KPJ’s Cardiogolf Game Improvement Program

Monday-Putting Set Up

Tuesday-The Putting Stroke

Wednesday-Reading Greeens

Thursday-Distance Control

Today-Friday-Putting Drills

Putting Drills

Let’s face it, putting practice can be boring. But you have to spend the time on the putting green to be a good golfer.  As you know, putting is 40% of your score.  So the best way to spend time practicing is to do drills and games.  Make putting practice fun.  You have to love to practice.  Grab a friend and play some games, you will stay out there longer and you will get in some good practice.  Here are a few drills for you to use…

Sleeve of Balls Drill — lay a sleeve box on the green with the long direction aimed at a target – putt to the back of the box stopping your putter at impact to check that the clubface is square.

Around the World Drill — place a ring of balls around a hole on sloped green starting at 3 feet, then putt each ball into the hole in succession without missing any (start over if one is missed).

The Rainbow Drill – pick a 10-15 foot putt and the find the apex of the break.  Place a line of three tees about 3-4 inches lower than the apex in a line parallel to the baseline (direct line from ball to hole) – hit putts so that the ball stays on the high side of these tees and is changing direction from uphill to downhill right thru this region.

Baseboard Stroke — setup with the toe of the putter about ½ inch away from a baseboard of a wall or from a 2×4 on the green and make strokes so that the toe of the putter does not hit the wall.

Logo Drill–Line up the logo or line on the ball to your target, back away and check the line to make sure it is aimed accurately — square the putterface to the line on the ball — do not look at the target and hit the putt straight — assess how well this works for you.

Have a good weekend…