Monitoring putting performance

For the record, I had 32 putts in my last round. That is on target and a realistic goal, though it relies on some decent chipping and the odd longish putt and some good lags.

The putting grip used was a weak top (left) hand grip - to minimise pulled putts - but a conventional bottom (right) hand grip, though with no overlap at all. This felt fine, bearing in mind that I was intent on focusing on a short backswing for short putts, combined with good rhythm, good contact, and of course as much calm and confidence as I could find. The greens were actually a little slow - don't know why - but although I claim this resulted in one 3-putt (the only one) it was not a major problem.

Otherwise my game was reasonable, with a few highlights and a few lowlights, and some good luck thrown in. A couple of poor chips and hooks were the most costly errors, but nothing unusual in that.

Same strategy next round, which should be fun, with putting stats to be recorded. I might even consider keeping some other stats in future, e.g. greens in regulation; now that I actually hit a few greens in regulation.

One last thought; I was given a putting tip, which is to turn one's toes in when putting (to be slightly pigeon-toed) so that the hips are slightly locked, reducing the propensity to sway. It might have helped; but more testing will be done.