subject: Golf Putting Drill To Help You Develop A Goof Putting Stroke [print this page] Golf Putting Drill To Help You Develop A Goof Putting Stroke
If you are comfortable with your putting setup and have a solid foundation to work from, then developing a good putting stroke is simply a case of practicing and using an effective golf putting drill.
The best way to improve your putting stroke is to practice those short putts, the 4 to 6 footers that we all expect to make.
Before you get too carried away it's important to note that even the top touring professionals miss these putts more often than you think. In fact they tend to only average around 50% of the 6 footers!!
When trying to develop a good golf putting stroke it is important to start off by practicing straight putts, as this will give you immediate feedback if you have made a bad putting stroke as of course you would have missed the putt. If you practice on putts with a break you may have missed it because you hit the wrong line or miss judged the pace.
A simple but effective putting drill to help develop your putting stroke:
Find a straight putt on the practice putting green and position yourself around 3 feet away from the hole.
Take 10 balls and try and hole them all. If you miss one then you start again and keep repeating this until you hole all 10 balls in a row.
Once you are successful, increase the target to 20, then 30 and so on until your target reaches 50.
Then try this exercise from 4 feet away.
Although simple, this is an excellent golf putting drill to help you develop a consistent and effective golf putting stroke. It will also teach you to learn how to putt under pressure, as when you reach 46, 47, 48 the nerves will kick and you will not want to start from the beginning again.
