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Originally Posted by MTVN

Chipping is the strongest part of my game, it is putting that lets me down most the time, too many two putts on those tricky little five footers though I am only a very fair weather golfer

I will give you a tip and it works. Next time you go to putt, breath all the way out, loosen your grip and putt for a hole 12 inches past the one you are going for on the same break line, ie hit it harder.

You never hit a putt you stroke it. That's why its called a stroke 4 or stroke 4 index.

Another thing that amateurs do wrong is they take the head back too far. 5 footers are easy if you take the head back no further than 6 inches and play through the ball.

Also to help you not have to chip so often, if you cant make the shot 8 times out of 10 in your head, don't go for it, take a club less, choke down and relax through the impact zone.