Tom Tucker is the current Teaching Professional at the Plum Creek Driving Range & Practice Facility, located at 5141 Batavia Elba Townline Rd, Batavia, NY . Mr. Tucker was formerly the GM at Fifty Four Flags in Akron, NY, the Teaching Professional at the Batavia Country Club , Batavia NY and was the Head Golf Coach for Genesee Community College from 2009 – 2011. Coach Tucker was named 2011 NJCAA Division 3 Region 3 Coach of The Year.
Those with a fear of 3 putting make fewer one putts – so try to get the distance right and be aggressive when the ball is below the hole. However, it’s perfectly fine to be careful on very low percentage putts and downhill, fast putts.
When I coached golf at GCC I used to tell my players to hate bogeys more than they loved birdies, because they had the exact opposite problem – no fear of’ 3 putting, even though they had their share of them.
A good way to get past a fear of 3 putting is to stroke twenty five 3 foot putts,straight uphill. Line the putt up carefully, set up carefully, then tell yourself “straight back, straight through” as you stroke the putt.
Listen for the ball to drop, don’t see it drop.
You’ll probably make between 23 and all of them, and it’s a great confidence booster.
Try it, you’ll like it.
Tom
