Work on Your Putting

I just came across some interesting stats that might catch your attention:

(A) Luke Donald's 2012 Putting Stats:

• 3' and less 484/485
• 4' 108/112
• 5' 52/61
• 6' 38/50
• 7' 29/39
• 8' 17/38
• 9' 13/25
• 10' 20/34

 Total 762/843 (90.2%)

(B) Alignment Chart demonstrating the effect of putter face misalignment from distance of 5-20':

Degree of Putter Face Misalignment        Measurement of Misalignment from the indicated distance

.5 degrees                                             5'=.52"          10'=1.05"      15'=1.57"      20' = 2.09"

1 degree                                                5'=1.05"        10'=2.09"      15'=3.14"      20' = 4.19"

1.50 degrees                                          5'=.1.57"       10'=3.14"      15'=4.71"      20' = 6.28"

2 degrees                                              5'=2.09"         10'=4.19"      15'=6.28"      20' = 8.37"

3 degrees off at 20" = 12.56" off!

The moral of the blog:  Work on your putting. Be sure you understand how to align your putter face and how that affects your aim!