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Newsletter - Issue 44 Date 01/05/08
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Golf Tip : Winter Putting Drill
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If anyone has a golf question that they would like 
answered, please email your question to: 
teachingpro@bataviacc.com and I'll do my best to answer 
it in an upcoming newsletter.

The Ladder Drill is a great drill to improve your distance control on 
long putts. It builds feel with the putter and teaches you to control 
your distance. This makes it easier for you to lag it close to the 
hole and make more two putts. Distance control is the main reason for 
three putting, and being able to cut the three putts out of your round 
will dramatically lower your scores. This drill can be done anywhere 
and will keep your touch sharp year round.

This drill can be done indoors or outside on a putting green. It is a 
great drill to practice in a hallway or anywhere you have the space to 
putt from 20 feet. This can be done from any length that you choose 
shorter or longer than 20 feet. You will start by putting to a door or 
object trying to get the first ball to stop just before your target. 

Now for the next ball, you want to try and lag it just short of the 
previous putt. The goal is to see how many balls you can putt in a row, 
with each one stopping just shorter than the last. 

The balls will end up in a row and will get closer and closer to you, 
forcing you to adjust your distance on each stroke. If you hit one past 
the previous putt, you start the drill over again. You should get to where 
you can get the balls very close to each other all in a row till the 
ladder reaches you. 

I give this drill my TCT Guarantee, try it and watch strokes disappear 
off your scores.