[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-putting-fundamentals-beginner-vs-advanced-approaches-to-putting-fundamentals":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"beginner-vs-advanced-approaches-to-putting-fundamentals","Beginner vs Advanced Approaches to Putting Fundamentals","How putting priorities change from basic contact to refined read, pace, and routine.","\u002Fimg\u002Fputting-fundamentals\u002Fbeginner-vs-advanced-approaches-to-putting-fundamentals_beginner-vs-advanced.png","Beginner vs Advanced Approaches to Putting Fundamentals illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"putting-fundamentals","Putting fundamentals","\u003Ch3>Beginner priority: start it online\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Newer golfers should keep the task simple: aim the face, make centered contact, and roll the ball with enough pace to reach the hole. A straight 4-footer with a repeatable routine is more valuable than a complicated green-reading theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Advanced priority: match read and speed\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Better putters know every read depends on pace. A dying-speed putt breaks more; a firmer putt holds its line longer. Advanced practice should include different speeds to the same hole so touch and imagination grow together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Same green, different focus\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Player\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Best focus\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Useful drill\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Beginner\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Face aim\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Tee gate from 4 feet\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Improving\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Pace control\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>20–40 foot ladder\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Advanced\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Read-speed match\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Same putt at three speeds\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch3>Keep the routine consistent\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The routine should not change because the putt is for par, birdie, or a match. That is the real sign the fundamentals are becoming yours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",151,{"slug":15,"title":16},"how-putting-fundamentals-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring","How Putting Fundamentals Affects Ball Flight and Scoring",{"slug":18,"title":19},"how-to-practice-putting-fundamentals-under-pressure","How to Practice Putting Fundamentals Under Pressure",1782812355661]