Ernie Els Quotes

Look at the putt from behind the hole. Everyday players almost never do this. They should! Your eyes will take in more information about the slope. Sometimes you'll find that your initial read was incorrect.

Right before I start the putter back, I think about making solid contact. This brings your attention to the back of the ball and helps keep your head still at impact, which is a must. Many amateurs take a peek down the line too soon, and that can cause all sorts of mis-hits.

Golf tips are like aspirin. One may do you good, but if you swallow the whole bottle you will be lucky to survive.

Check the card before you play. If you have a couple of long par 3s, put an extra hybrid in your bag. You'll be glad you did.

These guys that take a shower, grab a cup of coffee, and go straight to the tee? That's not the way to do it. When you warm up, hit 20 to 25 wedges, a few middle irons, and 10 to 15 3-woods and drivers. If you're going to putt, give yourself 10 minutes.

Among golfers the putter is usually known as the payoff club and how right that is! Putting is in fact a game in itself.

My putting strategy is simple: If you're not making putts, don't be afraid to change your technique.

Unless it's a dead-straight short putt, you should focus on a spot somewhere along the line you want to roll the ball on.

There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.

My only focus after I start the putter away from the ball is keeping the back of my left wrist as fat as possible from start to finish. This is critical to keeping the putterhead and ball moving straight down the target line after impact. It's also how Rory Mcllroy squares his putterface, and obviously it works for him.

A lot of weekend players struggle with putting because they have too much tension in their hands and arms, both at address and during the stroke. Tension can turn a technically perfect motion into a herky-jerky mess, especially on those knee-knockers.

For amateur golfers, I think one of the biggest mistakes is to model their play on professionals.

Keep your elbows soft. Keep your elbows looking fine.

In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it's helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.

Okay so best golf tips I think are number one keep your head down. If you're a beginner it's the number one rule. That way you'll always make contact.

The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back in the bag.

The best putting advice I ever received was make sure you concentrate real hard on keeping that darn ball real low

We've been trying to get my body and head moving toward the target on the downswing. I have a tendency to hang back and not release the club.

I really have fun playing golf.

Definitely practice in the mirror before you attempt it. You have to use your body in the upright position, you can use your knees for support and that's the only way you can twerk.

When I introduce my basketball friends to golf, I tell them to just swing halfway. The power is the easy part.

I don't swing with my knees. I swing with my hands.

I see things written about the golf swing that I can't believe will work except by accident .

I have much less confidence on the greens than I do on the court. Everybody asks like if putting is like shooting free throws. Like that six-footer for par or something like that. It has a very similar kind of mindset.

Keeping the head still is golf's one universal, unarguable fundamental.