Course Program

Read Breaks Correctly On Each Long Putt

Visualize long lines, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes at Silverthorn Country Club

PuttingAll teesProgram HCP 0.73 drills41% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

0 to 10

Average HCP

0.7

Duration (single session)

54 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 18 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Visualization41%
Distance Control34%
Dispersion13%
Accuracy12%

Overview

Program Structure

Read Breaks Correctly On Each Long Putt. Visualize long lines and read long breaks. Focus on Visualization, Distance Control, Dispersion. For a 1-handicap player, in ~10 minutes.

Skill

Visualization

Distance

Long (20+ ft)

What you will improve

  • Visualization
  • Distance Control
  • Dispersion
  • Accuracy

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.

01

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
02

Stop the Ball: to the Stick, Eyes Closed [Long]

Putting

Stop the ball between the hole and an alignment stick with your eyes closed.

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

Hit 10 putts from 25 ft.

2

Hit 10 putts from 35 ft.

3

Hit 10 putts from 45 ft.

4

Count how many putts stopped between the hole and the alignment stick with eyes closed. Enter this score in the app, out of 30 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions30
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score262220171411852
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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