Putting in golf is key when it comes to putting a good score on the card. For average and above-average golfers, making par and bogey putts can shave six to nine strokes off a round. There are several games golfers can play to improve their overall putting ability. These games can help a golfer improve concentration and develop a more consistent putting stroke.
Five In a Row
Line up on the practice green with five balls. The object is to make the putt. Your first putt should be from 10 feet. The next putt should be from 9 feet and the subsequent putt should be from 8 feet. The other two should be from 7 and 6 feet. Since you are shrinking the distance with each putt, you need to make at least two putts in every sequence of five. The key is to always make the last one; that's the money ball. Making that putt can help you concentrate more when you are in a match. Do this on nine practice holes.
Draw the Circle
Go back to the practice green and set up five practice balls from 25 feet. If you are a top professional golfer, you might have a chance of making one or two from that distance. However, good amateur golfers are realistically trying to get as close on their putt as possible. Picture an imaginary 3-foot circle around the flagstick. Your goal should be to place three of five putts inside the circle.
Count the Putts
In your next match with friends or co-workers, compete not just for score, but as putters. In each score hole where you mark your score, write down the number of putts you had on each hole. For every hole in which you had two putts, give yourself a zero. For each hole with one putt, you give yourself a plus-1. For each hole with more than two putts, give yourself a minus-1. The player with the highest score--unlike the real game of golf--wins the contest.
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