Does your warm up consist of a few hurried, half-hearted putts before you head to the first tee?

Are you setting yourself up for another day of putting frustration?

Are you just practising missing?

Do you ever say things like this at the end of your round?

“I could have been 5 better today if I’d have holed a putt...”

If this sounds like you then check out the 4 steps below and give them a go when you next play...

Find a straight putt inside 8ft. 

Hit multiple putts, stepping out of your set up position between each putt. 

Rehearse getting into your set up and getting comfortable. 

Use an aim reference for first 5 putts (if you have one) then remove.

Practise speed with a ladder drill...

3 balls. Move away from a hole putting uphill at 10ft, 20ft, 30ft and 40ft. 

Then putt downhill to a hole the same distance.

Random speed with one ball. 

Move around the green and hit different putts from outside 20ft using different slopes, changing hole for every putt

Putts at 10ft – 3ft with one ball & full routine. 

This is your time to mentally prepare going to the tee box. Start with a putt from 10ft then move around the hole, changing the putt angle each time. 

Move closer to the hole one-foot each time; finishing at 3ft. Aim to hole all the putts from 6ft and inside (take another go if you miss)