Submitted by: David Emerick
Profession: Golf Learning Center Instructor
City: San Diego, CA

Activity: Find a 15' putt with significant break. Put a tee in the ground 18" behind the hole. This is your maximum distance marker.

Hit putts that roll the proper distance - past the hole, and short of the tee. The goal is to either make the putt, or miss on the high side. If a putt misses on the low side or rolls past the tee, then you have to begin the drill again.

Completion: You are finished with this drill when you stroke 18 putts the correct distance and on line.

Variation: Make this drill a competitive game with another player. Lengthen the putt.

Commentary: Most players miss putts on the low side - the "amateur" side of the hole. This drill is designed to make the player aware of this problem. I want to hit putts that "keep my interest." When I look up and see a putt that is on the low side of the hole, it has no chance of going in, and it doesn't hold my interest. Putts on the high side at least make me watch!