Decisiveness: On every putt for the rest of your life, read greens in the following manner. First, look at the overall slope of the entire green. Then look at the slope of the putt itself. Make a game plan based on whether the putt and green are uphill, downhill, flat, break left to right, right to left, or not at all. Read the green thinking of perfect distance. Perfect speed means having your putt stop between the front edge of the hole and no further than 18 inches from there.

Make a practice swing looking at the imaginary hole just like the one you intend to make at the ball. Hold the putter as lightly as you can. This produces a pure pendulum swing, where the back swing and forward swing are the same length. It also eliminates any conscious acceleration on uphill putts or deceleration on downhill putts.

Making a game plan for each putt and trusting your read will help you feel the stroke necessary and you’ll become more decisive.

We all can be more decisive. Practice this 100 percent of your practice time and you will have a sound pre-shot routine.

Find a straight 5-foot putt. Place your throwing hand on the putter grip and make certain that the palm and the face of the putter both point to the center of the hole. Now place your other hand on the grip for a bit of stability. Make a practice swing looking at the exact spot where you want the ball to enter the hole. Hold the putter with grip pressure as light as you can stand.

Now do the same to the ball and hole at least three in a row. Then putt from 5 feet to the same hole from all four directions, north, south, east, and west. Repeat the star drill until you hole one ball from each direction, consecutively.

If you have a bit of trouble or tension exists, this drill will help. Place your throwing hand on the grip and line its palm and the face to the same place. Now instead of placing the other hand on the club, let it rest on the bicep of the throwing hand. Roll putts one handed for feel.

Distance: Fact. If a putt is rolling at just the right speed when it passes the hole, it will fall in on any part.

Place tees at 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 feet away. Place your throwing hand on the grip making certain its palm and the blade are pointed in the direction you need the putt to roll in. Now place the other hand on for a bit of stability. Make a practice swing looking at the target and try to feel the length swing you need to make to roll the ball exactly the distance of the tee. Now roll one ball to each tee seeing how well you can control the distance. Calculate the total distance you are off on perfect distance control. Repeat the same exercise trying to improve on your distance control. This gives you a great feel for the greens and allows you to gain control of your golf ball without feeling as you are controlling it.

The one arm drill also gives one great feel for distance control. Practice distance control 45 minutes of each practice hour.

On every putt focus on perfect distance control and you will maximize your chance of holing the putt. Thoughts of direction control while over a putt create tension and inconsistently hit putts. Rolling the ball at perfect distance gives you the best chance for holing the putt. Three balls fit in the hole side by side at perfect distance.