This includes keeping your process, rolling balls differing distances to differing targets and seeing what they do which will all help build your internal database. 

 From last week we have spent some time on reading a green and establishing your 'safe' distance which is the length of putt you are near certain to hole - be it 18 inches, two or three feet or longer.

Remember that uphill, downhill, quick greens, slow greens, wet greens, dry greens will all need to be factored in as generally the faster the green the more putts will break.

I highlighted last week that club golfers generally under-read the break on a putt - ie. they hit the putt too straight.

From short range, say from six inches, most putts won't break more than the width of the hole - about four-and-a-half inches.

Therefore if you establish the putt has some break from the right, just aim at the inside right edge of the hole. If the putt doesn't break then your ball will go straight into the right hand side of the hole.

It can break up to the width of the hole and go into the left hand side if it turns a fair bit - you will hit the hole more than you miss this way. 

If the odd one really dives across the hole, then you just have to cop it.

From longer range, I would suggest you read the green the best you can (refer to last week's article by clicking here) and then add a bit - remember most club golfers don't allow enough.

Most people then, having picked a spot to aim at, struggle to commit to that line and pull or push the putter back towards the hole, again that would make it look as though you haven't allowed enough break into the resulting putt.

In the photo, you will notice I have positioned a second ball level with the hole. 

This is the line I intend to start my ball on factoring in my best guess as to how much the ball will turn. 

This gives me something tangible to put towards and focusing on starting by ball at the second ball will stop me from being drawn back to the hole. 

In time you will be able to take the second ball away and simply pick a spot somewhere on your intended line to start the ball towards.

Back yourself and trust the line you have chosen as once you get over your putt it can look a little different and it is common to second guess yourself.

Never hit a golf shot in two minds - commit fully and learn from what went right or wrong.

Good luck with that - more next week.

* Tony White is the golf operations manager at Gibraltar Country Club, Bowral. 

 He can be contacted on 48628615 or you can visit www.gibraltarbowral.com.au