Putting
Pressure Putt (Move Up)
A putting drill for the Development stage, on the practice green, in about 15 minutes.
Introduces a light consequence to short putting so a golfer starts feeling what a putt that matters is like.
- Advanced
- Solo
- Development
Equipment
- putter
- 1 ball
Demonstration
Putting Drill- Make 3 Footers then 4, 5, 6 Become Deadly Inside 6 Feet by Jeff Jones, PGA Professional
Video by Jeff Jones, PGA Professional on YouTube. Not affiliated with GolfNexus.
Steps
- 01Start with a putt from 3 feet.
- 02Make it, and move back one foot for the next putt.
- 03Miss, and return to the 3-foot starting distance.
- 04Keep going, tracking the farthest distance reached before a miss.
- 05Log that distance as the session's best.
Target
Try to reach a farther distance than your personal best before a miss.
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