Encinitas Golf Shop

You need to be a good putter for golf to be fun. There is nothing worse that getting to the green in regulation only to 3-putt or dare I even say it 4-putt.

Here’s Tip that I saw from Cameron McCormick.My friend Mike Bender also uses a similar drill drill down-hill for added touch.

Find an area on the green with little or no left/right break. Lay your balls at the spot you will be starting from walk down your target line and place a tee or coin 15-feet away and then another mark at 20-feet.

Your goal is to putt all 5 balls progressively deeper into this zone. If you mess-up start over.

This drill will help you develop better distance touch on your putts.

You can adjust the distances to suite your practice green and skill level. And don’t forget to have some fun with it.

If you can’t get to the range or course. There are some good back yard home putting greens to consider.

A great way to practice does not even include going to a driving range and spending unnecessary dollars on range balls. Better practices can be had out back of the house with a backyard golf set up.

“Once you play in a tournament, you get hooked on practice.” -Betsy Rawls

“Most people want to spend all of their time on the golf course, but if they want to be good players they’re wasting their time. You’ve got to hit balls everyday.” -Lee Trevino

Professional golfers recognize the vitality of practice and with golf training aids such as limited flight balls and even golf driving mats practicing the game will become that much better and more time efficient out back.