I respect Ben Hogan’s comment. I am a social golfer so in no postion to warrant my comment as much as Ben does.

At the end of the day it is the score that counts when you are in a competition or you are playing for small bet.

3 most important clubs that great golf legends had listed were wedge, putter, and the driver - not in order of merit.

You captured a strong iron player to put in birdie range with a easy putt; I agree. I observe all great players win tournaments when they need to go to the wire; the one with the minimum number of putts wins the trophy. I believe all areas of golf are important from the driver down to the putter.

I agree the strong iron player on par 3s and 4s is slightly more important ; it gets you on the green in regulation. The ball landing would falls for long range putts ; and with acquired long range putting skill would give you an edge to save par. It was said in big money tournament “that a putt that fails to go in cost me $300,000″.

Being all equal it is the putt that determines position from 1 to 2 ; from 2 to 3 ; from 3 to 4 so on….etc.

Just a genuine golf lover here.

Sincerely
Anthony Lee from Singapore

Scott,

Haven’t really got the time to get all this done yet but it won’t be long. love your tips and I read all I get the time for. Working 14 hours a day doesn’t let you do much. I try to keep up though. HAVE A GOOD DAY AND KEEP DOING THE GOOD THINGS.

I have read the book and listened to the voice recordings. Yesterday 11th Sept was my day when almost everything came together. I shot a two under par 70 playing off 19 for 38 stableford points. I have not played well for some time and in fact come from a h’cap of 16 to 19 in about three years because of my poor performance. Since downloading your course I have got to the point where the wrist break is feeling quite natural and yesterday I surprised my playing colleagues by hitting all of my shots straight. I do tend to forget the forward press sometimes but I am sure that will also become a natural part of the swing in the not too distant future. My follow through, which is perfect on a practice swing, is not very good when I am hitting the ball and I am working on this aspect of my game. I am not necessarily looking to reduce my handicap although of course that would be a bonus if it happens. However if I can just play to my current handicap on a more consistent basis I will be more than pleased.

Len Rideout

Hertfordshire UK

Sorry this aint about putting…..thanks

I look forward to recieving Your E-MAILS …..I must spend at least an hour on each one,because of all the info. You send along with Your very good tips…..The putting drills look very promising….I’m working hard on the 4 magic moves…..I’m feeling more and more comfortable and I believe “08′ will be My best year ever.

Thanks again Andy,
Jerry (Wisconsin)USA

Thanks a lot for the advise on putting . Those two fundamentals is absolutely brilliant . I tried on friday and saturday and it brought down my number of shots by 8 . Now with the swing and putting advise Im going to break 80 in this very month . Can’t wait to get back on the course to practise more and more . Only thing I need to work on now is the backspin of the ball when I chip close to the green .

Thank you very much for all your advise .

Peet

Tom(age 75)

The main reason many of us putt poorly is that we can see the line by first inspection then at address we change our mind. The same applies to snooker.

To much thinking.

Gerald Page

For one….not a lot of courses are going to appreciate you leaving a chalk
line on their fine putting green.

Two- If you have ever used a chalk line you will realize that you have to
squirt powdered chalk into it to make it work . It is very messy and gets on
your hands and your clothing, either when you fill it or “ping” it or put it
away, not to mention you have to buy powdered chalk and store it, which also causes a mess.

Thirdly- the chalk line is difficult to read only touching the tip of the
blade of grass, and after you put over it a few times it gets even harder to
see.

Four- you have to store the chalk line in a plastic bag so it doesn’t get
all over your car or inside your bag.

A far better and more practical method of achieving the same thing easier
and better is

Take two regular pencils………..slightly sharpen the ends not to a lead
point.

Take a length of string or colored yarn and tie it at the top of the pencil
just below the eraser-where you have made an indention around the
circumference of the pencil.

Now you have a putting line that you can stand over and place your putter
under. No fuss and no unwanted lines on the green after you leave. And it stores easily in your golf bag ready for us. Simply secure the two pencils together along with the string by wrapping a rubber band around them.

Works great, costs pennies.

Maybe these putting tips will help. I use to be an excellent putter. It went away about 3 years ago. At times I can’t make a putt from 18″ let along 3 or 4 feet. I have gone to a 48″ long putter and it has helped. I wish I could use my Scotty Cameron again with confidence. My handicap use to be a plus 1.4 and now I have gone up to a minus 2.7. I will try these drills again. If you have any other suggestions I would love to hear them.

Thanks

Bruce

Thanks for the tips, it’s great to know that my Instructor is right on track. My first putting lesson reiterated exactly what you said about eyes over the ball. Looking forward to more tips! Thanks again

Not the easiest stroke with which to be consistent - try this:

When walking onto the green to putt, imagine having a ball in your right (left) hand and throwing it under arm to the hole. To get said ball into said hole, you need to face to one side or the other of the direct line if you anticipate borrow. The strength of throw required to hole the imaginary ball is in proportion to the strength of stroke required to do so. How do you think crown-green bowlers manage to play their game?