Ah, putting.

Putting has very very little to do with mechanics in comparison to the swing. It is so much a state of mind.

Keep your comfy grip. Don't be tempted to fiddle.

Dr Bob Rotella has fantastic ideas about putting. Fall back in love with it. Don't be scared of putting the ball in the hole. The more confidently you putt at the hole, the more you'll hole.

There's a world of difference between putting to make it and putting not to miss.

I used to suffer terribly with putting, especially from within 4ft. I can now say that I have started to properly shed my fear of it, have learned to love it and can't wait to get the flat stick out now. I consequentially hole more putts. I can think of 2 rounds I had this summer with the number of putts falling into the low 20's. As Dr Bob would say "If you can grasp this idea; on your bad days, you'll putt ok, and on your good days , you'll putt very well indeed"

It takes a long time though. I think I've been working on it for about 2 years! And I work on it every day, even when I'm nowhere near a putting green. Picturing yourself holing putts is the same as actually making them.

Stay patient. It'll test your resolve to the limit!