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Difficulty level - Amateur

Putting is a great thing to do indoors in the winter, and during those rainy days in the spring. All you need is some good short carpet. If you do not have short carpet you can buy a pre-made putting mat at any golf store. I find that Golfsmith has the best selection of equipment right now. They have very reasonable prices too.

If you don’t want to buy a putting mat you can usually go to any carpet store and ask for some scraps of carpet or some old remnants depending on how big you want to go. We will give you some design ideas on how to make it break in another article.

Here is the drill:

Take a coin and toss it on the carpet. It can be anywhere. I like to just throw it out there and where it lands is where I putt. If it rolls then so be it, I still have to putt the putt. This gives you a little randomness to the putt and makes it feel a little more like the real thing.

Putt at least 3 balls but no more that 8 balls to that coin. 3 gives you a chance to correct mistakes and gives you a feel for the putt. More than 8 and they begin to just get in the way.

The goal is to putt the ball so that it stops exactly on top of the coin. If you can do this you are genius. I have never been able to stop one on top of the coin, ever.

Never leave a ball short on this drill. A putt that is left short will never go in the hole.

Then do repetition. Over and over again. Get really good at rolling your ball over a dime. Just think how good of a putter you will be when you can throw a dim out in the middle of your living room and hit it every time.

Alternative: Place the dime about two feet from a wall. Putt so that your ball rolls directly over the coin, but does not hit the wall. This will help with control and getting a feel for your putter. Do not worry about your carpet being slower or faster than your greens. This is more to get a feel for the putter. Once you know how the putter feels and how it will make the ball roll it does not take much to adjust do different playing conditions.

Good Luck and Good Putting

Coach Kip

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