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2:1 Putting Tempo Drill: Smooth Your Putting Stroke

Build a smoother putting rhythm with a counted two-to-one stroke. Follow three illustrated steps and score 18 putts within one putter length of the hole.

Putting Mirror Drill: Find Your Eye Position

Use a putting mirror to find a comfortable eye position and repeat your setup. Watch Brian Fitzgerald’s lesson, follow three illustrated steps and record 18 putts.

Two-Ball Putting Drill: Check Your Putter Face

Check your putter face with two balls side by side. Watch Maria Palozola’s lesson, follow three illustrated steps and score 18 pairs for an even roll.

Three-Foot Putting Circle: Build Confidence from Short Range

Practise short putts from four positions around a hole. Follow the illustrated Three-Foot Putting Circle drill, play 16 putts and score one point for each putt holed.

10-20-30 Putting Pace Challenge: Control Your Distance

Practise putting pace from 10, 20 and 30 feet. Watch Blair O’Neal’s lesson, follow three illustrated steps and score six circuits for a total out of 18.

Putting Gate Drill: Start the Ball on Line

Use two tees to practise starting your putts on line. Follow the illustrated gate drill, watch Skip Guss’s Titleist lesson and score 18 putts.

Picture, Look, Roll: A Simple Putting Routine

Build a calmer putting routine with a simple picture, look and roll sequence. Watch Danny Maude’s lesson, follow the illustrated steps and complete two sets of nine routines.

Through-Stroke Length Putting Drill: Compare Line and Pace

Compare nine gentle push-through putts with nine using a longer through-stroke. Watch Mel Sole’s lesson and record what you notice about start line and pace.

Long or Standard Putter: Compare Your Putting Pace

Compare nine putts with a long putter and nine with a standard putter. Follow the illustrated guide and record what you notice about pace and finishes.

Trail Hip Turn Drill: Start Your Backswing, Finish in Balance

Practise a comfortable trail-hip turn, pause at the top and finish in balance. Make five rehearsals, then score eighteen controlled shots.

Ball-First Contact Drill: Leave the Marker Behind

Use Marcus Edblad’s marker-behind-ball drill to practise cleaner wedge contact. Follow three clear steps and record an 18-shot practice round.

Jason Baile’s Rain Jacket Drill: Feel Width in Your Backswing

Try Jason Baile’s no-club rain jacket drill to feel backswing width and a supporting turn. Includes illustrated steps, a video and 18 gentle rehearsals.

Anti-Slice: Two-Tee Swing Path Drill

Practise a clearer swing path with Michael Breed’s two-tee drill, slow rehearsals and an 18-shot practice test.

Mark Blackburn Two-Stick Alignment Drill: Aim Your Club and Body

Practise Mark Blackburn’s two-stick alignment drill. Set your target line, aim the clubface and align your body before an 18-shot practice session.

Draw-to-Target Golf Drill: Practise a Controlled Draw

Practise a controlled draw with three illustrated steps, a video and an 18-shot test. Learn the setup, watch the curve and record your result.

Knockdown Golf Shot Drill: Control Your Ball Flight into the Wind

Practise a lower iron flight into the wind. Follow three simple steps, use the illustrated guide and score 18 shots through your chosen flight window.