Tired of missing putts you know you should make? Sometimes the easy four and five footers are the hardest. It's more of a mental battle than a technical one. Here is a great exercise to help you build confidence and overcome the putting yips!
- Take your normal putting setup and address the ball three to four feet away from the pin.
- Instead of making a backswing, push the ball towards the hole with the putter head.
- This exercise teaches you to accelerate the putter and will keep the ball on-line.
- After a few minutes of practice, go back making a normal putting stroke using a backswing but focus on maintaining the same acceleration feel as you did during the drill.
- Try pushing 3-5 putts to the hole, then switch to hitting 3-5 normal putts with a backswing.