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Tip of the Day: Make Tough Breaking Putts a Breeze


Published: May 01, 2007

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The Problem: You miss putts that break hard from right-to-left or left-toright because you focus on the hole rather than the high point of the putt's break. When you combine this with the fact that most of us under-read the amount of break on the majority of sloping putts, it adds up to a lot of misses and extra strokes on your scorecard.

The Solution: Follow this three-step process on every putt.