Lesson 8 of 17 · Short Putts

Threat changes the brain.

The one thing you're installing today

Short-putt misses aren’t mechanical. They’re a state problem.

The problem

On short putts, your brain shifts from execution to protection.

Grip tightens. Eyes jump early. The stroke gets interrupted.

The miss isn’t mechanical. It’s neurological.

The better your stroke, the more damage interference causes.

Under pressure, the brain switches systems — from automatic to manual.

Manual control is slower, less precise, and easier to disrupt.

You don’t fix short putts with mechanics.

You fix them by changing what your brain believes is happening.

Gives the brain a job. No room for panic.

Signals completion, not survival.

Keeps momentum. Prevents freezing.

Stops early checking — the trigger of collapse.

You stop trying to make the putt…

You start running the routine.

“Count. Roll. Hold.”

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