Golf Tips: Improve Your Putting Today
Most tips about putting that you will find in magazines or online concentrate on improving your aim. This is not the only thing that you can do to boost your putting technique, but of course accuracy is always important.
The best way to increase the accuracy of your aim is to improve the contact between the putter head and the golf ball, make sure that it is straight and you are using the right area of the putter head. If you are constantly compensating for a tendency to hit the ball slightly off, this makes every putt a hit-and-miss situation.
Something that you can do when practicing (and even in a match) is to draw two parallel lines on the ball with about a half inch between them, and corresponding lines on your putter. Practice until you can hit the ball so that the lines line up exactly, every single time. You will find that this increases the accuracy of your putts, and when it has become natural you can stop drawing the lines with equal success.
It is often worth trying a new putter as this sometimes helps. Even if you are very happy with your current putter you could maybe borrow or rent a couple of different ones and try them out, some styles suite people differently. If you have had yours for a long time, your game has probably changed and another type of putter could be better for you. Always try a new putter in a game before deciding whether to stick or swap.