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Step 1
Place contact tape on the head of your putter. When pro golfers make contact with their ball, they place a consistent, definitive strike on the ball. This contact tape will tell you where you are hitting the ball on your putter and with how much force. A great putter will leave a dime size mark on the contact tape after a putt. This shows a definitive strike.
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Step 2
Line 3 balls up next to each other in front of the hole. It doesn't matter what distance you are practicing from, just as long as you give yourself three cracks from about the same place.
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Step 3
Assume your putting position in front of your ball. Find your line and then putt forcefully. This exercise is to hit 3 balls at varying degrees of speed so that you can judge the speed of the putts. This will let you know which one is for you. Remember, the harder you strike the ball, the less of a bend or curve it will make. Strike the ball and see if it goes in the cup. Starting 5 yards out is good practice. Move further as you master the distance.
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Step 4
Repeat the previous process, hitting the ball at medium speed and slow speed. Remember, as your touch gets softer, the break of the ball will be greater as it approaches the hole.
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Step 5
Repeat the previous process, hitting the ball at medium speed and slow speed. Remember, as your touch gets softer, the break of the ball will be greater as it approaches the hole.
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Step 6
Watch other players and see how they approach the hole. If you are in a game situation and do not have the luxury of the drill, see what the others are doing before you. Find your line and execute the putt. And if anything goes wrong, you can commiserate in the 19th hole.
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Step 7
Look at your contact tape after the round. This will let you know if you are striking the ball correctly after the exercise or round of golf on the course.
