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**excivaamome** · 10-09-2009, 12:16 AM

As far as being slow with his pre-shot routine, I'm sure he got that from watching television! I believe watching the pro's on television instill more BAD habits than GOOD ones for new golfers - lining putts up from every conceivable angle for 2-3 minutes, checking constantly for changing wind conditions before hitting, etc...

Question:

Do you have a pre-shot routine and do you read all of your putts?

The reason I ask is that a lot of people don't do these things and so when they see someone who does, they sometimes see it as "wasting time" or as simply "copying the pro's". I have a pre-shot routine for every shot I make and I have a putting routine as well. I try to do everything as quickly as I can (especially reading putts) but sometimes it takes a bit longer than normal and I don't apologize for that.

I think a pre-shot routine is vital to playing consistent golf.

As far as putting is concerned, as I've written before, I can generally read most putts from behind the ball, but every now and then I get one that I just can't figure out and I will then walk behind the hole to take a look from there. If that occasionally takes a bit more time, then it is what it is. I'm not going to blow a chance at making a putt just because someone else is impatient. In most cases, we're only going to end up waiting on the next tee anyway, so what difference would it make?

-JP

10-09-2009, 12:16 AM	#18
excivaamome Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 381 Senior Member	As far as being slow with his pre-shot routine, I'm sure he got that from watching television! I believe watching the pro's on television instill more BAD habits than GOOD ones for new golfers - lining putts up from every conceivable angle for 2-3 minutes, checking constantly for changing wind conditions before hitting, etc... Question: Do you have a pre-shot routine and do you read all of your putts? The reason I ask is that a lot of people don't do these things and so when they see someone who does, they sometimes see it as "wasting time" or as simply "copying the pro's". I have a pre-shot routine for every shot I make and I have a putting routine as well. I try to do everything as quickly as I can (especially reading putts) but sometimes it takes a bit longer than normal and I don't apologize for that. I think a pre-shot routine is vital to playing consistent golf. As far as putting is concerned, as I've written before, I can generally read most putts from behind the ball, but every now and then I get one that I just can't figure out and I will then walk behind the hole to take a look from there. If that occasionally takes a bit more time, then it is what it is. I'm not going to blow a chance at making a putt just because someone else is impatient. In most cases, we're only going to end up waiting on the next tee anyway, so what difference would it make? -JP
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