If you think about a round of golf as a whole then between thirty and fifty percent of the shots you take will be on the putting green. So it is important to have a putting system in place to improve it and solidify it, so that you don’t leak shots on the green. Putting is an aspect of golf that often gets put to one side in favour of sexier topics to learn such as swing theory, driving and chipping. But the reality is that the rest of your golf game could be Tiger Woods-esque, but if you have a lousy short game than none of that is going to matter.

Personally, this was an aspect of my game that was costing me an awful lot of shots until I decided to do something about it. I looked around and tried all kinds of things, before stumbling on this guide here which really worked great for me.

Of course everyone is different, so do whatever works for you. But its funny how trying something new can really make things click into place really quickly (at least it did for me).

Getting A Putting System In Place

Developing a great short golf game requires you to focus on a few essential components. You will need to work on your own putting system if it’s going to develop into something worthwhile, but the good news is that this is actually easier then you think, and really requires you to focus on a few key components.

I will now discuss some different putting system tips that you can implement immediately to improve your putting.

Putting System Tips

The first component that you need to think about is the physical golf ball itself. You should mark your ball and be sure to wipe it clean and dry with a towel so that it will perform predictably when you hit it. This might be less important on a nice sunny day, but even then, especially in the spring time there is quite a lot of morning dew. So if you play very early in the morning, then even on a dry day your ball can be wet, and potentially pick up dust or particles which will throw off the path when you hit it. So it is worth getting into the habit of cleaning the ball, regardless of what the weather is like.

The second thing you need to do is to read the green. This obviously develops with time as you play more golf on different greens. But it is interesting to see how big a difference reading the green correctly can ultimately play to your score. You know this to be true if you consider the scores you shoot at your own golf club course, as opposed to when you go on holiday and play on a course you are unfamiliar with. I am sure that if you tot up the difference in the scores that you will find that the biggest difference between the two rounds was not to be found in driving or chipping. But rather in your putting. So you need a clear putting system in place to ensure that there is consistency in your performance whether you are playing at your home golf course or somewhere else.

The third factor in thinking about improving your short game is to make an assessment of the speed of the green and the breaks on the green. This is clearly made much easier if you have previously played on the course, as your assessment will be based on much more evidence. But even if you are relatively unfamiliar with how a green plays, you can still have an intelligent guess and your putting system will benefit as a result.

This is just a smattering of some of the things I picked up from this putting guide.  And if you really want to turbocharge your putting then you should check it out. It got me much better results then just buying a new putter