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Make Every Putt Matter
Your practice at a glance
These golf drills are from the Golf Practice Made Fun App.
Putting under pressure becomes easier to practise when every attempt has a clear purpose.
Start with Gary Woodland’s eight-putt challenge to keep your routine steady as a streak builds. Move to Birdie Maker to adjust your pace on uphill and downhill putts, then finish with the Par Maker Partner game for a friendly short-putt contest. Each game keeps its own rules; use the same calm preparation throughout and bring a partner for the final drill.
Drill 1. Gary Woodland’s Challenge: Hole Eight in a Row
A growing run of holed putts makes the next attempt feel more important. This challenge gives you a way to practise keeping the same preparation under that pressure, while the changing angles stop you repeating one familiar putt.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark eight starting points around one hole, varying the distances between four and eight feet. Place one ball beside each tee, keep the tees clear of the roll lines and choose an order around the hole. |
| 2 | Read the first putt, choose your line and pace, then use your full routine. Play one ball from each position, moving to the next tee only after you hole the putt. |
| 3 | Try to hole all eight putts consecutively. If you miss, return to your original starting tee and begin the run again. Keep your best run out of eight; finish when your practice time is up rather than rushing to complete it. |
Explore the full Gary Woodland Putting Drill and demonstration →
Drill 2. Birdie Maker: Match Your Pace to the Slope
The same twenty-foot distance needs a different stroke when the slope changes. Alternating uphill and downhill helps you reassess the pace rather than repeat the last stroke, with a small finishing window to encourage a manageable return putt.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Choose a hole on a gentle slope. Mark one starting point twenty feet below the cup and one twenty feet above it. From each direction, identify a finishing window no more than eighteen inches past the hole. |
| 2 | Play three putts uphill, then three downhill, using your normal routine before every ball. Repeat that pair of groups three times for eighteen putts: nine uphill and nine downhill. Collect balls before they obstruct later attempts. |
| 3 | Aim to hole the putt or finish no more than eighteen inches past the cup. Either result earns one point; a putt left short or outside that window earns none. Add the points for this drill only, giving a total out of eighteen. |
Explore the full Birdie Maker Putting Drill and demonstration →
Drill 3. Par Maker Partner: Make Your Next Putt Count
A partner adds a different kind of pressure: you have one attempt before the other player takes a turn. This simple game lets you practise committing to your read and keeping a familiar routine when a short putt decides the result.
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | With a partner, place four tees around one hole, each five feet away. Keep the tees clear of the putter and roll lines. Agree who starts and the order you will follow around the four positions. |
| 2 | Take turns playing one putt at a time, moving around the tee positions in the agreed order. Read each putt and use your full routine. Stand clear of your partner’s line and continue while both players keep holing their putts. |
| 3 | The first player to miss loses that game. Note the winner and the putt on which the first miss occurred, then start a new game. Keep the same four positions so the challenge stays consistent. |
Explore the full Par Maker Partner Putting Drill and demonstration →
