Most of the shots you lose on the putting green are lost because your first effort didn’t finish close enough in distance, not accuracy. Yet, most golfers spend an age trying to work out the line on their first putt.

Besides the fact that we’re all concerned about the pace of play, it’s the wrong priority. From 45 feet, we might miss one or two feet either side. But we can sometimes leave it 5 feet short or go 5 feet past.

If you’d be interested in a one-off “roll it closer” practice club, where we’ll look at ways to better control distance on your putts and reduce the chance of ugly 3-putts, then let us know.