Lastly, in the dead

of winter how can you insure lower scores this spring? Simple: Is the

single most important club in your bag fitted to you? I find it amazing

that amateurs will spend serious money to have custom-fitted woods and

irons and select a putter because it feels good. Unless you're one

of those players that regularly chips in from off the green (and if you

are, I want you as a partner), then the putter is used on virtually every

hole and accounts for more strokes than any other club.

While the weather is

bitter, see a PGA golf professional and examine if your putter is suited

for your setup and stroke. Is the lie angle correct, the grip size appropriate

and does it give you the best chance to make putts? You can probably get

a putting tip while in the golf shop, indoors, where it is warm.

See you along America's

fairways,

John W. Boykin

PGA of America member

(John W. Boykin is a

former editor and publisher of Golf Industry Magazine, currently owner

of The Palmer Course at Starr's Mill and one of The Golf Channel's

100 Top Teachers in America.)

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