Horse Shoe Progressive Putting Drill (2 Sets)

Visualising your putts

Being able to read greens correctly is a very important part of improving your game and your score. There are many different factors that you need to consider before you hit the putt, however, unless you can control the pace of the ball as it leaves the putter face, the line or point you wish to start the ball on will be different each time!  As a coach I want the player to be able to know the difference between a good putt and a bad one… Why? Simply, because if you don’t know the difference and the ball missed just on the left edge of the hole, did you pull it, hit it too soft or was it a misread?

What is the aim of the 1 degree progressive targets?

Each target size represents a 1 degree error (right or left of the centre of the hole) for the appropriate distance. For example at 5ft, the inside size of target is only 50mm in diameter. The ball must touch the inner target in order to be less than 1⁰ right or left of the intended start line. For 10ft, the size increases to 98mm in diameter… The aim of the drill is to improve your visualisation and green reading skills, in addition educating the golfer on how the pace of a golf ball rolling across a putting green influences the amount of break on the green. In my opinion, the majority of players overestimate the amount of break during the middle section of a putt, when the ball is rolling faster, and underestimate the amount of break as the ball slows down by the hole.