This article provides a free golf putting lesson on how not to destroy your putting by feeling self-entitled to make a putt.

Golfers' egos often lead to result oriented putting expectations. It happens even to the best of golfer's.

"I need to make this putt. I should make this easy 10 footer. I am due at least one putt."

After those thoughts come the nervous tension and lack of focus.

Below we will dive into the mind of a hypothetical golfer with a poor mental putting ego. See how it destroys his putting.

After reading this you will know the value of not focusing on the results while performing your putting stroke.

Peter The Putting Fool's First Hole Blues

There he was on the first hole after striking his approach within 15 feet of the cup. It was about a 6 foot side hill breaker.

Then it happens. What always happens. Peter starts talking to himself (out loud for everyone's enjoyment). "I need this one for birdie so I can shoot in the 70s today. Make it Peter, make it!"

Tense and nervous he putts. Tense and nervous he misses on the low side. Then he lets out a few choice words as he shouted with his head to the sky. When he looked back to the ball it was 6 feet away from the cup.

Peter starts talking to himself again for the come back putt. " "How could I miss that badly?" "This is so stupid." "Dude, you got to make this for par! "You can't start with a boogie after that approach shoot."

Nervous and tense he putts. Nervous and tense he misses. He leaves the comeback putt 2 and 1/2 feet from the cup. Then he waits for his playing partners to tell him the putt is a gimme.

The problem for poor Peter was that no one told him to pick it up.

Hot as the sun, Peter goes to his ball for the 2 and 1/2 footer. "You guys know you should give me this putt."

Angry he putts. Angry he misses. His face explodes beet red. Oh, the profanity that followed, as one of his buddies tells him to pick up and stop the bleeding.

From possible birdie to double bogey Peter's 1st hole went. He was no fun to play with for the rest of the round.

Peter's Putting Lesson

Instead, he should have only felt entitled to making the best read and putting stroke that he could.

Before reading on, however, take some time to figure out how many ways Peter's self-entitlement harmed him.

Hint: (It harms him at least four ways).

4 Negative Effects of Peter's Self-Entitlement

2nd Harmful Effect: The second harmful effect for Peter was that he did not notice the break of the putt after missing on the low side. He was too busy swearing about missing to even notice. This is a golf putting lesson in and of itself. Always pay attention to your putt as it goes by the hole.

3rd Mistake: The third self-entitlement mistake for Peter was thinking about the results of the previous putt and his future putt, while attempting his 2nd putt. He was nervous and tense thinking about not putting the ball long again and thinking about how he needed the par. Result oriented self-entitlement destroy Peter again.

4th Harmful Effect: The final mental golf putting lesson is that Peter felt he was entitled to the 2 and 1/2 footer. As a result, he putts the ball angrily and misses.

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