tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post4550339793115644746..comments2023-11-02T04:49:29.053-04:00Comments on ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Practice Your PuttingThe Armchair Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-75407254313237142782010-05-24T07:07:25.974-04:002010-05-24T07:07:25.974-04:00dear Roger vs Tiger, 3 things... 1) who cares? 2) ...dear Roger vs Tiger, 3 things... 1) who cares? 2) that is something that a professional couch sitter would say, and 3) what has that got to do with putting anyway?Alan Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931844220853269192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-89964762642485224722007-11-08T15:15:00.000-05:002007-11-08T15:15:00.000-05:00Oh, goodie. The Roger vs. Tiger idiot is spam com...Oh, goodie. The Roger vs. Tiger idiot is spam commenting here now.Tom Blogicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063435236501738291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-6360078753176043112007-11-06T18:56:00.000-05:002007-11-06T18:56:00.000-05:00TIGER vs. ROGER - Imagine Tiger wining 4 U.S. Open...TIGER vs. ROGER - Imagine Tiger wining 4 U.S. Opens in a row. Also imagine in the same year he wins the British Open for the 5th year in a row. AWESOME RIGHT? Now imagine he done this at age 26. UNBELEIVABLE? In 2007 Roger won the U.S. Open for the 4th year in a row. Also, in 2007 he won WIMBLEDON for the 5the consecutive year in a row. And Golfers thought Tiger was dominant on grass? Moreover Roger is only 26. In 2007 Tiger won 1 major. Roger won 3 out of 4 majors and made it to the finals of the 4th. Any questions on who is more domininat in their sport RIGHT NOW? and he is only 26.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-17587470043182894762007-11-06T16:43:00.000-05:002007-11-06T16:43:00.000-05:00I hear you, Lancer. But we still need to practice ...I hear you, Lancer. But we still need to practice to get better. Even on erratic greens. I'm not one to talk, though. I've played very little in the last two months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-10500353162017813802007-11-06T01:49:00.000-05:002007-11-06T01:49:00.000-05:00@lancer,I don't know where you play, but on most c...@lancer,<BR/><BR/>I don't know where you play, but on most courses I've played, the practice / actual greens are usually fairly similar.<BR/><BR/>A bigger problem, that you've alluded to, is that most golfers never practice their putting other than a few minutes just before their round.<BR/><BR/>Mike<BR/>greenposse.comMike_Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642891567281013600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-32395564507838622322007-11-06T00:10:00.000-05:002007-11-06T00:10:00.000-05:00lancer:I agree with you that it's frustrating to h...lancer:<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that it's frustrating to have the practice greens at different speeds than the course. I'm reminded of a story about Gary Player. I think this came out of Golf is not a game of perfect:<BR/><BR/>Gary Player said once during a tournament on slow greens how he just loved slow, Bermuda grass greens. The next week the tournament was on incredibly fast greens and he once again said how he just loved fast Bent Grass greens. When another player confronted him about the apparent contradictory statements, Gary Player responded he loved whatever greens he had to play on in any given week.<BR/><BR/>The moral of that story for me is that's something out of our control, so I focus on grip, alignment, technique and for me specifically, a forward press (that is a personal putting technique that helps me a lot).<BR/><BR/>I then try to putt a lot of 40 footers just to work on touch. The greens won't be that much different for putts of that distance. It helps me take my mind off the difference and helps keep me positive.Tom Blogicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063435236501738291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-70101996694585049102007-11-05T19:45:00.000-05:002007-11-05T19:45:00.000-05:00The problem that most amateurs run into is that th...The problem that most amateurs run into is that the practice greens and the actual greens are nothing alike. You can practice putt until you're blue in the face but if it doesn't help you on the course, you're wasting your time. Pro's seldom run into this problem, but amateurs certainly do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com