Imagine That!

     Did you ever watch a playing partner hit a long putt and as soon as the ball started rolling you knew it was going into the hole? You knew it because your imagination can predict after watching the ball start out where it will stop.

     Take advantage of your imagination. While you’re planning your putt, stand behind your ball and pretend you just hit a putt on the line you chose. Watch it roll. Did it go in? If you missed it on the right, just start another imaginary putt off a little to the left of the last one. Did that one go in? If not, try again until you make it. Now you have found the right line and speed. Just step up and hit the ball the way you imagined it.

     If you’re a good putter, you already do something like this. If you’re not a good putter, try this technique. It takes some practice and concentration, but it’s well worth it as you watch that 20-foot putts dive into the hole.

     Imagine that.