Derek Bobo's Blog

There is nothing that can throw your game more than failing to execute on what you consider a routine shot. When you do this it’s easy to lose your focus and let one mistake snowball into more, resulting in poor golf scores.

To make the short putts, those inside of 3 or 4 feet, you want to hit them firm. Unless there is significant break in the putt do not give up the hole, run them firm to the back of the cup. In the worst case scenario you leave yourself another couple foot putt. By taking your putt and hitting in firm to the back of the cup you’ll make more of the short ones.

As your game progress try to become automatic on anything inside of 5 feet… then 6 feet, up until about 10 feet. You want to have confidence that your putt will drop every time you step over the ball. Being able to consistently make putts of about 10 feet and in is one of the key shots that separate a good golfer from a weekend hack.