DRILLS FOR PUTTING
Conditioning

Push – Pop – Stroke
1. Find a straight putt, preferably flat or slightly up hill.

2. Place the ball 3’ to 4’ away from the hole

3. Begin the drill by pushing the ball into the hole and repeat 10 – 15 times

4. Next, POP the ball into the hole by placing the putter head about 4” behind the ball and popping the ball toward the hole, making certain to follow through.

5. Lastly, STROKE the ball into the hole, using the technique you have progressed to.

6. In every instance, be sure to follow through toward the hole.

Crazy Eight Drill
1. Select a hole that is on a slight slope to give you a variety of breaking, uphill/downhill putts.

2. Place 8 balls around the hole, about 3 feet from the hole.

3. Attempt to putt each ball in the hole.

4. Set goals for yourself until you feel like you can make all eight.

5. This is a great drill to develop confidence.

Accuracy
Using two clubs make the tracks needed to check club-head Alignment and Path
1. Find a Straight putt, preferably flat or slightly up hill.

2. Lay the tracks or clubs down to indicate the line (90 degrees to the proposed path).

3. Set the putter between the tracks and make certain the face is at a 90-degree angle to the tracks.

4. Using the tracks as a guide, swing the putter back and forth making certain the putter head stays between the tracks.

5. Begin the drill at 3’ to 4’,moving the ball and the tracks back gradually until you are putting at approximately 15’. (note: the drill can be done for longer putts but as you make longer putts the putting stroke will begin to leave the tracks on the back-swing and the follow-through.)

Distance
Ladder Drill
1. Select an area on the green where you can make putts up to 30 feet.

2. Using a tee or other object, place markers at 10 feet, 20 feet, and 30 feet.

3. Putt 3 to 5 balls at each marker going up and down the ladder.

4. Complete the drill by putting just 1 ball at each target moving up and down the ladder several times.

20 Foot Drill
1. Lay a club on both ends of a 20 foot area

2. Putt several ball at each club trying to roll the ball as close to the club as possible using your normal routine.

3. Do the drill again, only this time look at the target and not the ball.

4. Repeat the drill again, this time with your eyes closed.