You want to see it go in, hear it go in, feel it go in. That's a great drill - to hit about ten putts in a row from that range because you've got a fresh image of the ball going in the hole. That's really a powerful effect when you get on the first green. Everything we do in sports is set up with a thought or a feeling of some sort. By visualizing, by seeing the ball go in the cup, or in the hoop, or for a field goal kicker seeing it go through, it's really a way of mentally programming the physical end that's very, very important for all performance.
Pitchers do it.
Batters do it. Quarterbacks do it. Really, if you think about it, your performance is set up by some kind of image or feeling, what I call your style of mind. Choking is basically an inappropriate focus that's brought on by tension and thinking about the end result. It first starts in the mind, 'don't embarrass yourself, 'don't mess up,' 'don't blow a lead,' that leads to that fear and anxiety response.