Course Program

Read Breaks Correctly On Each Long Putt

Visualize long lines, for a 9-handicap player, ~10 minutes at Zumbrota Golf Club

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Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

9

Duration (single session)

1 hr 9 min

or

1 drill/day: 4 days · 17 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Visualization49%
Distance Control45%
Dispersion6%

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 9-handicap player, in ~10 minutes.

Skill

Visualization

Distance

Long (20+ ft)

What you will improve

  • Visualization
  • Distance Control
  • Dispersion

Program details

Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 9 min
or
1 drill per day
4 days · 17 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 3Drill 4
01

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
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: 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
04

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

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