Uphill and downhill putts are a result of sloping turf but side to side sloping means the ball wants to move sideways on its way to the hole. Your ability to read the “break” or slope is a key to how well you putt. It is obvious that a sharper slope causes more break than a smaller one.

This is called reading the green and should be done as you move towards the next shot. As you walk towards the green begin to notice the overall slope of the land and any features such as hills, bodies of water and valleys. These are items that will come into play as you plan your next shot. When you reach the ball, make a quick decision of what you think the ball will do.

Now take a little time (a few seconds) checking from the ball to the hole, and maybe from the hole to the ball, this is how you will finalize the quick decision you made earlier. This can be done while other players are setting up for their shots; this allows you to be ready when your shot comes up.

After deciding how a putt will break think about how much it is going to break, will it make a right to left move, and how many inches you think it will move. You will learn how to do this effectively as you play, as in all other situations, experience is the best teacher.

The positioning of your feet will never be automatic, watching the pros, you will see that they take as much if not more time setting up their stance than they take making their shot. At some point your shots will become automatic, with little needed thought, your stance will never become natural, and you will always be required to concentrate on the placement of your feet.

Develop the habit of putting your feet in an exact, correct position every time you take your stance. Always visually check your stance before continuing to your shot. You should also set you body in the same position; the hips and shoulders need to be parallel to the line of flight for the ball. Early in your golf career your ball should be centered between your feet, with your body bent at the hips, not the waist.

The calm, pre-swing position is important because it is the same position you will have at the point of impact on the ball (unless you let your swing go wild that is). If you have a faulty stance the errors will be multiplied many times over at the point of contact. Your stance will determine the direction of your shot, so it should be set up carefully.

You may think you are facing a direct target, only to find that your eyes have deceived you and the ball actually goes the direction your body is pointed in. It is acceptable to occasionally plum bob your shots to make sure that you are properly aligned and not in an off line stance.

In addition, with your dedication to your work out you should find that being disciplined is a challenge but you can truly focus on your game. You should work out at least for an hour every day to stay fit. Therefore, why not focus on exercises that will improve your swing and golf game. When you are working out, you don’t want to go overboard. You can do a light training everyday and your game will improve with time.

Most of the exercises that you can do to improve your golf game are simple. Gold conditioning is becoming very popular. You will find that many of the guys at the gym are working out for their game. You can make up your own training program that will fit into your schedule. You don’t want it to be hard because it will discourage you from training.

You should make a program up that is focused on general strength. You can run for ten minutes and then hit the weights or you can do some moves to increase your strength. You will want to do some squats and head, shoulders, knees, and toes routine so that you can increase your mobility and work out the back a little.

Always keep it basic. You don’t have to hire a trainer or go to a gym. All you have to do is some running, some stretches, and some lifting to get your upper body bulked. Don’t expect to see results right away. You are doing a low impact workout. You can build some muscle over time, but you don’t want to grow big fast because it’s very unhealthy.

When it comes to equipment, you will need a medicine ball and exercise ball. With the medicine ball, you will increase your awareness and same forearm strength. As for the exercise ball, you can work out on a budget and it will increase your flexibility. You can also work out your stomach, side muscles, forearms, and your back when you use these two things.

If you would like to increase your work out, you can purchase some weights. They are usually inexpensive so you shouldn’t have to worry about the cost, when you purchase weights you don’t want to go overboard either, because you may end up hurting yourself. When you begin your work out you will notice a difference in your game.

Your drive is only as good as your club. You will want to make sure that you have purchase a club that is worthy of being used. You want to check the flexibility of the shaft to make sure that you can control the ball as much as possible. You will also want to think about the steps of a goal swing. When you go to swing, many people forget to follow through and that affects your drive.

Make sure that your stance is correct and that you go through all the steps, including the follow though so that you are able to drive the ball on course and far. Trust your club. If you are using a driver, it will send the ball further than you can imagine, but have faith.

Here is one last tip when it comes to driving the ball. You will don’t want to let yourself focus on hitting the ball with force. It is important, but as long as you have a good stance and your club is worthy enough for you, you will do fine. There are so many other factors than how hard your hit the ball that will determine the distance that the ball will go.

Golfing is hard! You won’t be a pro within a couple weeks. Golfing is something that you have to work hard with. You have to practice to get better and you have to follow some tips from various sources for you to have a good game.

You will want to ask some of your friends what they think, as well as research the game. You may want to go online to find tips to help you with your stance or your swing and you will want to purchase or rent some movies that will help you improve your game. There are also a lot of self-help books that are devoted to the game and will help you improve all of the things that you need to work on as a beginner. As long as you got a good swing, you can work on everything else. You first have to master the swing.

Charging the hole, or stroking a little harder has other advantages; it allows you to play less break, (the slope of the green) and it is much easier to hit a solid putt straight than to try to curve it with any kind of exactness. The uphill will also keep the ball from rolling to far if you miss the shot. If you do miss the shot, watch how the ball rolls past the hole, it will help you determine the correct stroke to use when you have to putt it back again.

Don’t get carried away on uphill strokes and allow your body and head to get involved, continue to
use your steady smooth strokes that you have practiced so much on, stick to your routine. Generate the extra power you will need for an uphill shot by increasing the back and through swing.

If your body tends to get involved with the stroke, widen your stance slightly, and keep your eye on the ball until it has been hit. Do not create tension in your back and neck as this will throw off your swing. Think about your stroke and let the rocking of your shoulders make the stroke what you want it to be.

If necessary you can grip the putter higher, or closer to the end, it lengthens your putter which will produce more power in the same stroke. Remember to stand a little higher and make a few practice strokes so you dont hit the green with the
putter.

*Aligning the body, the ideal body alignment aims all of your body, feet, knees, hips, forearms and shoulders parallel to the target line.

*Aligning the ball, if the ball is aligned to far forward, it can cause you to hit it while the putter is swinging up, causing the ball to leave the green.

*Aligning the putter face – according to some professionals if your putter alignment is off by 10 degrees, and your putt is 20 feet, you will miss the hole by 3 feet. That sounds like aligning the putter is pretty important!

Contact should be made with the ball at the bottom of the stroke for putting, at the point where the putter head is horizontal to the ground. In the ideal stance this is directly beneath the center of your stance. The center of your stance should be directly below your breastbone.

To determine your low point, try some practice swings, the point where the putter brushes the grass is your low point. It may be further back if you put more weight on your back foot or further forward if you lean towards your target. Your ball should be placed slightly in front of your low point, this is necessary because each persons low point is different.

The direction your putt is off may be caused due to the fact that your ball is positioned improperly to your low point. If you continue to push puts right, try moving your ball slightly forward. If you pull your puts to the left, try moving your ball back slightly in your stance.

Placing the ball to far forward is the most common mistake golfers make. This makes it easier for them to see their shot, but gives the shot less power than it should have.