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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.