MOST amateurs I see spend a great deal of time focused on the break of a putt and, to a lesser extent, the speed.
Those are key fundamentals for sure, but equally important is making a good stroke.
Swinging the putter head on a consistent path will help you start the ball on the line you pick.
To groove your stroke, try my two-tee drill.
Find a straight putt and stand 10 feet from the cup on that line.
Set the putter head down facing the hole, and stick two tees in the green — one just outside the toe of the putter and the other just outside the heel.
The tees create a gate, pictured, that you’ll have to swing the putter head through to keep it on a straight path to the hole.
Once you can routinely make practice strokes where the putter head swings through the gate without touching either tee, set a ball between them and hit some putts.
Miss the tees, and you’ll start filling up the cup.
Thanks to Harold Petrie for requesting a tip to hole more putts inside 10 feet.
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