Favorite putting drills?

Speed. I’m very unconfident once I pick my line that I’ll have the right speed.

I had a 3 putt.

It happens.

For speed, place tees in a 3x3 square with a tee in the middle. Putt from 20, 30, and 40 feet. Try to get each putt in the 3x3 square.

Then work on 3 to 6 foot putts.

Put your ball down. Find your line. Put something small like a leaf or blade of grass about 6” in front of your ball on your line and hit the ball over that intermediate target. That’s the best way I’ve found to improve putter stroke and impact conditions. It really helps eliminate those short misses. That is the only pre-round putting practice I do.

ETA...try doing this during the round. Obviously you can’t put something down on your line but you can find a discolored blade of grass or a grain of sand just in front of your ball on the start line. Don’t worry about the hole...just focus on rolling the ball over that intermediate target. You’ll make more putts fo sho

I would ask what do you consider a medium range putt?

For long range drills 20’ and longer I will place a few balls at 3-4’ intervals extending out the distance. The goal of the drill is to have the putt finish between the balls having each subsequent putt finish past the previous putt but not past the next open space. Essentially a ladder drill. You can also do it in reverse going from long to short.

It really helps me focus on getting the ball into an easy to make range for the second putt. I agree with the above post about small target, but I find for those really long putts I am still more concerned with judging stroke size for proper distance.

Otherwise, one of the absolute best drills that has helped my putting is getting a 4’ metal ruler from ace hardware. It has a hole on one end that holds a ball. I will putt 10 balls per session with the goal to have it exit the far end and not go off the sides. You obviously have to do this on a flat surface for it to be effective.

This one is great bc it’s easy to do at home. I’ll do a few rounds and vary it up by hitting some putts with more pace and also imagine I have some 3 footers where I take smaller strokes only worrying about getting it to the 36” mark. I don’t know why but I have grown to love the sound of the ball rolling all the way down that ruler. It’s a real confidence builder knowing I consistently hit the ball with a square face. Plus it gives great feedback on what’s happening at impact.

This has massively improved my ability to hit putts accurately on my starting line on the course.

Hope those help!