Correcting For Low Putts

by Brian Sullivan / DiscLife.com

Putting tips to shave five strokes off your scorecard every round. For many disc golfers, the biggest frustration of the game is losing strokes to low putts. Keeping putts up high enough to hit the chains comes mostly with confidence, but if you're having trouble with too many putts that bounce off the basket, here's a tip that can shave five strokes off your scorecard every round.

Chances are good you've been doing what you've been advised to do by many successful players, and that is to focus on your target - be it a chain link or a spot on the pole - and throw to it. The problem is that you're not giving the disc enough power to hold the line long enough, a result of not wanting to go long in case of a miss. >DOINK<. Putting with a good line but coming up short is always a disappointment.

You could compensate by learning to putt with more power, but there is a better way to get into the chains or keep a bad putt close the basket. What you need, my friend, is a little more loft. Here's how to make it happen.

Regardless of how long the putt is, imagine a bush or other hazard is at the midpoint between you and the basket. It would be about the same height as the basket, and your goal is to pick a spot in space where you could safely throw over the bush and into the basket. Pick the spot directly over the bush that you want to pass through, and then re-focus your attention back to the chain link you want to hit. Keeping the chosen spot in space in the back of your mind, pop your putt to the target.

You'll be amazed at the instant results.