Mar 26 2008
Drill: Around the World 6 Feet
Difficulty Level: Pro
This drill builds on the basic Around the World drill. Once the Around the world drill gets easy for you the next step is to expand upon it.
This step gets us closer to our goal of making 90% of our 6 foot putts. Instead of using one putter length to measure the distance to the hole we will use two.
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. Mark it with a tee. Then put the toe of your putter against the tee and mark it again. My putter is 34 inches so that makes the putt now 68 inches or 5 feet 8 inches. 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 two putter lengths from the hole. 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 6 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.
What I usually do is the Around the World drill from 3 feet first. This is usually very simple and I can do it on the first try. I then do the Around the World drill from 6 feet. Same rules apply. If I miss from 6 feet, I go back to 3 feet and start the entire drill again.
This helps put you in a pressure situation. There is a lot of pressure when you are putting your 6th, 7th, and 8th 6 foot ball.
Finding a spot on the green with a good break to it is important also. At three feet you can usually pound the ball through most breaks so it really does not matter. But at 6 feet you have to be a little brave to hit the putt hard enough to take most of the break out of it, and keep it inside the hole.
Good Luck and Good Putting.
Coach Kip
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