Weather you are a golf beginner or an experienced amateur, there are things you must know on golf putting skills. Have you ever scored a bogey or worse simply because you missed your putts on the green? It's real aggravating when you have a 2 to 7 foot putt for birdie or par and you miss it.

However, inside 7 feet, we should be able to make a lot more than we do. If we concentrate on this part of our game, we should be able to knock a few strokes off Old Man Par and improve our overall golf score. Practice is what will allow us to become better. Practicing long and mid range putts with great golf putters is important but they rarely go in on one shot. You should practice to lay up to within 3 feet for these types of putts.

Our time would be better spent if we practiced more on short putts. Pro golfers realize this and it would be good that we do too. A lot of Tour players have missed 2 to 3 footers to miss the cut on a Friday, missing their chance to play for the money on the weekend.

Beginners try this drill: put 6 equally spaced tee's in a circle 1 foot from a hole. From each tee, putt until you make it. If you do, then move onto the next one. Take your time and focus on making all six putts. Once you have made all 6 then move the tee's out to 2 feet and repeat the drill. You are complete when you have moved the tee's out to the 7 foot mark.

This is a good drill that helps you to putt from all angles. It helps you to learn uphill and downhill putts as well as right to left breaks and vice verse. You will learn consistency and gain confidence. Use the same routine for every stroke and listen for the ball to fall into the hole. Do this drill religiously and you will see a huge improvement in your short range putting skills and your score will, in time, reflect it.

There is no better feeling when achieving a level with golf where you can feel consistently competent. In order to achieve this, be sure to take a long term approach and you will find yourself excited at the process of improving your golf putting skills.