I saw this article in a magazine written by Fred Griffin, and wanted to share it with you,
When faced with a chip or a pitch shot, 100 shooters are twice as likely to miss the green(25 per cent of the time) as they are to get within a reasonable one putt distance, defined as within five feet.
Lesson-dont worry about getting the ball close focus on getting the ball on the green.
On putts in the 50 foot range, players shooting in the high 80s, average 2.5strokes, in other words they 3 putt 50 per cent of the time, research shows that this player has to get within five feet to have at least a 50-50 chance of making the next putt. Make it your goal to beat five feet.
Players just breaking 80 make about one in ten putts from 15 feet(about 12 percent of the time), even scratch golfers average fewer than two in ten, if you think that percentage seems low, consider changing your expectations, enjoy the easy two putts instead of stressing over misses from 15 feet,
