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Overview of Golf Putting Drills
Purpose: The main objective in practicing golf putting drills is to develop a smooth repeatable putting stroke and to improve your accuracy and control distance. All professional have their own favorite golf putting drills that they practice with a religiously. Whether your a scratch golfer or trying to break a hundred, the Quickest way to Lower your Score is to Improve on your Putting Game.
For golf putting drills to be effective they need to have purpose. Each putting drill that we will cover has been design to help you work on a different aspect of your game, such as improving your putting stroke fundamentals or controlling distance. Where ever you begin, start first on deciding which aspect of your putting game you want to improve.
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| Putting Drills to Improve Your Fundamentals |
We highly recommend you set up a schedule to practice these golf putting drills in order to make the time you do devote to it to be as productive as possible. Also, when you do go golfing, plan on getting there a least fifteen to twenty minutes early so you will have to spend on the practice green. This will be time well spent and well help you get your feel and rhythm on track. In time both your confidence and score will greatly improve.
Hitting a golf ball and putting have nothing in common. They're two different games. You work all your life to perfect a repeating swing that will get you to the greens, and then you have to try to do something that is totally unrelated. There shouldn't be any cups, just flag sticks. And then the man who hit the most fairways and greens and got closest to the pins would be the tournament winner.
- Ben Hogan
Hitting a golf ball and putting have nothing in common. They're two different games. You work all your life to perfect a repeating swing that will get you to the greens, and then you have to try to do something that is totally unrelated. There shouldn't be any cups, just flag sticks. And then the man who hit the most fairways and greens and got closest to the pins would be the tournament winner.
- Ben Hogan
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- Ben Hogan
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TYPES OF DRILLS: The outlined below explain which areas of putting they benefit the most in order to help you improve on different areas of your putting game. Many are quite simply but very effective.
Warm Up Drills: The Circle and All in Row Long Putt Drills well help you quickly establish your feel and rhythm. Also, by starting out making a lot of short putts you will improve your confidence level before a match.
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| Tunnel Drill |
Consistency Drill: The Cage Drill is an excellent exercise for being able to become consistent with your putting stroke but also helps with your distance control.
Accuracy Drills: The Tunnel and Gate Drill are exercises for helping you practice on becoming more accurate in your putting game. In addition these drills well help you work on eye alignment and keeping the putter head square to the target line.
Wrist Control Drills: The main benefit of these drills are to help reduce your wrist action. The less the wrists flex during your stoke the more square the putter head well be at impact. The Two Ball Drill and the Parallel Club Drill will help you practice in hitting the ball square.
Eyes Closed: Many of the golf putting drills should also be practiced with your eyes closed. The goal here is to be able to vision the putt in your mind and your feel and rhythm will significantly improve.
FUNDAMENTALS: Before starting your golf putting drills it is good to double check your putting fundamentals to be sure they are sound. Although many pro golfers do have different putting strokes and styles, there are certain basics that many incorporate in there game.
If you would like more detail on basic putting fundamentals visit Golf Putting Lessons and Tips.com where you will find in depth lessons on all aspects of putting. Also, set your self up a structured putting practice routine where you write out how much time you are going to devote, the areas you well cover and the goals you wish to accomplish.
I've heard people say putting is 50 percent technique and 50 percent mental. I really believe it is 50 percent technique and 90 percent positive thinking, see, but that adds up to 140 percent, which is why nobody is 100 percent sure how to putt.
- Chi Chi Rodriguez
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3 Putting Drills to Try at Home
Illustration on Golf Putting drills to Practice at home
Source: Ken Martin PGA member http://collegeofgolf.keiseruniversity
Summary of Video Content:
- Makes use of PVC pipe to setup practicing straight putts
- Check to see if your putter swinging is correct
- Controlling your forward swing path
- Aid in controlling the heel and toe of the putter club face
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Warm Up Golf Putting Drills
A simple warm up putting drill is the circle drill. Most PGA tour players well practice this drill at the beginning of their routine in order to establish their feel and rhythm and gain confidence.
At the beginning of your round get to the course early so you at least have a little bit of time to build confidence by practicing several short putts to build confidence.
To Start:
- Set seven to eight balls in a circle around the hole about a clubs length away from the hole.
- Next, one at time putt each one into the hole.
- Continue this process until you can make the entire circle without missing one.
- Focus on your posture and eyes directly over the ball.
- Also, get a feel for the length of your putting stroke for this distance.
- Your aim is about three inches past the hole so you do not come up short.
You will quickly notice that you will develop a consistent tempo and feel for distance.
Repeat the circle drill with your eyes closed. Visualize the putt in your mind and then right before you putt close your eyes.
You will be amazed at how this technique will improve your feel and help control your distance. Try to incorporate those thoughts in your subconscious. This technique of closing your eyes will significantly improve your self confidence and develop trust in your own ability.
Now is also a good time to review your setup and posture. Keep checking your feet, shoulders and eyes. They should all be parallel to the target line.
All in Row Drill:
Like the circle drill, this is another excellent warm up drill to practice with.The payback of this golf drill is similar in that it also helps develop a feel for distance and build a rhythm.
Start by setting up six to seven balls in a row about a foot apart.
- Begin by putting the ball closest to the hole.
- Next, move to the next ball that is closest to the hole but a little farther back.
- Continue this until you have putted all the balls.
- Your goal is to be able to putt every ball in the row in the hole.
- You will develop a feel for how much adjustment you need to make for a small change in the distance.
- What stays constant is the target line. Your main focus is on the slight variation in the distance.
- Also, keep your body parallel to the target line.
Remember, you are controlling based on the length of your stroke and avoid any wrist action. Next Step:
Make two rows but space the balls differently. Make one row two feet apart and the second row four feet apart.
Begin with the first row with the ball closest to the hole, then move over to the second row. Continue this process by rotating back and forth between rows.The goal here is to develop feel for distance but using two different target line.
Repeat with your Eyes: Similar to the circle drill, repeat this drill with your eyes closed. Keep in mind it is important to ingrain the feeling of the various distance of each putt in your subconscious.
PRACTICE TIPS
- Begin each session by hitting a series of short putts to gain confidence.
- Visualize each putt in your mind.
- Devote the time for practice.
- Focus on being positive.
- Stay relaxed and develop trust in your ability.
Distance Control Golf Putting Drill
Controlling Distance:
The factor most responsible for controlling your distance is the length of your putting stroke. The recommended length of the putting stroke varies among pro golfers and trainers. The key that is consistent among instructors is that that back stoke should not be greater than your follow through. We recommend the one third two third method. That is taking the putter back one third of the total length and your follow through would be two thirds. The slightly shorter back stroke will aid in keeping your putter square at impact.
Furthermore, develop a controlled smooth stoke without and sudden burst of power. For example, if you have a forty foot putt avoid taking a short back swing and then applying a fast swing to add power and distance. Simply take a wider putting stroke and swing with the same smooth pressure.
To properly regulate your distance you will want to practice on the the length of your putting stroke. Develop a smooth repetitive stroke and control distance mainly based on the total length of your stoke.
Follow these Steps:
- Begin by using 4 balls.
- First 3 balls well be your guide balls.
- Move the center ball to where you will strike the ball.
- The back ball marks where you want your backstroke to end
- The forward ball shows where you want your follow through to end.
- Place the final ball a few inches away from the center ball
- Begin by taking practice putts with the goal of stopping your back swing where the back ball is located and stopping your follow through where the forward ball is located.
- Keep a smooth swing and notice how far your ball has traveled based on the step up length you started with.
- Continue by widening the back and forward balls but maintaining a constant and smooth swing.
A common problem among weekend golfers is that they have the habit of looking up to soon and too short of a follow through length. Keep your eyes focused on the ball and fully complete your putting stroke. Try counting to two before looking up to help you break this habit.
- Spread your guide balls wide for long putts. Closer for short putts.
- The white and red line illustrates the entire length of the stoke.
- Continue practicing with about a dozen balls from each layout.
- Continue repeating this drill until you develop a understanding and feel for the amount distance toy will get from the different putting stroke lengths.
Keep a smooth rhythm and tempo for each of your strokes and do not to swing harder for longer putts and softer for shorter putts.
Keep practicing this golf putting drill until you can consistently achieve the same distance with varying lengths of your putting stoke.
The next golf putting drill lesson will help you become more consistent with your putts and also help improve on controlling your distance.
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Consistency & Distance Golf Putting Drill
Cage Putting Drill: This is a simple drill that is also a great warm up drill before a match. Helps in practicing your putting fundamentals in order to become consistent and also work on your distance control.
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| Cage Putting Drill |
Begin This Drill:
- Start by laying out three clubs around the hole so they form a opening and they are roughly 3 feet away from the hole.
- Have the hole should be roughly half way between the two clubs that are parallel.
- Begin to take practice putts from about 10-12 feet out.
- The goal is to get all the putts either in the hole or inside the cage but not touching any of the clubs.
- By practicing this drill you get in the habit of applying enough speed so you do not come up short.
- Remember that if you do miss you will be only left with a very short putt.
Go Through the entire putting drill by practicing farther away, about twenty feet. Keep practicing until you can get all ten balls within the opening. The objective is to become more consistent at each distance.
Remember that your distance is controlled with the length of your stoke. Keep maintaining a smooth rhythm and tempo to your stroke with no quick burst of power.
By repeatable practice you will be able to consistently get with in three feet of the hole on your long putts.
Below video demonstrates these practice techniques:
Repeat this drill with Your Eyes Closed: Repeat the entire the drill again but this time with your eyes closed. Prior to hitting the ball close your eyes. You have already gotten the feel from the first round, so now you want to ingrain that feeling in your subconscious.
By visualizing a putt in your mind you will significantly improve your speed, distance and to trust your stoke. We highly recommend practicing with your eyes because of the improvements it will make to your over all putting game.
Take the small flag pole and set it behind a hole about 18-24 inches.
Take practice putts to either go in the cup or end up between the flag pole and hole.
This will help get you in the habit of not coming up short.
PRACTICE TIP: Take a close inspection of the conditions around the hole. When a putt losses it's speed it well follow any minor slope around the hole. Many times putts get to the hole but roll to the side and miss it by a few inches.
Over time you well be able to lower your score by sinking more putts if you regularly get your ball just slightly past the hole.
The next golf putting drill lesson well focus on developing accuracy.
Continue to Next Lesson Accuracy Golf Putting Drill
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Accuracy Golf Putting Drill
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| Mark your Width |
To Begin:
- Find an area that is basiclly flat to practice on
- Use the head of your putter to mark your width
- Then put two tees into the ground
- Use the head of your putter to mark your width
- Then put two tees into the ground
- Place two tees about six to eight feet from the hole.
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| Tunnel Golf Putting Drill |
- Again, the putter head width will be used as your guide for your opening.
- Now have created a tunnel to be used as your guide.
- Next step is to tie a string connecting the tees making an imaginary tunnel. Basically you end up with two sets of tees tied about 6-8 feet.
- If you do not have string you can use two clubs to make your tunnel. Another way to make your tunnel is with a long set of tees.
- The end result is an imaginary set of railroad tracks.
- Position a ball roughly six inches inside the tunnel that is farthest away from the hole.
- Finally, align your club head so it is square to the target line.
Be sure to use the guide strings for aligning your eyes, hips, shoulders and feet so they are all parallel to the target line.
Now, begin taking practice putts and keeping your club face aiming straight down the target line using the string as your guide.
If your ball goes outside the the guide strings you should be able to easily correct it by repositioning your putter head parallel to the target line.
This drill well also help your long putts by keeping you body properly aligned and your putter square to the target line.
GATE DRILL: This is a simple set up practice drill that only requires two tees spread apart the width of your putter.
- Step back about six to eight feet and work on getting the balls between the two openings.
- Keep practicing with the same stoke length with ten to twelve balls.
- The goal is to get each putt through the gate and in addition to getting each ball to touch each other after they get through the gate.
By mastering the Gate Drill you will see Significant Improvements in the Accuracy of your putts. The bottom line is that you are fine tuning your set up, posture and maintaining a stoke path along the target line.
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| Tiger Woods practicing the Gate Drill |
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Putting Tip: Find a spot where the edge of the green is straight for a couple of feet.
It only takes a couple of practice stokes to determine if your putter club head is staying parallel target line.
With only a few minor adjustments maybe all that is needed to straighten out your putts. This is a great check when ever you are out on the course.
The next golf putting drill lesson well work on developing the proper wrist action in your putting stroke.
Continue to Next Lesson Wrist Control Drill
Wrist Control Golf Putting Drills
Parallel Two Club Drill: In a correct putting stroke you should have little flexing of your wrists. If the wrists flex during your stoke it is very hard to strike the ball square and achieve a straight putt.This putting drill will also influence your rhythm and tempo and gives both hands an equal role in preventing either hand from becoming to dominating.
To Start:
- Begin to swing the clubs back and forth just as if your putting.
- The objective is to keep the clubs parallel and about four inches apart.
- Try not to have the clubs touch as you swing.
- This drill may seem easy but actually it is quite difficult.
- This putting drill requires a great deal of hand and eye coordination to keep the clubs from touching in addition to keeping them four inches apart.
Keep practicing this drill until your able to do it several times in a row correctly. The parallel two club drill is also a great warm up routine on the practice green before a round.
2 Ball Drill: This drill will help in determining if your striking the ball with a square putter head.
Begin:
- Start by taking 2 golf balls and setting them on the ground together.
- Then take your putting stoke and hit both balls at the same time.
- If the balls move together in a straight line then you know your club head was square at impact.
- However, if one of the balls moved sooner then the next, then your club face was not square.
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| Open Club Face |
If the outer ball goes farther then your club face was closed at impact.
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| Square Club Face |
To the right is an example of a open club face, the next image is a square club face and the last is a closed club face at impact.
Continue putting several dozen golf balls until the all move at the same time and go in the same distance.
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| Closed Club Face |
Passing this test each time well result in a much improved accuracy in your putting game.
Below is a Demonstration the 2 Ball Drill
Source: Golf Tip Magazine
Plan on starting a regular practice routine that incorporate these golf putting drills and your score well definitely improve.
Master the Art of Putting
Break Through Putting Secrets
by Scott Myers
Scott is a well known golf training author and has published several top selling golf books. He has a flare for making lessons easy to follow so you can quickly improve your game.
Here is An Easy To Follow, Step-By-Step System For Quickly And Easily Slashing 9-to-11 Strokes Off Your Very Next Round Of Golf, No Matter If You're A Complete Beginner Or Seasoned Veteran!
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