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**Sanremogirl** · 10-09-2009, 12:54 AM

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

pre shot routine to play consistant golf I'll have to agree. But not all of the machinations some golfers go through is a consistant pre shot routine and that's what I think the complaint is about.
If you go though all that what you're describing on the green to miss the hole by feet though lack of speed,over hitting,bad read etc. then yes it's b.s. and slows up pace of play. On the other hand if you have all that down and it's part of your routine that holes putts by all means it's good to do.

10-09-2009, 12:54 AM	#19
Sanremogirl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 562 Senior Member	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 pre shot routine to play consistant golf I'll have to agree. But not all of the machinations some golfers go through is a consistant pre shot routine and that's what I think the complaint is about. If you go though all that what you're describing on the green to miss the hole by feet though lack of speed,over hitting,bad read etc. then yes it's b.s. and slows up pace of play. On the other hand if you have all that down and it's part of your routine that holes putts by all means it's good to do.
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