Improving putting performance will be high on the priority list for most amateur golfers as the season kicks into gear, but just reading the latest golf tips won’t necessarily help you translate theory into practice.
Instead, combining the best putting tips with some great putting drills could prove to be the recipe for success. Even the best putter on the PGA Tour needs to hone this crucial skill, so following suit and spending time on the practice green will surely pay dividends on the course.
In this article, four-time DP World Tour winner Andy Sullivan shares five expert putting drills that will help you to sink more putts and make more birdies…
1. Stack ’em up
This is my go-to drill when working on pace control, and is one of the most popular drills on tour. I start by marking out a five-foot gap between two tees. Then, I pop another tee down about ten feet away to mark where I’m going to putt from.
The aim is to ‘stack’ the balls up in the gap. Each one has to go further than the last. However, no ball is allowed to finish outside this five-foot zone. My first putt has to make it inside this area, too. If it doesn’t, I have to start again.
The stack ’em up drill is a great way to develop feel on the greens
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I once saw Marc Warren get 11 in, which is pretty impressive. Normally, if you can get five in, you’re doing really well. When I’m dialled in, I can just inch each ball slightly further than the last. I love this drill because there’s no hole involved, and it gives me a great sense of the pace of the greens before I go out and play.
Try repeating this drill three or four times before you go out and play at the weekend – as opposed to quickly just throwing some balls down and trying to hole them – and I guarantee it’ll be a more effective warm-up.
2. The spiral
I tend to do my three- to eight-foot spiral drills on a Tuesday or Wednesday before a tournament, not during actual competition days. I’ll aim to hole the closest putt and then move on to the next one. Miss and I’ll stay where I am. I’ll keep doing it until I get all the way round without missing.
The more you hole of these and the more you see the ball going into the hole, the greater your confidence will become. If you’re kind to yourself, and give…
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