MasteringThe Lag Putt: Distance Control On The Green

Anyone who wishes to shoot lower scores must first develop their lag putt as a fundamental golf ability. Long putter expectations and the correct technique will help you avoid needless 3-putts on courses with demanding green complexes. The 10 percent guideline will help you to develop this ability; try to leave your initial putt within 10 percent of its original distance. This will save strokes on your round and let you make long putts free from tension.

Stance and Grip

In golf, hitting two decent shots to reach the green only to three-putt for bogey is the most aggravating action. Reducing these unnecessary putts requires lagging putting, which you can learn to greatly increase your scoring. You should first make sure your posture and grip are ideal for lag putting. The posture should be shoulder-width apart, with your weight somewhat towards the front foot. Your wrists and elbows should also be free so you may naturally produce lag over the stroke. Lag putting requires speed management since you will have to be able to get your first putt within 10% of the initial distance to the hole. This is why one should employ the 'bucket' drill and practise on a putting green with varying slopes and distances. This will enable you to establish reasonable expectations for your lag putts and learn to estimate distance.

Stroke

Only if you strike a lag putt with the correct speed and obtain a decent line reading will it go in the hole. This makes training emphasising distance control absolutely vital. Setting up a circle of golf tees on the practice green, varying distances from the hole, is one of our favourite lag putting workouts. After setting a ball on the tee, aim to make every lag halt inside the circle. The intention is to develop this ability into muscle memory so that, when confronted with a long distance putt on the course, you can regularly make it. Additionally crucial is practicing reading the greens as, in terms of long putt execution, that makes all the difference. That involves paying close attention to the surface of the green, its slopes and undulations, and how current weather could affect roll or speed. All of these will enable you to maximise your lag putts, which eventually reduces three-putters.

Reading the Green

Regarding delayed placing, green reading is maybe the most important component of success. Accurately determining the speed and slope of the green will help you to guarantee that your putt starts and ends near the hole. It also entails assessing how these elements might have changed in response to current weather. Being able to precisely read the green will help you to leave your first putt short of the hole, therefore greatly lowering the danger of three-putting and saving strokes on your scorecard. Reaching this objective calls a knowledge of the principles of lag putting as well as appropriate practice to hone them. Try kneeling down and looking at the surface of the green from a low angle to raise your green-reading abilities. This will enable you to locate the high spot on the green where the break naturally starts to grow. From there, this point will help you match the starting point of your putt to start laying on the right line.

Practice

Apart from emphasising the correct technique, golfers have to work on their distance management to improve the lag putt. This includes reading the greens well, which is evaluating how the pace of the ball's roll might be impacted by the contours of the green and previous weather conditions. Reducing three-putts and raising your score depend on you learning the Lag Putt. On courses with challenging green complexes with multi-tiers, subtle breaks, and turtle backs, it can be extremely useful. Practice with a GOLFTEC training device meant to help you build a consistent stroke with the correct tempo and rhythm to increase your lag putting skills. This will enable you to regularly regulate your distance, thereby producing more putts that reach the bottom of the cup and reduced scores generally. For further information, call a nearby GOLFTEC.