Putting

[Borf]

I was thinking about putting, and I know this is the scoring zone. One putting is key to scoring your best.

I played in a 72 hole tournament last season, I finished 12 shots off the lead,

check out my putting stats:
3-putts: 14
total putts: 137
putts/round: 33.75
GIR/Round: 12.5
GIR putts/hole: 2.100
Total birdies: 9

some comments on these stats? and maybe some advice on how to putt?!

[pjsnyc]

  Borf said:

I was thinking about putting, and I know this is the scoring zone. One putting is key to scoring your best.

I think ur putts per round should be read '34.25' (unless im an idiot?)

But yeah, putting has always been the strongest part of my game...if you can get ur putts per round down to about 31-32 you wouldve had a better chance (those pesky 3-putts bother me to no end). At least for me, a good round of putting always kept my confidence high and i was able to hit more consistently because of it.

[Hustle]

2 Thumb Putter grip.....

[skierbri10]

  Borf said:

I was thinking about putting, and I know this is the scoring zone. One putting is key to scoring your best.

I would work on your irons, and hit greens more often and closer to the hole.

[rubior]

I saw a great video on the golf channel on-demand that has actually helped my putting. It was with Gary Player. Player said people have to much of a tendency to try and watch the ball go in. He said you need to keep a quiet head, (not moving your head during putting). He suggested listening for the ball to go in the cup. You don't have to see it go in, you can hear it go in. I tried this and my missed putts were so much closer than usual, and I made a lot more putts than usual. It was a great tip and it really helps you concentrate on speed. Try it, works for me. That's my 2 cents.

[Pinseeker81]

I'm not a fan of the "just listen for it to go in" method. If I do that and hear nothing, look up and see I've missed, I don't know how it missed and I've learned nothing.

I hit, pause, tilt head to the side to look. I could have a 60' putt and still be frozen in that finishing position just watching, lol.

[ganjagolfer]

chipping the ball in helps my putting, try it

[Dent]

3 rounds and 14 3 Putts is not the greatest. Usually i get 2-3 3 Putts Per round so for 4 rounds that would be 8-12 3 Putts. But it also can depend on your handicap also.

[r7 425]

Those stats looked like the average player for last years US Open at Oakmont--id say those statistics are misconstrued because if your hitting that many greens--then your proximity to the hole must be very far--so i would say it is more IRONS than Putter

[NCGolfer]

  r7 425 said:

Those stats looked like the average player for last years US Open at Oakmont--id say those statistics are misconstrued because if your hitting that many greens--then your proximity to the hole must be very far--so i would say it is more IRONS than Putter

  skierbri10 said:

I would work on your irons, and hit greens more often and closer to the hole.

I couldn't disagree any more. I don't care how far away he is from the hole, averaging more than 2.1 putts per GIR is the problem. It means he's three putting more often than making a birdie putt. Hitting 12.5 greens per round would put him in the top 15 on tour. Irons and approach shots are NOT the problem.

If I was borf I'd glue myself to a putting green and work on my stroke...for all types of putts - long, short, lag, etc. I'm not going to offer advice on what to change or work on since I have no clue what his stroke looks like. Plus, putting is arguably the weakest part of my game.

[Borf]

I messed up on the total putts its suppose to be 135:
so 33.75 per round

I liked that tip on keeping your head down and listening for it to go in.

I also got a good tip on tv last night from dave pelz:

on long putts approach it like a chip, practice your stroke as though it was a chip, and then get up to the ball and put the same stroke on the ball.

And about my proximity to the hole: It was not extremely far, it was just your normal distribution, the greens were not large or anything, I am not here to make up excuses about why I putted poorly, I just want to get better