Course Program

Read Breaks Correctly On Each Long Putt

Read long breaks, for a 10-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Highlands

PuttingAll teesProgram HCP 10.47 drills33% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

10.4

Duration (single session)

2 hr 3 min

or

1 drill/day: 7 days · 18 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control43%
Visualization39%
Dispersion14%
Accuracy5%

Overview

Program Structure

Read Breaks Correctly On Each Long Putt. Visualize long lines and read long breaks. Focus on Distance Control, Visualization, Dispersion. For a 10-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Visualization

Distance

Long (20+ ft)

What you will improve

  • Distance Control
  • Visualization
  • Dispersion
  • Accuracy

Program details

Sessions
7 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 3 min
or
1 drill per day
7 days · 18 min/day

Drill Framework

Program breakdown

Each drill is designed to prepare you for the course. Follow the program or repeat the drills to improve key areas of your game.

01

Stop the Ball: Inside the Field, Eyes Closed [Long]

Putting

Stop the ball inside all five fields - with your eyes closed - to complete the challenge.

18 minFocus: Putting
Diagram for Stop the Ball: Inside the Field, Eyes Closed [Long]
1

Hit 6 putts into each field, with eyes closed.

2

Start at the closest field and move to farther ones.

3

Enter total putts that stopped inside all fields, out of 30 attempts, in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions30
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score2624221917151296
02

Stop the Ball: Inside the Field [Long]

Putting

Stop the ball inside five fields to complete the challenge.

15 minFocus: Putting
Diagram for Stop the Ball: Inside the Field [Long]
1

Hit 5 putts to the first field 20-25 feet (6-8 m).

2

Hit 5 putts to the next field at 25-30 ft (8-10 m).

3

Keep hitting 5 putts to each field until the last field.

4

Count all putts that stopped inside each field. Enter the total score in the app, out of 25 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions25
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score2524221816141185
03

Stop the Ball: to the Stick [Long]

Putting

Stop the ball past the hole and short of an alignment stick.

18 minFocus: Putting
Diagram for Stop the Ball: to the Stick [Long]
1

Hit 10 putts from 25 ft or 8 m.

2

Hit 10 putts from 35 ft or 12 m.

3

Hit 10 putts from 45 ft or 15 m.

4

Enter total number of putts that stopped between the hole and the alignment stick, out of 30 attempts, in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions30
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score2825221916131073
04

Stop the Ball: Inside the Field, in a Row [Long]

Putting

Stop 5 balls in a row - one inside each field - to complete the challenge. If miss, fall back two fields.

18 minFocus: Putting
Diagram for Stop the Ball: Inside the Field, in a Row [Long]
1

Hit 6 putts to each field (30 putts total).

2

Start at the nearest field, then move to farther fields.

3

Enter total putts that stopped in all fields, out of 30 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions30
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score29272522201815128
05

Stop the Ball: Circle, Eyes Closed [Long]

Putting

Stop the ball inside the circle with your eyes closed.

18 minFocus: Putting
Diagram for Stop the Ball: Circle, Eyes Closed [Long]
1

Hit 10 balls from 25 ft (8 m), circle radius is 2.5 ft (0.8 m)

2

Move to 35 ft (12 m), use a 3.5 ft (1.2 m) circle, hit 10 balls

3

Move to 45 ft (15 m), use a 4.5 ft (1.5 m) circle, hit 10 balls

4

Hit 10 putts per distance, total 30 putts

5

Stop the ball inside the circle, eyes closed

6

Count how many balls stopped inside the circle

7

Enter the number of balls that stopped inside the circle, out of 30 attempts, in the app

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions30
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score24181513119752
06

Stop the Ball: on the Fringe [Long]

Putting

Stop the ball on the fringe. Hit 20 balls.

18 minFocus: Putting
Diagram for Stop the Ball: on the Fringe [Long]
1

Hit 10 putts from 20 ft and try to stop the ball on the fringe.

2

Hit 10 putts from 30 ft.

3

Hit 10 putts from 40 ft.

4

Enter total number of putts that stopped on the fringe, out of 30 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions30
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score252219171512963
07

Stop the Ball: to the Stick, in a Row [Long]

Putting

Stop 5 balls in a row past the hole and short of an alignment stick.

18 minFocus: Putting
Diagram for Stop the Ball: to the Stick, in a Row [Long]
1

Stand 30 ft (10 m) from the hole. Try to stop the ball past the hole but before the alignment stick, inside a 3 ft (1 m) zone.

2

Hit 30 putts.

3

Enter how many putts stopped in the zone, out of 30 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions30
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score30272523211817106

Next Step

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