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Keeping track of the number of putts during a round of golf is at most a basic stat, which may or may not accurately reveal the truth behind your putting.
For example, if your putting stats for a round are not very good (high number of putts), you may think you have to work on your putting, when in actuality the real problem might be that you're not hitting your approach shots close enough to the hole. As a result, you're left with very long putts placing you in two-putt or God forbid, three-putt territory!
On the flip side, if your putting stats for a round are very good (low number of putts), you may think you have mastered the art of putting and are ready to give lessons. However, before you have business cards made, the truth of why your putting stats are good may be that you're missing a lot of greens, causing you to chip or pitch the ball close to the hole... leaving you with short, make-able putts.
THREE STEPS TO BETTER PUTTING
Here's a tool I created that you can use when out on the golf course and during practice.
Step One.
Print out the "Putt Tracking Table" below (or make one yourself) and during a round of golf, track how many putts you make from each of the distances indicated in the table. For example, during an 18-hole round, you may have had five opportunities from 4-5 feet of which you made two of them.
That means you made 40% of your putts in that distance. Do this for each of the distances below.
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| Putt Tracking Table |
Step Two.
Compare your percentages with the target percentages for each distance listed here:
- 1-3 feet - should make 90% or more
- 4-5 feet - should make 50-70%
- 6-10 feet - should make 25-35%
- 11-15 feet - should make 8-15%
- 16+ feet - depending on distance, should make 2-5%
Step Three.
Print out another Putt Tracking Table and practice your putting from each of the distances where you fell short of the target percentage goal. When finished, conduct an evaluation from each of the distances.
For example, say you putt 10 balls from the 4-5 feet range making four of them. Your percentage would be 40%. Below the target range of 50-70%. Practice some more and then evaluate again. This time, you make six out of 10 putts. Now your percentage is 60%, which places you in the 50-70% target range which means you've hit your goal. Yay! Repeat the process within each distance and so on.
In Summary
- Track the number of putts per round for each of the distances in the table.
- Check the percentages you made against the goal percentages in the table.
- Practice your putting and when you feel ready, drop "X" number of balls from each distance in table.
- Check your percentages. If in the goal range, move on to the next distance. If not, continue practice and evaluating.
Practice this routine often and you'll be on your way to lower scores!
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