When putting, It would seem that using a putter to move a golf ball towards a hole in the ground would be a simple endeavor. After all, it does not seem to require much in the way of physical exertion, just aim and stroke. No body turning. No wrist cocking. No big muscles needed. Just aim and stroke.
Yet putting is fifty percent of achieving par while golfing. Recently, in the Open, Rory McElroy achieved the perfect number yet was very unhappy with the result. Why? Because most everyone in contention had fewer putts.
Par in Putts Is Not Good Enough
The typical pro averages less than 30 putts a round. Even many amateurs will have less than the standard 36.
There have books and articles published over and over again about putting. Fundamentally an easy athletic movement. Aim and stroke. But realistically it is the most difficult shot every golfer must make. The mechanics are simple but nothing else is.
The Mind Can Be a Problem
The mind is fundamentally the biggest problem to the majority of players. Learning to trust your aim and distance can be overwhelming. Self doubt, more than anything else, is the bane of the vast majority of us. Once we miss the first three footer, doubt raises her ugly head and harasses our brain incessantly. Causing our muscles to tense, vision to be unreliable, hands and fingers to not work as intended. So to become a good or great putter one needs to begin with what happens in your head.
First and foremost, one must believe that they are going to make every putt, even the 40 footer. Everyone knows that this is impossible, yet one must still embrace the thought that it can be done.
Learning Competence
The mind can be trained to believe through repetitive actions. Start by practicing two foot putts until you can make ten in a row, move to five footers and repeat. Gradually moving further away. As you increase the distance you should still be making most of the putts, but your missed ones will still be close. You will be learning competence. The brain will know that you have the ability to make everything.
None of the above will ensure competence without the necessary time spent practicing. Everyone knows that putting is 50% of the game. But how many of us devote 50% of our practice to putting? 
To train your brain to believe you’re going to make every putt spend 50% of your practice on the green. (And let me just suggest that you do this with the aid of the OnePuttPro™!)
The embodiment of great competence is Jack Nicklaus. Asked one time if he had ever missed a crucial putt to win a tournament, Jack said “no”. Meaning that he made his stroke exactly as he planned and if it didn’t go in it was not his fault. Just practice and believe will also help you never miss a putt again.
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