Lots of Action Around the Pin
though this will be short, do not underrate the information that it contains. As in life, golf isn’t necessarily about making big changes, but little adjustments which can make all the difference. As in all things, there is a sequence, an order in which everything works best, and the Putt is one of those things that work much better if you follow that proper order/ sequence.
In your putt sequence, one of the first things that you are going to want to do, is decideut on the path the ball will travel, and this definitely needs to be done before the stroke. When you are in the process of figuring your line, pay close attention to the area of the green inside a three foot radius of the hole. At this point, most of the ball break will happen because the ball will be rolling slowly, and any change in the direction of your ball will be more exaggerated. You really need to figure out where your ball should be when it enters that “red zone” to use a football game term.
All you want/need to be thinking about during the stroke, is how hard to hit the ball, not where. You can determine how far the ball will go, by how far you bring back your putter during the back swing.
Once you hit the ball, the distance that the swing goes past the original ball striking position of your golf swing, should be equa-distant to the length of your back stroke.
You should think about putting the ball with just enough power to hit the ball about one foot pass the whole if you were to miss. With your ball going by the hole and remaining in “Gimmee ” territory, make sure you observe the break as it goes past the whole. This is important because it will give you the line you need for the “easy” tap in.