Alignment sticks are a fantastic tool when it comes to golf improvement, but their role in some of the best putting drills can seriously improve your performances on the greens.
Even when it’s cold and wet outside, you can still practise and improve your putting, as there are lots of drills you can do on a putting mat at home to keep your set-up and stroke in check.
In this article, Golf Monthly Top 50 Coach James Jankowski shares his best putting tips and drills using the humble alignment stick…
Putting Drills Using Alignment Sticks
The best putting drills can be carried out at home or at the golf club, allowing you to really put the hours in on this crucial area of the game. For the drills below, all you need is your putter, a few golf balls and an alignment stick.
While they might not focus on how to read greens effectively, you will learn how to control your distance and speed when putting, embedding some good habits for the next time you stride out onto the course.
James Jankowski
James is an expert putting coach and PGA pro with more than 10 years experience in the game. He has worked with upwards of 3000 golfers at various levels of the game, including over 200 professionals.
James has been coaching golf for 10 years and specialising in putting for more than six. In the past three years James has worked with more than 3000 golfers, including more than 200 professionals.
1. Ladder Drill
This ladder drill is a fantastic way to improve your pace putting. You can refine your speed control even if you only have six to ten feet to work in, so it’s great for trying at home or at the golf club.
You can do this on a putting mat or just on the carpet if you have one that runs at a reasonably similar speed to a green. Set up a zone with an alignment stick as the back edge and mark out the front of the box with a couple of tees about three feet short of that.
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Hit your first putt to get as close to the far stick as possible and then each one after that should go a little shorter, but stay within the zone. Try and get as many balls in the zone in a row as you can.
You can alter the length of the putt and depth of the box based on how easy or difficult you want to make the drill. Keep a score of how many balls in a row you can…
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