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Is There Any Cure For Golf Putting Problems?
Edwin Shackleford
It is perhaps the supreme irony in golf that the simplest
shot in the book seems to cause the biggest problem to the
largest number of golfers.
Let's face it, the putt is the only golf shot that it is really
possible to execute flawlessly without any tuition at all.
We all start off doing this as kids. Some of us are even superb
at it at this young age. It is this shot that is often the
spur that leads to a lifelong addiction to this wonderful
game of golf.
What then, goes wrong? How can this easiest of golf shots
become the absolute bane of an adult golfer's life? Sorry
to say, there is no easy answer. Experts are just as baffled
as inexperienced amateurs over this one. The saying 'it's
all in the mind' was probably never more true than in this
golfing case.
Several years ago, an American company developed a golf putting
machine. They carried out tests in optimum putting conditions
and were gob-smacked to discover that their pride and joy
couldn't hole every putt. They took that machine apart and
tweaked every element of it until they were certain that it
was in perfect working order. And, guess what? It still failed
to hole some putts. If this doesn't go to prove that there
is at least an element of 'black art' about golf putting,
then nothing will.
The best lesson to take from the above is that you really
never are going to achieve putting perfection. If a machine
in perfect working under operating under perfect putting conditions
fails to hole every golf putt, then a human being with all
his or her imperfections never is.
So, the first rule is, stop giving yourself such a hard time
whenever you miss a few putts. It happens to even top professional
golfers. In fact, any problem you have with putting is much
more likely to be psychological than physical, so the very
last thing you should be doing is getting down on yourself
mentally; this can only make matters worse.
Is there anything you can do if you really do have severe,
regular putting problems? Well, apart from working on the
mental side of things to inculcate strong belief that you
really can putt (try some self-hypnosis tapes etc.) the best
advice is to see if a change of putter will do the trick.
Take your lead from the professionals. So many professional
golfers who've suffered terribly from the 'yips' on the putting
green, such as Bernhard Langer, found their salvation in the
broom handle putter - maybe you should give one a try.
Edwin Shackleford has been helping individuals improve
their golf game for years. Visit His Site Today
http://www.improve-your-golf-game.com
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