbies.com/2009/11/11/tiger-woods-on-how-to-improve-your-putt/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:34:20 +0000 Nikki http://www.golfernewbies.com/?p=100 TigerwoodsGenerally, 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.



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How I Play Golf (Hardcover)

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