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Putting, the Magic Bullet in your Golf Game
Author: James Murray  | Posted: 04-09-2007 | Comments: 0 | Views: 10 | Rating: (53)  (?) 
When you are on, you are on. The world is your oyster and everything works. But, when you are off… well, it seems even a preschooler has more of a chance to get the ball in the hole than you do.
You would swear you have the same stance, the same putter, the same “feel” as the times you made the shot easily. What has happened?
Is putting just merely a game of luck or skill?
Not a chance. It may seem that there is no real key to putting successfully. And granted, putting is not an exact science.
But if you are having a poor golf game due to putting problems, it all can be summed up in one simple word, and that word is tension.
The more you relax your muscles in golf and especially during your putting, the more accurate your shots will be.
You make the game hard for yourself when you stiffen and tense up your muscles. The basis of good putting, as with all other shots, is absolute relaxation of the muscles. Fluid movement allows for perfect freedom and play. If you are trying to brace yourself to keep your balance, you are courting disaster.
When you are putting well, your movement is free and your confidence high. The second you miss an easy putt, you become anxious and brace yourself to try more carefully. The more you brace yourself, the worse the tension in your body becomes. Consequently, your putting suffers.
You can change putters, change your stance, and mimic every professional golfer you have ever watched. But it all comes down to loosening up. Make your muscles go flabby and limp, loose and free. Pretend your muscles are jelly.
Tension kills good shots. When you furrow your brow and set your muscles in a rigid fashion, you lose the freedom necessary in successful putting. Now you may make several shots in a row, but the time will come that no matter what you try, nothing seems to work. That is the time to gelatin-ize your body. Relax your whole body as if you are about to fall to the ground. (But stay standing!)
The extra bonus here is that as you use this method of relaxation and putt more successfully, your confidence will increase and you will be even more relaxed on the green. Loosening those muscles really is the magic bullet in golf when it comes to putting!
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