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I had a college buddie that always said under pressure the first one in always wins. There is a lot of truth in that statement. I find it understandable to miss short putts but not permissable.

I feel there are a lot of players that practice missing putts. Meaning players stand on the putting green hitting ten footers and very few go in. They practice from a variety of distances none of which are 3 feet or 50 feet. In my opinion this produces many "missed" putts in your memory bank.

Then you get over a three footer to win the club championship and all you can think of are all those putts you have missed over the past year on the putting green. Logically speaking if you practice this way you are setting yourself up for mistakes.

So practice 2 and 3 footers or 50 footers for speed and don't mess with the others.


Utilize a post shot routine as well. Zen Golf (although I am a Christian) is a great book out there concerning post shot routines. The basics are taking emotion to your good shots and putts and saying to yourself "How unlike me" for misses. All memories are built through emotions.