Surrey Golf CAP U12s 2017 Putting Who we are Tom Bridger - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Surrey Golf CAP U12’s – 2017 Putting

Who we are • Tom Bridger – Betchworth Park GC • Paul Creamer – Foxhills GC • Simon Shepherd – Addington Court GC • Adam Hall – Surbiton Golf Studios • Lee Mackie – Horton Park GC • Peter Milham – U12 Manager

4 Areas to get correct • Routine • Green Reading • Pace Control • Start ball online Green Reading, Pace Control and Start line are all interlinked

Many combinations work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQzU_vvQ3Xw

Routine • Important about gaining “consistency” • If we repeat the same process again and again, that is the consistency we strive for • Control the elements we can control, e.g. our brains and thoughts • Important for getting mentally prepared to hit the putt “not every putt will go in, but we can prepare and plan for it to do so”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J_0OE0btbw

Green Reading • You will need to aim higher than you realise • Dependant on the pace you hit the putt at • Dependant on whether your start line is square, left or right • Downhill putts with of equal break, will turn more than uphill putts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e8UgT6LrW4

Pace Control • Will depend on your green reading • Very important for long putts • Poor pace control will be main reason you 3 putt – hard to hit the ball 6 feet wide, easy to leave it 6 feet long or short.

Starting Ball Online • Depends on how well you read putts • Depends if you trust your read • Depends on how functional your putting stroke is