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Step 1
Find a practice green where you can putt for a half hour to an hour twice a week. Lots of practice is essential for improving your putting skills.
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Step 2
Start a practice session with distance drills. Line up six balls spaced about six inches apart at a distance of five feet from the cup. Take several practice strokes with the swing extent that you think will work for the five foot putt.
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Step 3
Stand over the ball with your eyes directly over the ball and feet parallel to your swing line. The ball should be in the middle of your stance or an inch or two forward of the middle. Make sure the putter face is aligned perpendicular to your target line.
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Step 4
Take the putter straight back and swing smoothly straight forward in a pendulum motion, moving only your arms and shoulders. Keep your head still and eyes on the ball throughout the swing and follow-through. Repeat for the other balls at the five foot distance.
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Step 5
Repeat the putting drill with six balls from a distance of eight feet, 10 feet, 12 feet, 15 feet and 18 feet. Repeat the distance drills from several different lines to the cup.
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Step 6
Practice putting six balls in a clock drill from about 10 to 15 feet distance in a circle around the cup. Clock drills will give you experience in how the ball breaks from different directions on the green.
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Step 7
Practice long putts from uphill, downhill and side-slope lies, to gain experience in judging the break of a green. Practice putts with the grain and against the grain from the same distance to get experience on how much the grain affects your distance.
