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LEANDER GOLF
Putting Drills
1. Solid Contact
Purpose: Make Solid Contact
2. Developing Feel
Purpose: Develop Feel
3. Shorten Backstroke
Purpose: Shorten Backstroke
4. Distance Control
Purpose: Improve Distance Control
5. Green Reading/ Starting Line
Purpose: Improve Green Reading/Starting Line
6. Short Putts
Purpose: Improve Short Putts
7. Mental Practice
Purpose: Improve Mental Game
8. Path
Purpose: Improve Path
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12. Best Putting Drill Ever
13. Distance Control
Purpose: Improve Distance Control
Putter Face, Green Reading, Speed
Putting Problems & Fixes
Eyes Over Ball Drill
PROBLEM: Eyes Not Over Ball at Address on Putts
To make sure you have your eyes over the ball, which is imperitive for getting a consistent read on your putts, address a putt as you normally would.
Hold a ball between your eyes and let it drop.
If it hits the ball you've addressed or the ground directly in back of it, you're where you need to be.
To make sure you have your eyes over the ball, which is imperitive for getting a consistent read on your putts, address a putt as you normally would.
Hold a ball between your eyes and let it drop.
If it hits the ball you've addressed or the ground directly in back of it, you're where you need to be.
Head Down Drill
PROBLEM: Looking Up Early on Putts
Stroke some 4 foot putts, but instead of looking to see if the ball goes in the hole, keep our eyes focused on the point where your putter made contact with the ball, and listen for the sound of your ball falling in the cup.
Stroke some 4 foot putts, but instead of looking to see if the ball goes in the hole, keep our eyes focused on the point where your putter made contact with the ball, and listen for the sound of your ball falling in the cup.
Sweet Spot Drill
PROBLEM: Not Consistently Hitting the Sweet Spot on Putts
Tape two tees to the front of your putter (or use 2 rubber bands), each tee one-half of a ball's width to the side of the sweet spot, and stroke some putts.
The tees will quickly force you to develop the ability to hit each putt on the sweet spot.
Tape two tees to the front of your putter (or use 2 rubber bands), each tee one-half of a ball's width to the side of the sweet spot, and stroke some putts.
The tees will quickly force you to develop the ability to hit each putt on the sweet spot.
Hit Through Not To Drill
PROBLEM: Jabbing at the Ball on Your Putts
Address the ball, and then turn your attention to the hole.
Keep your eyes focused on the hole and stroke your putt.
Since this keeps you hole-focused and not ball-focused, you will hit through-not at-the ball.
Address the ball, and then turn your attention to the hole.
Keep your eyes focused on the hole and stroke your putt.
Since this keeps you hole-focused and not ball-focused, you will hit through-not at-the ball.
No Pull Drill
PROBLEM: Pulling Putts
If you find yourself cutting across your putts and pulling them, place a 2 x 4 just outside the toe of your putter, then stroke some putts.
The 2 x 4 will force you to keep the putterhead traveling along your target line rather than cutting across the target line.
If you find yourself cutting across your putts and pulling them, place a 2 x 4 just outside the toe of your putter, then stroke some putts.
The 2 x 4 will force you to keep the putterhead traveling along your target line rather than cutting across the target line.
20-foot Side Hill Drill
PROBLEM: Trouble Reading Sidehill Putts
Line up a 20-foot sidehill putt, and then place a ball every two feel along the line you think your 20-footer needs to travel to go in the hole.
Now, stroke the 2-footer in, and then begin to work your way bakc to your original 20-footer by stroking each ball over the spot where the ball in front of it had rested moments before.
When you get back to your original 20-footer, stop and see wher the previous nine balls have come to rest, decide if you line was good or bad, pick a line for your final putt, and stroke it.
Line up a 20-foot sidehill putt, and then place a ball every two feel along the line you think your 20-footer needs to travel to go in the hole.
Now, stroke the 2-footer in, and then begin to work your way bakc to your original 20-footer by stroking each ball over the spot where the ball in front of it had rested moments before.
When you get back to your original 20-footer, stop and see wher the previous nine balls have come to rest, decide if you line was good or bad, pick a line for your final putt, and stroke it.
Solid Lead Wrist Drill 1
PROBLEM: Left Wrist Breaks Down On Impact
Using your left hand only, line up an 18-inch putt.
Without taking a backswing, sweep he ball with a firm wrist into the hole, finishing with your putterhead over the hole.
Using your left hand only, line up an 18-inch putt.
Without taking a backswing, sweep he ball with a firm wrist into the hole, finishing with your putterhead over the hole.
Solid Lead Wrist Drill 2
PROBLEM: Wrists Break Down on Putting Stroke
Putting with your lead arm only, grip down the shaft of your putter so you're holding it just below the grip.
Make some putting stokes, concentrating on keeping your wrist so solid that the grip of the club stays next to your forearm through the entire stroke.
Putting with your lead arm only, grip down the shaft of your putter so you're holding it just below the grip.
Make some putting stokes, concentrating on keeping your wrist so solid that the grip of the club stays next to your forearm through the entire stroke.
Solid Back Wrist Drill
PROBLEM: Wrists Break Down on Putting Stroke
Take some putts using only your right arm.
This will give you a feel for what your right arm should do on the stroke.
You will quickly find that the only way to make consistently good putts while using this technique is to keep your wrist solid throughout the entire swing.
Take some putts using only your right arm.
This will give you a feel for what your right arm should do on the stroke.
You will quickly find that the only way to make consistently good putts while using this technique is to keep your wrist solid throughout the entire swing.
1 Ball Drill
PROBLEM: Inconsistency on Short Putts
If you find yourself missing more two- to four-footers than you care to, it might be because you do not have the proper visual images in your head of having seen yourself make enough of these putts.
To remedy that, whenever you practice putting, use just one ball, and make sure you hole out that ball every time you putt.
This means that if you miss a 20-footer by a foot and a half, don't just rake the ball away and try anought 20-footer; instead, hole out that one-and-a-half-foot putt and then go on to your next putt.
This will get you used to seeing yourself putting the ball in the hole and help you develop the proper visual imagery and confidence to be an excellent putter.
If you find yourself missing more two- to four-footers than you care to, it might be because you do not have the proper visual images in your head of having seen yourself make enough of these putts.
To remedy that, whenever you practice putting, use just one ball, and make sure you hole out that ball every time you putt.
This means that if you miss a 20-footer by a foot and a half, don't just rake the ball away and try anought 20-footer; instead, hole out that one-and-a-half-foot putt and then go on to your next putt.
This will get you used to seeing yourself putting the ball in the hole and help you develop the proper visual imagery and confidence to be an excellent putter.
3 Speed Touch
PROBLEM: Poor Putting Touch
Place 3 balls 3 feet from the hole.
Stroke the 1st one in so it trickles into the hole. Hit the 2nd ball in so it hits the back of the cup before falling in. Finally, hit the 3rd ball firmly enough that it hits the back of the cup, bouces up, and falls in.
Now do the same at 4 feet. (Religiously draining 4 footers as routinely as 3 footers is a MAJOR KEY to lower scores).
Remember, distance control is all in your backswing.
Try to dial in the minimum and maximum backswing you need from 3 and 4 feet.
That way, when you are playing, you will have just the right backswing you need to basically push the ball into the hole at the perfectly dialed in medium speed.
Place 3 balls 3 feet from the hole.
Stroke the 1st one in so it trickles into the hole. Hit the 2nd ball in so it hits the back of the cup before falling in. Finally, hit the 3rd ball firmly enough that it hits the back of the cup, bouces up, and falls in.
Now do the same at 4 feet. (Religiously draining 4 footers as routinely as 3 footers is a MAJOR KEY to lower scores).
Remember, distance control is all in your backswing.
Try to dial in the minimum and maximum backswing you need from 3 and 4 feet.
That way, when you are playing, you will have just the right backswing you need to basically push the ball into the hole at the perfectly dialed in medium speed.
30-60 ft Distance Control
PROBLEM: Poor Touch on Long Putts
Stroke putts of between 30 and 60 feet.
But, rather than hitting them towards a hole, putt to the fringe of the green instead, with your sole goal being to have your ball stop somewhere in the fringe.
Direction is on no importance in this drill-you're only concerned with developing a feel for distance.
Stroke putts of between 30 and 60 feet.
But, rather than hitting them towards a hole, putt to the fringe of the green instead, with your sole goal being to have your ball stop somewhere in the fringe.
Direction is on no importance in this drill-you're only concerned with developing a feel for distance.
3-30 ft Distance Control
PROBLEM: Poor Putting Touch
Place 10 tees in a straight line on a practice green, with each tee being one yard apart from the one next to it.
Begin stroking putts from just to the side of the line of the tees, trying to get your 1st putt to stop between the first and second tees, your 2nd putt between the 2nd and 3rd tees, and so on.
After you've made your way out to the 9th and 10th tees, work your way back to the 1st and 2nd tees.
Place 10 tees in a straight line on a practice green, with each tee being one yard apart from the one next to it.
Begin stroking putts from just to the side of the line of the tees, trying to get your 1st putt to stop between the first and second tees, your 2nd putt between the 2nd and 3rd tees, and so on.
After you've made your way out to the 9th and 10th tees, work your way back to the 1st and 2nd tees.
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