In this short video, I am going to demonstrate a simple to learn putting drill that I use daily with my student Yu Rong from the China LPGA Tour. The purpose of this fun drill is to build putting confidence on the golf course by aiming at a smaller target on the practice green.
HOW TO DO THE NARROWING YOUR FOCUS DRILL
- Place a Target Tee in the ground.
- Offset and measure out at 1, 2, 3 feet (12, 24, 36 inches) and place tee pegs into the ground at these distances.
- Using 5 balls (we only used 1 ball to keep the video to a shorter length), start at the 1ft (12 inches) tee and hit the Target Tee. This is purely used as a “confidence-building distance”.
- If successful, move back to 2ft (24 inches) and repeat.
- If successful again, move back to 3ft (36 inches).
- However; if you miss the Target Tee with any ball, then start again at 1ft (12 inches).
- Once successful at 3ft (36 inches), place a tee peg on the back of a hole on the putting green and take aim at the new Target Tee.
Its fun to spice up your practice with some putting games on the practice green and this confidence-building drill will help you to focus your mind by aiming at a smaller target rather seeing the edges of the hole. By narrowing the target to a tee peg size and still holing putts, the full-sized holes unmissable out on the course.
About my student: Yu Rong only started playing golf 6 years ago as a social golfer, and after meeting me in Shanghai, has worked very hard to pursue her dream of playing professional golf. 2018 is her debut year on the China LPGA Tour and after training in the US recently has just returned to China for her first event in Zhuhai.
Simon
Simon Dewsbury has been a PGA Professional for 20 years, and after working as a Nicklaus/Flick Coach in Britain in the 1990’s pursued a playing career himself. Playing mostly in Europe in the early 2000’s Simon’s playing career ended with a shoulder injury, resulting in a return to coaching. After nearly a decade of Junior Development in the UK, Simon moved to China in the Fall of 2013 to take up the position of Director of Asia/Pacific Player Development for Tiger Group Golf based in Shanghai.
