Birdies Drill

Putting Speed & Accuracy Drill

This drill is mostly a speed drill, although it does incorporate accuracy as well. The main objective of this drill is to establish “optimal holing (capture) speed.”

Equipment Needed

  • 3 Golf Balls

  • 6 Tees

The Set Up

  • Find a level or slight uphill putt (25-30 feet long)

  • Place a tee (A) 8-yards from the cup.

  • Place tees as shown to create the “D” around the cup, which is the zone your balls must finish in. Tees are one putter length (3-feet) from the edge of the cup. The zone starts level with the front edge of the cup.

How to Score

1. Each ball represents a “hole” of a round. You will play “9 holes” total.

2. Start by putting three balls from tee (A).

3. If you make your ball in the hole you score a BIRDIE.

4. If your ball finishes inside the “D” you score a PAR.

5. If your ball finishes outside the “D” you score a BOGEY.

6. After hitting three puts from tee (A), reset this set up of a different break and hit three more putts.

7. Repeat step 6 so that you have hit three puts at three locations, totaling 9 putts or “9 holes”.

Be sure to use your pre-shot routine on each putt. Remember, “Practice like you play, Practice like a champion, Play like a champion!”

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