Basic posture, great result!

One of the most important parts of the golf swing starts here at the posture. It can't be ignored as it has a direct relationship with the movement of the club on the correct plane line. In the image we can see Els setting up to the driver, the one club that most amateurs find difficult to play with.


The importance of the correct posture are clear to see, the back of the head and the lower back form a straight line. his back is in the 'plank'. His arms are fantastic as they just hang freely.
The second part of the setup is the lower half, note the the knees are not bent as such but more flexed. If they were bent his upper body would not look as tilted resulting in his back looking more vertical.

Something to also make sure that you have in your feel is the placement of your weight. Placing the weight in the correct part of he feet will have a certain bearing on the movement of the swing. ( view the pics of Tiger and not the weight is spread evenly on both legs 50/50) Ernie's weight in the image above is correctly off the heels but not on the toes.
Build on this improvement of the posture to increase the consistency of the swing.

If you don't practice it, you won't hole it.

If you don't practice it, you won't hole it.

Simple but highly effective! The most important thing about the game is putting, it's where you can save shots while playing poorly.

Unfortunately though for most amateurs there doesn't seem to be the urgency of practicing it as much as they concentrate on the long game.

A common comment is that it's a bit boring, the simple answer, make the practice interesting.

Firstly find out which length putt is the weakest. I would generally say for any player the two footer is a great place to start. Go there and putt, putt until it gets boring, now not 5 or 10 or 15 but maybe 50 putts. Take your time and think about how you want to make them on the course. Work on the alignment the position of the putter behind the ball, the position of the ball (remember the ball should be below the hole nearest the hole) between the feet and the posture. Simple basics!

Once this starts to feel good start moving around the hole, read the line place the balls logo upwards and towards the "target line" trust it and hit it. Repeat this over and over, you are looking for repetition in putting, start building it up on the practice green and see how it works for you on the course. Work on these simple ideas and feel your putting get better.