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Putts

Place:  Golf course

Items Needed:  Golf Ball, Putter

Skill Gained:

  1.  putting under pressure
  2. distance control
  3. 1 and 2 putting during play

Why? Learning distance control is vital to posting low scores, and setting up 2-putts. Practicing pressure putts encourages confidence and simulates conditions during tournament play. Become skilled at making putts without using too much force.

Game:

Keep track of putts during play of 18 holes.

Record only putts that are on the putting surface

Scoring:

Goal is 30 putts or less.

Scoring Guide:

Junior Golfer: 30-32 putts

College Golfer: 28-30 putts

Tour Player: 27 putts or less

Skill
Long putts, distance putting

Why?
Gaining distance control is vital to posting low numbers, and setting up 2-putts.

Game
Putt 9 times from 30-60 feet
Putt to within 3 feet of hole
Play this game once daily for at least a week

Scoring
If ball ends inside 3 ft, add 1 point
If ball does NOT end inside 3 ft, subtract 1 point
Add makes and misses together to determine number of holes played
Subtract the makes and misses to determine score
Goal is to end with a positive score after 9 putts