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If you consider that putting
accounts for nearly half of
your score, it would seem
that added attention and
focus be given to improving
your short game.
Sometimes the biggest
obstacle to successful putting
has to do with “thinking” that
you won’t make it. If you
made a conscious decision
over each putt to fully expect
it to go in, you just might
gain the confidence to allow
it to happen.
Putting is more about “feel”
than any other shot. If you
look at the great putters in
history, they had different
styles, mechanics, and
dispositions, but the one
common element among all
of them, was confidence.
Confidence:
is a mental
characteristic developed by
physical performance and can
increase or decrease according
to how well you play.
Here are a few simple steps
to help you become a more
confident putter.
Step 1
Identify your limiting belief
relating to your putting game.
Example:
“Putting is the
weakest part of my golf game.”
Step 2
Replace
that
negative
thought apositiveconfidence-
boosting belief.
Example:
“I am consistently
a strong putter.”
Step 3
Apply your new belief to
your actual game.
Example:
Now that you
have restated your belief
into a phrase that feels good
for you, start using it on the
course, whenever you hear
the negative belief entering
your consciousness.
A golf pro friend of mine
thinks that every putt he
attempts will find the
bottom of the cup. He even
believes that before he
reaches the green. Does it
always go in? No, generally
not, but with continued
practice, and greater focus,
your new confident attitude
and affirmation, might
just eliminate those pesky
3-putt greens, and allow
you to even drop a few
five-footers, to lower your
score.
Build Confidence,
Make More Putts
Sandy Earl
Sometimes the
biggest obstacle
to successful
puttinghas todo
with “thinking”
that youwon’t
make it.