Most golfers spend their practice time exactly where you’d expect, on the range, working on the big swing that gets the ball off the tee. Meanwhile, the part of the game that actually decides most scorecards gets a fraction of the attention. Putting accounts for around 40% of the shots in an average round, yet it’s usually the last five minutes before a tee time rather than a genuine practice session.
⛳ The Maths Golfers Tend To Ignore
If putting makes up close to half your shots in a typical round, it stands to reason that improving your putting should be at least as high a priority as your driving distance. In practice, most golfers do the opposite, chasing an extra ten yards off the tee while three putting the same greens week after week.
A stroke saved on the green counts exactly the same as a stroke saved off the tee. The difference is that putting improvement is often cheaper, faster, and more reliably repeatable than reworking a swing.
🏌️ Why Putting Practice Gets Skipped
Part of the problem is access. Not every golfer has a practice green nearby that’s actually worth using, and turning up ten minutes before a round to hit a few putts on an unfamiliar green barely counts as practice at all. Without a consistent, repeatable surface to work on, it’s hard to build genuine feel or track any real improvement over time.
📊 What Proper Putting Practice Actually Looks Like
Real improvement comes from repetition on a consistent surface, working on distance control as much as line, and being able to see what’s actually happening with your stroke rather than guessing. A dedicated putting green lets you build muscle memory in a way that a rushed pre round warm up simply can’t.
At Golf In Progress, our putting green gives you exactly that, a consistent surface to genuinely practise on, whatever the weather’s doing outside, rather than relying on whatever green happens to be free before your tee time.
🎯 It’s Not Just About The Green
Putting practice works best as part of a session that also covers the rest of your short game and full swing, rather than treated as a separate activity squeezed in at the end. A bay at Golf In Progress gives you range practice, full course play and putting practice all in the same session, so you can move between them the way you’d actually want to prioritise your time.
👥 Practice Doesn’t Have To Be Solo
Each bay holds up to four people, so putting and short game practice can just as easily be a session with friends as a solo trip to work on your stroke. It’s a genuinely useful way to spend an evening together, whatever the weather’s doing outside.
FAQs
Q: Do you have a dedicated putting green, or just the simulator bays?
Yes, alongside our simulator bays we have a putting green so you can work on your short game as part of the same session.
Q: How much of a round is actually putting?
On average, putting makes up around 40% of the shots in a round of golf, which is why it’s worth dedicating real practice time to it rather than a few rushed putts before you tee off.
Q: Can I combine putting practice with simulator range time in one session?
Yes, a bay booking gives you access to range practice, full course play and the putting green, so you can split your time however suits your game.
📞 Book A Session And Work On Your Short Game
If your putting has been an afterthought, it might be exactly where your next few strokes are hiding. Book a bay at Golf In Progress in Leigh on Sea and give your short game the practice time it actually deserves.
