Golf Tips From the Pro

As part of an on-going series, the Banner Country Club provides insight on improving your game and cutting strokes off your score. This month's golf tips include:

Putt like a pendulum.

Your downstroke at the ball should be smooth and rythmical, similar to the pendulum of a clock swinging back and forth. Make the backswing and forward swing the same length.

It's all about speed on the greens.

Focus most of your attention when reading a putt on SPEED. Line is important too, but most of your misses will be long or short by a wider margin than the miss left or right of the hole.