Minnesota Golfer - Fall 2024 - 9

* BY MIKE BARGE *
Mike Barge is
the Director of
Instruction at
Hazeltine National
GC and a Class A
member of the PGA
of America.
TIPS FROM THE PROS
Flat Stick
Philosophies
Better golf scores begin
with improvements in the
mental side of putting.
G
reat golf is about great scoring, and so much of that
boils down to great putting. We all have the ability
to putt better, even with small tweaks to our mechanics,
green reading and attitude. Consistent ball striking is
difficult, even for tour players, so relying on short game
and putting can turn poor rounds into good rounds.
The ability to aim the putter and start the ball on
the line you've chosen is the genesis of great putting.
And that can't occur until you have read the putt and
determined the direction of the break and the amount.
There are a variety of methods golfers use to read
greens, and I'm on board with anything that works for
you. You have to trust what your feet and eyes are telling
you about slope and terrain and be decisive.
But great putters don't start their stroke until they
visualize the ball rolling into the hole.
And you can't worry about the next putt. Sports
psychologist Bob Rotella advocates enjoying oneputting
more than you hate three-putting. Getting the
ball to the hole with the proper speed and giving all your
putts a chance to fall is the only way to great scoring.
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