Course Program

Read Breaks Correctly On Each Long Putt

Sink long putts, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Hamilton

PuttingAll teesProgram HCP 17.73 drills26% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

17.7

Duration (single session)

54 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 18 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control55%
Visualization40%
Dispersion5%

Overview

Program Structure

Read Breaks Correctly On Each Long Putt. Read long breaks and visualize long lines. Focus on Distance Control, Visualization, Dispersion. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Visualization

Distance

Long (20+ ft)

What you will improve

  • Distance Control
  • Visualization
  • Dispersion

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
54 min
or
1 drill per day
3 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.

Drill 1Drill 2Drill 3
01

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
02

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
03

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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