By Jeff Austin
There is no other part of golf that allows for the kind of individuality that putting allows.
There are several options you may want to consider when learning or establishing your putt.
One such variation is called by several names: “pop”, a “rap: or a “jab” it is a quick stroke with a short backswing and little follow through.
It is used by several of the well known tour golfers, most of them in all likelihood grew up putting on inconsistent greens.
They developed this stroke to allow for the unsatisfactory areas on the greens that were between them and the hole!
Some of the advantages to this shot are for those who have trouble with their short putts. It is sure to create firm contact with the ball and keeps it rolling on line.
However, it is difficult to judge the amount of backswing needed for long putts, and if you are trying to learn your rhythm, it may affect your success in that area.
The decision to hit every putt so that it hits the back of the cup or slowly do it just rolls over the lip, is solely up to you.
Some very sound advice to assist you in making this decision is to imagine that the hole is covered, and your shot needs to roll the ball directly over this cover with it ending up 17 inches past the hole.
Because you are used to putting to a specific target, learning to putt 17 inches past takes a lot of practice.
At a putting green, put a coin on the ground to indicate the hole and stick a tee in the ground 17 inches past it.
Practice putting the ball over the coin and to the tee from three feet, gradually increase the distance as your get better. You will be surprised at how much this improves your putting over a short period of time.
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