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I was watching the news last night here in Charlotte and they did a segment on Tiger Woods at this weekends Wells Fargo Championship and his opposition to the media. He is not participating in any press conferences and is directing all questions to his personal website, twitter, and facebook accounts. I can understand if the media is causing mental issues with his game, but to cut it off completely? I figured I would write about this and see what the golf community thinks about this. I was a fan of Tiger, but with so many other great golfers still in the series and new ones showing up every weekend I find it hard to keep any loyalty towards him. What are your thoughts on this? Is it a good idea to push of the press while you try and re-focus your golf mindset?

Hello, I am the founder of Consistent Golf Strategies. Today I would like to leave you with some free putting help drills that have definitely helped me shave some strokes from my score. I was your standard 4-5 putt guy until I really started focusing on the putting help I needed through these drills. When it comes to putting drills, spend time concentrating on the three essentials 1. Keeping the face square 2. Maintaining a smooth swing 3. Achieving distance control Keeping the Face Square: If you are in the habit of hitting the ball with your blade open or closed, try this: Place a ball on the practice green and put a tee in the ground about twelve inches behind the ball. Put a silver coin on the ground about six inches in front of the ball. Bring your putter back until it taps the tee and then swing it forward, watching to ensure that the face stays square as it passes over the coin. Maintaining a Smooth Swing Putting help drills should have a specific purpose and specific goal. With this next tip, you can learn to swing the club smoothly, which is key to maintaining your tempo and striking the ball solidly. Again, place a ball on the practice green and stick a tee into the ground about 12 inches behind the ball. Bring the club back until it just barely nicks the tee and then immediately go into your fore-swing. Keep your arms moving in a pendulum fashion and keep your hands still. Achieving distance control One of the most crucial putting help drills is learning distance control. The only way to master distance control is through your own touch or feel. Nothing else can replace hands-on practice time when it comes to honing your skills on the green. There are dozens of practice exercises for distance control, but one of the best is to simply stake out five tees, four feet apart, with the last tee being 20 feet away. Then, concentrate on getting the ball to each of the tees consistently. If the ball rolls a few inches past the tee, that’s fine. What you don’t want to see is the ball stopping short of or rolling well beyond the target tee. Notice that you are not aiming at a flag or a cup with this exercise, as this could distract you and cause you to focus more on accuracy than distance. While it’s true that distance and accuracy must work together, there are times when they should not be learned together. These are only a few of the many putting help drills that are available from golf pros and golfing websites. To master your skill on the green, you will need to invest time and energy. Learn to read the green and how to lag a putt, but most of all, learn to love putting help drills. They really do work

I'm a project manager in the motorsports industry, and founder of Consistent Golf Strategies.