| One of the most popular golf putting training aids are | | | | mat, you are not receiving any information regarding |
| the indoor putting mats that you can get at most | | | | how you are setting up to the ball, how your grip |
| sporting good stores. These mats vary in length and | | | | may be impacting your stroke, or how your feet and |
| width, and some will even come with some different | | | | shoulders are affecting the ball path. |
| slope and other curves in place. Popular for many | | | | It is for those reasons that using indoor putting mats |
| years, the indoor mats have evolved to include | | | | may not be a viable option if you are serious about |
| different textures for different speed putts, but | | | | taking strokes off your game. Making critical |
| they have their limitations. | | | | adjustments to your grip and your putting stroke are |
| Perhaps the biggest drawback to using the indoor | | | | not things easily learned on your own. |
| putting mat as a training aid is the inability to practice | | | | Instead of spending the time, money and energy on |
| a wide variety of putts. Limited in distance, slope and | | | | an indoor practice mat for your home, consider the |
| angels, these mats are really best used as practice | | | | other options available to you to improve your short |
| for shorter, straight forward putts. | | | | game. There are a variety of informational courses |
| Also of important note is realizing that no matter | | | | available that would be of more benefit to you and |
| how many times you practice putting on an indoor | | | | you golf game overall. |