Kodachrome
* Ace Member *
hey guys. since i bought a basket i've been working a ton on my putting. i've definitely gotten better, changed some things up. it doesn't always translate to the course - i tend to get inside my own head and forget to putt like i practice - but that's beside the point.
it's starting to save me strokes on the course. i feel comfortable anywhere 20' and out. i just pop it in and i don't have to think about it for the most part.
the problem is once you get inside that 20' range, which for me should be at this point "gimme" range. but it's not and i don't know why. even in my basement, all of a sudden i'm so close to the basket and i forget how i should putt. i've tried different variations, i've tried doing silly things like putting with a driver, anything to alter my mental state and just hit the putt, but i can't. it's ridiculous. as my approach and driving game gets better i'm faced with more of these 10-15' putts and i screw them up. it's to the point where even 5' tap-in putts make me nervous.
honestly i'd say i'm probably 70% from 20-30' in my basement. i'd say i'm about 50% inside 20' and even worse on the course, probably 40%. i've practiced and practiced just those short putts and i can't figure it out. the best thing i can think of is, in my head, to pretend i missed the putt and then pretend that my current putt is the "desperation putt" that everyone nails after they have already missed their putt. for some reason this seems to work for me and my body naturally responds a bit better to what it's supposed to do. anny putting also seems to help. i tend to completely flub my putts to the left and release early, afraid to put it into the chains. anny putting corrects it to some degree.
what's your "trouble range" and what do you do to squash it? i'm interested to hear. i think i am unique in that my nerves kick up on the "easier" putts. what about you? it's been pretty frustrating; i've been working on it for several weeks, spending time each day.
it's starting to save me strokes on the course. i feel comfortable anywhere 20' and out. i just pop it in and i don't have to think about it for the most part.
the problem is once you get inside that 20' range, which for me should be at this point "gimme" range. but it's not and i don't know why. even in my basement, all of a sudden i'm so close to the basket and i forget how i should putt. i've tried different variations, i've tried doing silly things like putting with a driver, anything to alter my mental state and just hit the putt, but i can't. it's ridiculous. as my approach and driving game gets better i'm faced with more of these 10-15' putts and i screw them up. it's to the point where even 5' tap-in putts make me nervous.
honestly i'd say i'm probably 70% from 20-30' in my basement. i'd say i'm about 50% inside 20' and even worse on the course, probably 40%. i've practiced and practiced just those short putts and i can't figure it out. the best thing i can think of is, in my head, to pretend i missed the putt and then pretend that my current putt is the "desperation putt" that everyone nails after they have already missed their putt. for some reason this seems to work for me and my body naturally responds a bit better to what it's supposed to do. anny putting also seems to help. i tend to completely flub my putts to the left and release early, afraid to put it into the chains. anny putting corrects it to some degree.
what's your "trouble range" and what do you do to squash it? i'm interested to hear. i think i am unique in that my nerves kick up on the "easier" putts. what about you? it's been pretty frustrating; i've been working on it for several weeks, spending time each day.
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