| Golfers may or may not know this golf drill. This drill | | | | Try to roll your first ball just over the very first |
| uses lengths of string spaced at regular intervals | | | | string so that it stops between the first and second |
| away from the golfer, and it's my preferred method | | | | strings. |
| to practice lag putting. With that, it can improve your | | | | Then roll the second ball over the second string, |
| distance covered. | | | | stopping it before the third string, and so on. |
| For many years golfers have used this golf drill in | | | | After you've mastered putting balls in-between each |
| one-day golf schools, summer junior programs, | | | | set of strings, from the closest to the farthest, |
| evening clinics, and individual putting lessons. | | | | starting mixing it up. |
| It takes the hole out of the equation, with a total | | | | Putt to the last string, then to the first, then to the |
| focus on distance control. This drill will challenge all | | | | third, and so on. |
| players - from the rank beginner to a single digit | | | | If the ball stops between your target strings, the |
| handicapper - and will help keep the boredom out of | | | | longest "second putt" you will encounter will be 18 |
| your practice session. | | | | inches (imagining the hole located midway between |
| Lots of golfers are not positive, but I believe I have | | | | the strings). Remember to use your eyes - look and |
| learned this string golf drill years ago from a noted | | | | react. |
| golf pro many years ago. | | | | It is uncanny how good your direction control is when |
| This is how it works: | | | | doing this drill, and please take your mind off the line. |
| 1) Simply cut five or six pieces of string, about | | | | Line-bound putters tend to have poor distance |
| three-feet long each, | | | | control. |
| 2) Lay them down on the practice green, | | | | Pro golfers in my own country once told me that |
| progressively farther away. | | | | they feel they can make a putt on any green if they |
| 3) Space them about three feet apart. | | | | hit it the right speed. They said that when they putt, |
| Golfers like to start at about 20 feet, but you can do | | | | all they can think about is the speed they shall roll the |
| this from 60 feet. You can practice downhill or uphill. | | | | ball. |
| Get out a dozen balls and try to roll them so that the | | | | Try this lag putting drill next time you're on a practice |
| ball stops in-between the strings. Use your eyes - | | | | green and your distance control is sure to improve. |
| look and react to create feel for distance. | | | | |