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Error |
Correction |
Drill/Test Reference |
| Ball consistently rolls to the right or to the left as it slows down |
Check alignment, club path |
Railroad Track Drill |
| Ball consistently rolls through the break and beyond the hole |
Check swing pace, may be putting the ball too hard and allowing wrists to overtake "one-piece" motion of shoulders, arms, hands and putter. |
- Take 3 balls. Putt the first ball just outside your peripheral vision, without looking at the first ball, putt the next 2 balls trying to land the balls in a cluster or hitting the first ball. Focus on repeating the same motion of the stroke back and through. Change distances and repeat.
- Roll the Ball Series
- Crack Open Putter Game
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| Balls consistently comes up short |
Assure back swing and forward swings are equal. |
Elephant Trunk Drill and practice same references above. |
| On breaking putts, ball always miss below or beyond the hole |
Watch your aim and putting line. Assure your eyes are over ball and keep them there until ball to clubface contact is made |
Practice reading the green. Find a green with various slopes. Take note of the various degrees of slope and how the slope will affect the curvature of a ball. Roll a few balls underhand towards the hole and note the direction of how the ball might be "breaking" or curving. Next, putt a few balls towards the hole and allow the slope to carry the ball to the hole. |
