Mar 19 2008
Drill: Around the World
Difficulty Level: Amateur
This is the most basic and fundamental of all the drills. If you have already read this post that is OK because it is our intention to repeat this post many times. It is very important to keep this drill in rotation almost every time you have a putting practice session.
As we have said before it is ultra important to make 90% of your 6 foot putts. This drill not only reinforces proper technique, but it puts simulated pressure on you to make the putts.
You will need 4 golf tees and 8 golf balls.
If you have a standard length putter it makes the drill very easy. Just hook the toe of the putter in the cup and lay the putter on the ground pointing directly away from the hole. This is roughly 3 feet. If you want to be exact bring a tape measure. If you do not have a standard length putter mark your putters shaft at 3 feet with a Sharpie. It is perfectly legal to do before a round and does not change the characteristics of your putter at all.
Swing the putter around and mark the green at four points exactly at the end of the putter grip (or your 3 foot mark). You will now have golf tees on the top, bottom, left, and right of the hole.
In between the tees place two balls each so that you have a ring of balls all 3 feet to the hole. Now you are set up.
Working your way around the hole make every putt. Here is the kicker. If you miss you have to take all the balls out of the hole, and restart the drill. Do not stop this drill until all 8 balls are made in a row with no misses.
To make it even more difficult do the drill once clockwise and once counter clockwise. Now you have to make 16 balls in a row. If you do not get nervous once you get to ball 16, 17 and 18 then you are ready for the course.
No make this drill more difficult find a hole that has a good break to it. As you go around the hole you have to adjust for the break. You will end up putting a left to right break, a right to left break, a down hiller, and an up hiller.
Good Luck and Good Putting
Coach Kip
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