Putting Drill: The Perfect Long-Putt Drill
Putting Drill: The Perfect Long-Putt Drill
One of the best ways to improve your judgement of pace on long putts is to rehearse this simple, yet effective practice drill:
1) Place a handful of tees in the ground, starting at about 20 feet and working away from you at intervals of about 3 feet. Use as many tees as the space on the green permits.
2) Now putt the first ball to the first tee, the second ball to the second tee, and so on.
The idea is that you get one chance at each putt, just as is the case on the golf course during a real round of golf. You can mix things up a bit by hitting putts randomly to the various tees.
This simple drill is so effective because it trains you to see a putt and then translate those visual messages into a feel for distance.