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Putter-Head Gate: Miss the Tees
Place two tees just outside your putter head, practise clean contact and score each tee-free strike over 18 attempts.
Six-Spot Putting Course: Count Every Stroke
Choose six putting spots from short to long, use one ball and hole out from each. Count every stroke and compare your total on the same course next time.
Breaking Putts: Pick Your High Point
Read a breaking putt from both sides, choose its high point and match your pace to it. Score one point for each finish within one putter length over 18 attempts.
String Line: Aim a Breaking Putt
Use a raised string to clarify a breaking putt’s start line. Roll the ball beneath it, notice the finish and record completed routines out of 18.
Ten in a Row: Putting Pressure Challenge
Practise one straight putt of about three metres. Aim for ten in a row and record your longest run of holed putts within 10 attempts.
Leapfrog Putting: Roll Just Beyond the Last Ball
Practise adding small amounts of putting pace. Roll each ball just beyond the last, stay short of a boundary and record your best streak in up to 18 putts.
Eyes-Closed Putting Drill: Predict Your Distance
Choose a long putt, close your eyes at impact and predict short, good or long before looking. Score one point for each matching prediction over 18 putts.
Trail-Hand Putting Drill: Feel the Pace
Compare nine trail-hand-only putts with nine two-handed putts from the same spot. Follow the supported-arm setup, record 18 attempts and compare the finish distances.
Metronome Putting Drill: Find a Steady Rhythm
Practise putting to a comfortable metronome beat. Follow nine rehearsals with nine putts, record 18 completed attempts and note your smoothness and pace.
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.
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