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Surrey Golf CAP U12’s – 2017 Putting

Who we are

• Tom Bridger – Betchworth Park GC
• Paul Creamer – Foxhills GC
• Simon Shepherd – Addington Court GC
• Adam Hall – Surbiton Golf Studios
• Lee Mackie – Horton Park GC
• Peter Milham – U12 Manager

4 Areas to get correct

• Routine
• Green Reading
• Pace Control
• Start ball online

Green Reading, Pace Control and Start line are all interlinked

Many combinations work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQzU_vvQ3Xw

Routine

• Important about gaining “consistency”
• If we repeat the same process again and again, that

is the consistency we strive for

• Control the elements we can control, e.g. our brains

and thoughts

• Important for getting mentally prepared to hit the

putt “not every putt will go in, but we can prepare and plan for it to do so”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J_0OE0btbw

Green Reading

• You will need to aim higher than you realise
• Dependant on the pace you hit the putt at
• Dependant on whether your start line is

square, left or right

• Downhill putts with of equal break, will turn

more than uphill putts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e8UgT6LrW4

Pace Control

• Will depend on your green reading
• Very important for long putts
• Poor pace control will be main reason you 3

putt – hard to hit the ball 6 feet wide, easy to leave it 6 feet long or short.

Starting Ball Online

• Depends on how well you read putts
• Depends if you trust your read
• Depends on how functional your

putting stroke is