subject: 3 Golf Putting Practice Tips For Success [print this page] Putting Practice Tip #1) Spread out your golf putting practice sessions. When working on improving your putting game, it's helpful to set aside some quality practice time on the practice putting green. Instead of spending 2 or 3 hours in one afternoon working on your putting, try to spend a solid hour of quality time on the practice green.
Practicing your putting for too long can cause you to lose focus and either develop or revert back to bad habits. You want to space out your putting practice sessions. If you're going to spend 2 hours on working on your putting, break it down into 4 quality hour practice sessions over the course of a week or two. This is the surest way to ingrain positive technique while avoiding pitfalls from over practicing and developing problems in your putting stroke.
Putting Practice Tip #2) Vary your putting drills and what you're working on. For the first half of your practice session, try working on shorter putts while focusing more on getting your line correct. Once you've worked on this for a bit, try to practice some longer putts to get your speed and distance control down. There are some helpful drills you can work on for both line and speed. Changing up your drills can benefit your stroke and keep your putting practice sessions focused and productive.
Putting Practice Tip #3) When trying to perfect your putting stroke, work on one thing at a time. This may mean you are trying to stay more connected with your hands, arms, and shoulders working together. Stick with that and don't worry about your speed control for awhile until you've got that down. Just pick one helpful putting technique tip to ingrain and do that until it becomes second nature. This is the easiest way you can improve and get your golf putting technique working for you.
