| The purpose of golf putting drills are to become | | | | distance. Being able to visualize your putt will help you |
| consistent with your game in terms of getting the | | | | significantly develop trust in your abilities. |
| correct distance and accuracy with your putts. In | | | | (4) Cage Drill: The main purpose of the cage drill is to |
| order to achieve this you need to develop a high | | | | work on the proper stroke length to use to achieve |
| level of confidence and know that your putting | | | | the correct distance. Simply place one club three feet |
| fundamentals are sound. Ultimately this takes a great | | | | behind the hole. Now place the other two clubs to |
| deal of practice and patience. | | | | both sides of the hole forming a cage. The hole will |
| Professional golfers will practice with many different | | | | be centered in the opening and roughly a foot and a |
| golf putting drills because each one concentrates on a | | | | half away from the two clubs on the sides. Take six |
| different aspect of putting. If your putting game is in | | | | balls and practice from ten feet away, then twenty |
| need of improvement I highly recommend these five | | | | feet and finally thirty feet. The goal is to get the balls |
| golf putting drills that are the most popular drills used | | | | either in the hole or in the cage without touching any |
| by professionals golfers. By practicing all of these drills | | | | of the clubs. This is an excellent drill for practicing |
| together you will be improving on many aspects of | | | | longer putts and developing the habit of getting to |
| your putting game. | | | | the hole or just past it. |
| (1) Circle Drill: Place six to eight balls around the hole in | | | | (5) Wrist Control Drill: An important fundamental to |
| a circle about three feet from the hole. Repeat | | | | putting is to keep your wrists from flexing during |
| putting each one in one at a time. The main benefit | | | | your putting stroke and that the wrists are flat at |
| of this drill is to gain confidence and consistency. | | | | impact. A great drill for this is to swing two clubs at |
| Probably the number one drill to warm up before a | | | | the same time with a club in each hand. Pretend your |
| game on the practice green if you only have a few | | | | taking your normal putting stroke and your objective |
| minutes to spare. | | | | is to keep both clubs about for inches apart and |
| (2) All in a Row Drill: The benefit of this drill is to | | | | parallel as you swing. This takes a great deal of eye |
| work on your putting form. You should be primarily | | | | and hand coordination. When you go back to your |
| concentrating on keeping your club face square to | | | | normal putting with one club you will find that your |
| the ball at impact and your body is properly aligned | | | | hands are working together better as one solid unit |
| to the target line. To perform this drill line up eight | | | | and any flexing of your wrists will go away. |
| balls in a row and begin by putting the closest ball | | | | The average golfer does not allocate nearly enough |
| first and continue outwards until all the balls have | | | | of his or her practice time to putting as professional |
| been putted. | | | | golfers do. If you feel your putting game could be |
| ( 3) Closed Eyes Drill: Now repeat both the circle and | | | | improved take an honest assessment of how much |
| row drills with your eyes closed. This is an extremely | | | | time you actually spend on golf putting drills. |
| beneficial drill for developing tempo and your feel for | | | | |