Golf Putting Tips - Bring Accuracy And Consistency

The ability to putt the golf ball well makes a huge impact on your golf score.  Here are some quick golf putting tips and putting drills that can help you dramatically improve your putting skills.

Alignment and Contact Golf Putting Drills

1.Putting Track Drill: Lay down two irons just wider than putter parallel to putting line. Practice six foot putts emphasizing smooth, square stroke.
2.Putting Gate Drill: Place two tees very close to toe and heel of putter making a “gate” and place ball in the middle. Hit putts swinging through “gate.”

Accuracy and Consistency Golf Putting Drills

Push Golf Putting Drill

This putting drill will help you develop a repeatable putting stroke.

1.Set up about three to five feet from hole.  Place a yardstick along your putting target line.  Place toe of your putter along the yardstick as a stroke guide.
2.Place putter directly behind ball.
3.Without taking putter back, simply push the golf ball to the cup.
4.Repeat this drill for ten straight “pushes,” then putt normally.

Circle Putting Drill

This putting drill promotes short putt confidence.

1.Set eight golf balls in a circle around the cup each about three feet from the cup.
2.Attempt to hole each of your putts.  If you make each of your putts in a single try, move the golf balls out further and restart the putting drill.
3.If you miss a putt, start the drill over.

Breaking Gate Putting Drill

This putting drill will help you align to the ball properly for a breaking putt.

1.Read the break, identify the aim line and note the high point of the break.  Place markers down to note your starting putting location.
2.Walk over to the high point of the break and place two tees 4 inches apart forming a “gate” along aim line at the high point of the break.
3.Walk back over to your starting putting location, align your body and practice putting through the gate.
4.Adjust your putting speed as appropriate to ensure the ball successfully makes it through the putting gate and drops into the cup.
5.Repeat this drill for ten straight putts with a goal to make half or more of your breaking putts.
6.Once comfortable, remove the tees and continue practicing breaking putts.