This is worth repeating:
There is only ONE critical putting fundamental that you cannot ignore. Tiger Woods says it. And I have tried it. And I saw my putting go from 35-40 putts per round to 28-30 putts per round.
This is it:
YOU MUST HAVE YOUR EYES DIRECTLY OVER THE BALL LINE.
The way I got there was with a putting mirror. It insured that my eyes were directly over the ball line. They can be ordered online or at a sporting goods store for little money.
Why is this key issue so important? When you stand or crouch behind the ball to line up a putt and gauge the degree of break, when you have your eyes over the ball at address, you get 100% translation on where you are aiming and are lined up. If you eyes are not over the ball, you cannot line up your putt to replicate the break you saw when you lined up the putt. But eyes over the ball and/or ball line puts your putting alignment in harmony with your break reading. If you correctly read the break and have your eyes over the ball or ball line at address the only issue remaining is the speed and pace of your putt.
That is it. Give that a real try and your putting will dramatically improve.
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