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cant seem to improve

• philhooper 23 Posts

  Wed, Jan 6 2016 2:10 PM

  I have been a legend for about 8 months now and cant seem to improve my game. Putting is always missing by inches. No matter how much I play nothing seems to work. Can anyone give me some advice, Please!!!!!

• ct690911 7,205 Posts

  Wed, Jan 6 2016 3:15 PM

  ...have you tried renting a different putter?...try out a few and maybe the "feel" will return...the club doesnt have to be the most expensive in order to make you a better putter, but a change may help. I know the pros on the PGA tour are constantly changing putters when they lose confidence in the one they have.

  ct

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Jan 6 2016 4:34 PM

  Ahhhh, the dreaded wall. I distinctly remember running smack dab into it when I was a TM. Was going nowhere fast and getting frustrated. That is when I decided to look at pitches and chips instead of flopping everything. Never looked back, the game was moving forward again.

  Moral of the story is change what you're doing. Learn the rest of the shots (if you haven't already) and start looking at more than one way to make a given shot.  :-)

• esty26 425 Posts

  Wed, Jan 6 2016 5:28 PM

  LOL, talk about plateau.....here are my stats from last year to this year....but it's still a fun game and I've got a great cc.

   

   

  STATS	Dec 15, 14	Dec 31, 15
  Average	67.01	66.94
  Driver	84%	84%
  GIR	82%	80%
  Scramble	60%	61%
  Putt	1.63	1.62
  Long	81	81

• philhooper 23 Posts

  Wed, Jan 6 2016 5:53 PM

  ct690911:

  ...have you tried renting a different putter?...try out a few and maybe the "feel" will return...the club doesnt have to be the most expensive in order to make you a better putter, but a change may help. I know the pros on the PGA tour are constantly changing putters when they lose confidence in the one they have.

  ct

  I got rid of my versa and purchased the max. slight improvment. now instead of missing by 4 inches Im missing by 2. LOL. Thanks for the advice and encouragement. I guess Ill have to relearn the game all over again. At least that will keep it interesting

• sodakknight 705 Posts

  Wed, Jan 6 2016 7:29 PM

  When I find myself in a funk  I go to practice rounds and hit red tees....relearn the pitches, punches and chips.....always seem to help.  You are a Legend...you improve the "around the greens" work and your game will improve.

• alosso 21,088 Posts

  Wed, Jan 6 2016 11:05 PM

  Apart from better putting by practice or change of equipment, there's a premium to have shorter, and straighter, putts. That means, leaving the approaches as short as possible to the hole, and in the right area.

  Look at top players' videos, it's a relevation. For instance, the recent match fmagnets vs. Tasor!

• siggipj76 2,989 Posts

  Thu, Jan 7 2016 12:43 AM

  If the putting is always missing by inches, then adjust your putt.

  try putting on a practice round, and take a mulligan, until you can see what you do wrong.

  Aim or speed is the key.

  Some of us are ding challenged ,myself included, so putting is the key.

• ApexPC 3,164 Posts

  Thu, Jan 7 2016 9:31 AM

  Approach shots and the short game = scoring.

  I'm usually pretty disappointed with an approach shot that leaves me more than 10 feet from the hole.

  As mentioned, it helps a lot to know what part of a green you want to be on to have putts with the least break.

  It helps to know what part of a green to land your ball on so the contours of the green feed the ball towards the hole. From the fairway, if you choose Flop, Pitch, or Chip shot mode and click on the aiming marker on the green you can see the green contour grid.

  If you can't get a level putt, an uphill put is preferable to a downhill putt.

  Note trends. For instance. The St. Andrews hole #2 green I noted I was often leaving putts short when putting uphill. I also noticed most other players also left uphill putts short on #2. So now I make a point of adding a bit of extra stroke to make sure I don't leave a putt short on #2.

• patrickmar 245 Posts

  Thu, Jan 7 2016 10:12 AM

  YankeeJim:

  Moral of the story is change what you're doing. Learn the rest of the shots (if you haven't already) and start looking at more than one way to make a given shot.  :-)

  Well said Jim, I use pitch shot from 4yds to 20 yds and 20 and above i use full stroked mode. then you must know your clubs and i mean the exact yardage. it takes time and practice. I learn from all the top player when i played alt shot on WGTLS and i mean i got schooled. and now i pass on what they have taught me to individuals in my CC. Last,  equipment makes a big difference.