As in all motor skills, repetition is the key to success. Practice a few times a week and you'll soon see improvements.

2torial #0814: Learn2 Sink a Putt (Continued) Practice your swing Putting is a single, smooth pendulum motion originating fro the center of your upper back--only your shoulders move. By stepping away from the ball, maybe six inches (15 cm) or so backwards, you'll be able to try a few practice swings before actually committing yourself to the ball. Think of your spine, neck and head as one long axis. These do not move throughout the swing. Your shoulders rotate along this axis from one side to the other. Keeping your wrists and arms firm, hanging down naturally, move the putter back (away from the cup) by pivoting your shoulders on the spine/neck/head axis. Your arms and hence the club move exactly together with your shoulders. Hold this pose for a moments. Now unwind your body just like a pendulum swinging from a clock. The club, your arms, your shoulders, all swing smoothly at once, rotating evenly along the axis formed by your spine, neck and head. The golf club stays in the same plane. Continue your swing as far out in front of the ball as you pulled back. This completes the pendulum arc. Called the follow-through, this continuation helps keep your putt on line, ensures smooth contact between the ball and the putter, and gives the ball the full measure of the stroke. Step 6