[GustavM]

I've only been playing since October of last year but I have been improving at a ridiculous rate. This is due to my playing two to three times a week and going to the range almost every day for plenty of iron practice and putting green time. My driver, woods, irons, and wedge game have really been coming along nicely. However, regardless of the time that I spend on the putting green every day I have been getting progressively worse if anything. I have better results chipping from the fringe than putting it up to the hole.

At first my problem was distance control but as I worked on that I found myself misalighning more and more putts. Well, this led to that and fixing one thing messed up others. My confidence level on the green has slowly been shot to bits. I'm so far gone on the green now that I just quit caring about my putting. I just spray and pray when I'm on the course with the flatstick now.

I played at the Arnold Palmer course this Sat. and shot a 94. This could have easily been in the low to mid 80's had it not been for 3 and even 4 putts on more than half of the holes. On the final hole, a 515 yard par 5 I hit a decent drive and another driver off the deck to find myself on in two, only to 4 putt my way to a bogey. It was after that hole that I decided ignoring the problem is only going to make it worse.

So I have decided to 1. Take some putting and green reading lessons. 2. Buy a new putter with some serious alighnment help. And 3. Try out a belly length putter since my lack in confidence has slowly led to a case of what might be considered the yips.

Im really looking at three putters that I like quite a bit. TM Rossa Corza, center shafted White Ice Odyssey 2 Ball and 2 Ball Backstryke.

Anybody think that these will be any serious help with alighnment opposed to my blade style putter I have now? Also, what's your number one tip/drill for putting?