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**Pheddytrourry** · 08-07-2010, 01:20 AM

These are the putting drills I do:

1) Place 12 balls in a circle around a hole about one putter length away from the hole. Try to get 12 in a row into the hole. Then do 12 balls two putter lengths away. This helps with the shorter putts and gives you confidence in them.

2) Find a flat area and place all of your balls at one end. Then pace off 5, 10, 15, and 20 paces, placing a tee in the ground at each spot, making sure they arent blocking eachother from where you'll be hitting balls. Then alternate hitting to each tee, mixing it up. Try to get the ball to pass within an inch or two of the tee, and stop about 12-18 inches behind it. DONT leave any short! Also, do not hit to the same tee twice in a row. The idea is to develop a feel for each of the distances. Then do what royalwuff suggested, looking at the tee while striking the ball. You'll be suprised how quickly you dial in!

3) Same drill as #2, but find an uphill area. Do that for a while, then change directions and go downhill. Then go to a left-right slope, and then right-left slope. Again, the goal is to develop a feel for the different length putts, as well as getting a feel of how the slope will affect your putt.

When I practice this diligently for a week, I'm amazed at how well I do around the green. Then, of course, I go on to other things, and lose some of the touch...

08-07-2010, 01:20 AM	#6
Pheddytrourry Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	These are the putting drills I do: 1) Place 12 balls in a circle around a hole about one putter length away from the hole. Try to get 12 in a row into the hole. Then do 12 balls two putter lengths away. This helps with the shorter putts and gives you confidence in them. 2) Find a flat area and place all of your balls at one end. Then pace off 5, 10, 15, and 20 paces, placing a tee in the ground at each spot, making sure they arent blocking eachother from where you'll be hitting balls. Then alternate hitting to each tee, mixing it up. Try to get the ball to pass within an inch or two of the tee, and stop about 12-18 inches behind it. DONT leave any short! Also, do not hit to the same tee twice in a row. The idea is to develop a feel for each of the distances. Then do what royalwuff suggested, looking at the tee while striking the ball. You'll be suprised how quickly you dial in! 3) Same drill as #2, but find an uphill area. Do that for a while, then change directions and go downhill. Then go to a left-right slope, and then right-left slope. Again, the goal is to develop a feel for the different length putts, as well as getting a feel of how the slope will affect your putt. When I practice this diligently for a week, I'm amazed at how well I do around the green. Then, of course, I go on to other things, and lose some of the touch...
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