Pre-Round Warm up Session – Part 4 – In the final portion of the pre-round warm up session – the putting is where we will focus before we go out and play. The practice green is where we will gain confidence in our distance control. We will start with some long putts to get a feel for speed and distance control and we will see how the greens are rolling on this day. Will the ball roll passed the hole or stay short due to the moisture on the grass? Or will the wind affect the ball and cause it to roll passed the hole? This part of the Warm up Session gives us an insight on the way the greens are rolling and give us an idea on today’s green conditions on the course…
For better golf, and making birdies or saving pars, we need more adaptability, and these few minutes on the practice putting green will give us just that…
This is the fourth and final part of a multi-part Pre-Round warm up session videos. Depending on the time we have, we want to start our round with some stretching exercises, before we start hitting some balls at the driving range and then get to the short game area to chip and pitch, before we end with a few putts before we get started on our round. Assuming we have the time to do so, let’s now continue with putting to get a feel for the green and the reaction or speed the ball will have when we putt our must makes…
A few minutes on the practice putting green will help players enhance their ability to score when it counts the most and save strokes by improving distance control and confidence on short putts.
When performing these 10 minute practive green putting sessions, be sure to warm up and stretch first and if any of the exercises cause pain or severe discomfort, discontinue immediately.
