This is getting frustrating....

[GrahamD]

I'm 18 years old, Today at my local course I shot a +15 over par (33pts) in a competition and I felt gutted after my round, only 2 days ago I played a practice round with my cousin and I shot +1 over the 18 holes.

I can't explain it, I didn't even feel nervous on the course, I just kept 3 putting from everywhere, I completely lost all feel around the greens, I got off to a good start with 5 pars and a birdie then after that my whole round just crashed and I didn't make a single par for the rest of the round, I was fuming, I keep hitting my drives dead down the middle 280+ then hitting an iron to the green, on for birdie and just 3 put, every put for par just kept lipping out of the hole, not only that but I was chaning my putter stroke on nearly every hole just to find something, but it only got worse.

I guess this last year of grinding practice for me with my ballstriking really means nothing if I cant putt, I deserve it tbh, I spent way to much time practicing ballstriking, and hardly no time on the putting green.

Alot of the guys at the club couldn't believe how bad I played after seeing my in the range this morning, I got complemented by many people on how well I was hitting the ball, they were even joking around saying to me ''so when you turning pro'' or ''how is your handicap only 11?''


The old saying is right ''Drive for show, put for dough''



If anyone has any goodtips for putting to get in a good routine or any good tips for pace putting I would much appreciate it thanks

[RIduffer]

Sorry to hear, but at least you know what to work on now. I think that's why it's good to play some competitive golf...it exposes the weaknesses in one's game.

I am no one to be offering putting advice, but there is one thing that I always come back to: keep my head down all the way through the stroke. I was doing this today; literally waiting to hear the ball hit the hole before I picked up my head. It's the only thought that has ever brought any consistency to my putting.

Just my .02 but good luck and I am envious of your ballstriking prowess . My irons are an absolute joke lately.

[jambalaya]

Practice, practice. There are a lot of approaches to putting you just have to find the right feel. A reverse overlap grip may work for you. I like to make sure my right hand is in control. Some people like to go straight back and forward others like a slight arc to their stroke. Some golfers put a little forward press in their strokes. Do some experimentation, read some tips and try things out. Then again, don't let one bad day make you dismantle a good thing. Some days we just don't have it and just need one slight adjustment.

[GrahamD]

Thanks for the tips guys, I think my main problem with putting is that I have no routine what so ever unlike my full shots where I will do two short practice swings, stand behind the ball, get my grip in place and slowly walk in to the shot, with putting I usually just read line from one angle, step right up and hit it

Im going to work on my routine tomorrow when I get to the practice green :)