| Re: good start to 2007
Well done mate - always nice to come off feeling you've played well.
What's up with the putting? Missing the six-footers? Por lag? Both?
Anyway a while ago I found this site http://puttingzone.com/ its all a bit technical for me as I like to "feel" the putt but have a look....
When I do (not enough) practice putting my favourite drill is The Putting Square...
Find a hole that has an uphill, downhill, left to right and right to left putt.
Place a tee 3` from the hole for each of the above putts.
You need to make 3-putts in a row from each tee. Every time you miss, add 1-point to your score, but you must make 3 in a row to move to the next tee.
Once you get around the Putting Square, move each tee 1` back and continue around at 4` and 5`.
According to the site I picked this up from the scores below are the actual average scores from golfers in their respective categories.
US PGA Tour Pro: 0 to 3 misses
US Nationwide Tour Pro: 4 to 6 misses
US College Player 8 to 15 misses
10 Handicap 18 to 25 misses
I normally hover around the 28 mark but one glorious summer day I finished the square in 10.
To me the third putt from each position is the nearest thing to real life putting pressure.
Anyone else got any favourite drills?
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