Putting Drill 201. Consistency: The Putting Setup Stick
One of the keys to great putting is consistency of setup. Many otherwise excellent putters find that they struggle on the greens from time to time, and this is almost…
Monthly Archives: January, 2015
Putting Drill 107. Technique: The Practice Station
In order to develop, test, and maintain great putting technique, you need to have great feedback. Just putting the ball in the hole isn’t enough – if you have poor…
Putting: The Vertical Shaft Illusion
As we discussed in How to Determine Your Dominant Eye, about 80% of the population are right-eye dominant, and this can cause our perception of the world to be misleading.…
Putting Drill 106. Technique: The Rail Drill
The Rail Drill is a great drill that provides the right feedback to help you feel and ingrain the shape of a great putting stroke. This drill takes what you’ve…
Putting Game: 6-Foot Star
This is a great game for measuring and improving your putting performance close to the hole. This game is very similar to the 3-Foot Star game, except that putts are…
Putting Game: 3-Foot Star
This is a great little game for measuring and improving your putting performance in the vicinity of the hole. Using this game, you will quickly build your confidence from short…
Putting Game: Intermediate Putt Touch
This is a great game for improving your putting touch in the 20- to 30-foot (6-9m) range – a range where you need to have great distance control in order…
Putting Game: Makeable Putt Touch
This is a great game for improving your putting touch in the 10- to 20-foot (3-6m) range – a range where you really need to give yourself the best possible…
How to Determine Your Dominant Eye
Having two eyes is extremely important to us, it enables our brains to calculate the relative distance of the various objects around us, providing depth perception. This can prove deceptive,…
Putting Drill 105. Technique: The Unstable Pendulum Drill
The Unstable Pendulum Drill builds upon Putting Drill 104 – Technique: The Pendulum Drill, introducing the hands into our pendulum system. Most other putting instruction attempts to “freeze” your wrists…