Sometimes we look to hard at a put and this causes confusion in the brain and this results in a missed put even from a few feet.

The brain is really quite a simple thing, this is why you have heard all golf pundits say "your first line is usually right one".

How true is this in all golf shots, the minute you question the wind, lie, distance or indeed the line, you inevitably miss.

I have discovered with putting only since I have had my own green fitted at home (see Huxley Golf thread) I have started knocking putts in at a faster pace.

I am convinced this is because I am now used to the break needed and the speed of my putts has increased I am now holing more putts from longer distances.

It always comes back to confidence How many times do you read a putt then stand over the ball and become unsure of the line you have just decided to hit the ball on.

My advice is to go with your inital thought then clear your mind before you hit the ball.

Hope this helps

Ian.