Putting Tip 1. Aim straight at the hole
9 out of ten times you should be aiming your putts right at the hole. As a beginner you don’t have the skills yet to accurately read a slope on the green and then to make the necessary adjustment in your swing stop worrying about reading a slope that may not even exist. You’re better off focusing on the pace of the ball and trying to determine how much of a down slope or up slope there is as this will affect the speed of your ball. On occasion you will play a hole where there is a blatantly obvious slope and in those instances you obviously play it but the majority of the time you’ll be better off just aiming your putt straight.
Putting Tip 2. – Imagine the hole is a one foot by one foot square.
This is the quickest way for you to reduce your putts from 3 putts to two putts. Imagine that the hole is a one foot by one foot square and just aim to get the ball in that square. Too often a lot of golfers mess up their swings trying to get the ball in the hole ion one putt. Putt the ball inside the “box” with one stroke and in the hole with your second and last stroke!
Putting Tip 3. – See the ball into the hole
Before you putt the ball visualize the ball going into the hole. In particular focus on the speed of your swing and the right pace you’ll need to drain the hole.
Putting Tip 4. – Hold your breath
Right before you hit your putt take a couple of practice swings and get a good feel for the right speed of your swing and then take a deep breath right before you’re about to putt. Let it out and take your swing. your focus should be completely on your swing and you should be pretty calm and tension free.