It’s time for some putting drills and for you to STOP three and four putting!  As much as I preach the short game I haven’t talked much about how to save strokes on the greens.  Almost half of a players overall strokes occur on the greens which is a lot and I will help you improve on this area right now below!

Most three putts begin with a poor approach putt.  The approach putt is important because you need to get it as close as possible so you can make the next one.  It’s much easier trying to make a putt from 5 feet then it is from 8 feet.  Pretty easy to understand so lets focus on getting that approach putt closer to the hole.

A great putting drill you can do on a practice green is drop 3 balls from a distance of 25 feet and longer.  Start at 25 feet and continue to stretch the distance out and don’t be afraid to his putts from 55+ feet.  Stroke all three balls from the same distance but only look at the hole after your first putt.  For the second and third putts you’re not allowed to look at the hole.  Doing this will help you to concentrate a lot more on your stroke and hitting the putt solidly.

When you get on the green it comes down to making solid contact with the ball.  If a putt is hit poorly it can come up well short of the hole which leads to longer second putts.  This obviously hurts your chances of successfully two putting so focus on solid contact more by doing this putting drill!

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