Perfect Your Putting

The most important thing when addressing those longer putts of 20 or more feet is getting the correct pace. Pros only make around 10% of their putts from this range, but they’ll rarely three- putt because their speed is normally so good. To improve your distance control you need to visualize. Try looking at the hole when you make your practice strokes. This will give you a much better perception of the length of backstroke required.
Drill: Practice with four balls from 30-feet. Putt the first two with your eyes up and looking at the target (photo 4) and then putt the next two with your normal set up.
The “money” putts are from 10-feet and in. These are the putts you have to make. When practicing these length putts, I believe it’s very useful to use some type of directional aid (be it the shaft of a club, a chalk line or an alignment string (photo 5). These tools will help give your set up and aim more consistency, which will in turn build a more confident and repetitive stroke. Confidence is everything from this distance.