The quickest way for the average golfer to drop 5 strokes is to become a better putter. How many three putts did you have in your last round? How many putts from within 5 feet did you miss? The old adage “drive for show, putt for dough” could not be more accurate. Here is a drill to help you make more of those short putts and get rid of those three putts:

Find a straight putt; line up four balls from two feet. Make em! Do it again. If you miss one start over. When you have made 8 in a row, move to a three-foot putt. Keep going until you have made 8 in a row from 5 feet. When you are done you will have made 32 straight putts. That’s 32 straight times you have seen and heard the ball fall over the front lip and into the bottom of the cup. That’s what they call “positive reinforcement.” When you have confidence that you can make the short putt, your long putting becomes easier, which actually leads to shorter second putts and less three putts.  Once you get comfortable with this, start with the five footer and go back to eight feet. Soon enough you will be a deadly putter from within ten feet.

The beauty of this is that it is not a mechanical drill, but a feel and mental drill that has an immediate impact on your game.

Give it a try, and watch the results, you will be pleasantly surprised at how quickly you stop the dreaded “three whip,” “three wiggle,” “snake,” “tre whack,” etc.etc.

Give me a call if you have any golf questions. 604-694-0222

Kyle German, CPGA
Director of Golf