Should I just rap it?

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After my putting woes on Saturday where I turned a good round into a .1 increase thanks to my frailties with the short stick I ventured onto the course last night with a fresh approach eager to put the deamons to bed.

To cut a long story boring I left the course last night looking for a box of matches and a petrol can to set fire to a full bag of woods, irons and more importantly a putter (and a V-Easy :mad:).

15 greens in regulation resulted in 42 putts and a hatred for the game I once loved. Can you ever re-discover the love? This happened to me once before (98, or 99 I think) and I chucked the game for a total of 4 months before being tempted back but this time with a young family and other interests is it time to just bite the bullet?

What is the point in continuing when you know that no matter what your game wont improve and you simply cant overcome your achillies heel?

Thoughts?
 
is it time to just bite the bullet?
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Aye, go for a long putter ;)

Give it time Craw, it'll come back. How's the hand, are you sub-consiously protecting it ? have you madean un-noticed minor change to your grip when putting ?

Go back to basics, hole some 2-3 footers and feel the flow then get out to 4-5'

It's still in there :D
 
Do you play for fun or play for a living.....

If its for fun and to get out the house etc, just enjoy it crawford. I hacked on sunday, which wasnt helped by the wind, but if im honest my job is quite full on a stressfull, and i just enjoy being on the course rather than the office with the phone going bonkers. Maybe a more chilled appraoch would see more enjoyment on your behalf.....
 
Craw do you actualy spend any time practice putting ??? its a must to get consistant at it ?? just gota practice hitting through the ball , esp on 3-5 footers , not easy mind set to get into , practice def helps .
 
Its now a mental thing with the short stick. Leaving putts short from 3 foot is a joke, not even 28 handicap golfers are that bad.

Pull, push whatever, it won't go in the hole.

I had a game with Andy last week (PGA pro) who told me there was nothing wrong with my stroke and to trust it, yet as soon as I miss one putt I implode.
 
Can i have first refusal on your driver. ;) ;)

Sounds like a putting lesson is required, before you make any rash decisions.
 
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I had a game with Andy last week (PGA pro) who told me there was nothing wrong with my stroke and to trust it, yet as soon as I miss one putt I implode.

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Didn't see that in time. :(
 
Tommo,

I used a broom for a few years and I will have to go back to it. Hunting ebay and the likes now. I like mallet heads so I'm searching for a bargain.
 
Its now a mental thing with the short stick. Leaving putts short from 3 foot is a joke, not even 28 handicap golfers are that bad.

Pull, push whatever, it won't go in the hole.

I had a game with Andy last week (PGA pro) who told me there was nothing wrong with my stroke and to trust it, yet as soon as I miss one putt I implode.
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just practice so mate & youl overcome it ,, put a t down 3foot from hole at north south east & west points , when you make 3 outa 3 putts & move t out to 6 feet , repetition will breed confidence mate , i was where you are now & practiced myself out of it ,
 
Can I have your wedges?

Na we've all had days when we walk off the course wondering why we bother, if you're hitting that many GIR you're way ahead of most golfers. Is the problem technique or is it purely mental? This will probably bring a chuckle or two but "Zen Golf" by Joseph Parent is worth a read, its a short book and I found that while only 10% of it goes in first time round it really does speak a lot of sense, bits will click, others won't, personally I think its kinda for the better golfer, but I can definitely say it gave me a new perspective on the game. In a nutshell;

It's just a game, nothing to get so frustrated you want to set your clubs alight about, some shots go well, others don't. Some putts drop. Some don't. So what? Take the next shot, it's the only thing that's happening. Not the one you just missed. Not the easy par 3 thats up next. Just now. If it drops. Great. If it doesnt, no ones died, you're out in the fresh air and very lucky to be there.

Thats the theory anyway, if I could put it into practice I'd be a ninja monk on the course, which sometimes I am, and other times I say things that are very unmonkly.
 
'how to turn a birdie into a bogey from 3 feet' - oh how well I know that tune.

I do practice, not enough and more than likely not well so I'm gonna bite the bullet and get lessons (and I've said before how expensive they are at my course). At least I'll be paying a GM Top 25 coach, so his rep will be on the line very soon!
 
Packing in the game just 'cos you're playing poorly is the wrong choice. If it's encroaching on your life then that's a different matter. Spend more time practicing (little and often) and you'll soon be itching to get back on the course.

Chin up mate... it's only putting! Hit it in the hole!
 
way to good a ball striker to give it up mate all you need is a few to go in and of to the races.
when i practise my putting if one comes up short i try to get the next one inside it then the next,when i go with my youngest to practise our putting we play 2 putts for a pound it works.
 
Have a nice relaxed putting grip, nice relaxed back and through, and listen for the rattle as the ball goes in. No sneaky peaking, and you'll be fine.
 
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