Keys to Thinking Like A Great Putter

All successful putters believe that they are one of the great putters. Average putters always remember the putts they missed, and forget their successful putts. Besides having confidence in themselves, good putters are also confident in their putting technique. You may not yet be a great putter, but start thinking like one and that will soon change.

1. Attitude – It’s all about attitude. Having a good attitude means believing that you are a good putter, being confident in your putt, believing in your capabilities rather than the putting system, and believing that you are going to make a successful putt. Good putters are more likely to make a putt without being afraid of putting. You will never make a good putt if you play golf believing that you cannot make a putt. Try the power of positive thinking, it really works.

2. Believe in the Putt.  You will never be a good putter if you just make a putt hoping that it will be successful. Good putters know that they must believe in what they see, accept their decision, and then know it will be a successful putt after deciding on path and speed. Even though you miss, you need to work on having confidence in your putting decisions.  You will get better at them with practice.

3. Concentrate On the Putt. Because your goal is to make a successful putt, you must concentrate on everything about putting starting from understanding the green, reading the line, aiming the putter to the hole, and making a decision by yourself. When you are putting, be in the moment. Make sure every aspect of the putt is right, then do it.

4. Believe in Your Feelings and Senses. Sounds too touchy feely? Well Ben Crenshaw, one of the world’s greatest putters, said “If you want to be a good putter, you will have a good feeling when you are on the green”. Good putters believe in their instinct, rather than instruction. They use their feelings, senses, instinct, and imagination. They know the way to putt without knowing “how” to putt.

5. Use your imagination. Putting requires you to see the putt. You must be a good green reader and able to “see” or “feel” the right way to putt. Use your imagination to see the putt to the hole. This will help you read the green and line that your ball will be running on. The more clearly you see the putt, the better your chances will be to succeed.

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