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Putting: Distance Control
Distance control in putting is important to making putts and getting the ball close to the hole for easy two putts. Every time you play golf you have to tune your stroke and mindset to get acclimated to the speed of the greens.
A good way to achieve good distance control on the putting green is to start from a short distance away from the hole and gradually work your way back to farther distances.
A great drill to tune in your distance control is to take 5 balls on the practice putting green before you play and set them in a line beginning at 3 feet from the hole and then extending backwards in 3 foot increments, so you will have a ball at each distance of 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 feet away from the hole.
Practice rolling each of these putts and concentrate on controlling the pace of the ball to where all your missed putts don't go any further than about 18 inches past the hole.
Repeat this drill from the north, south, east, and west directions on a hole that is located on a slight slope so you learn to control the pace on slight uphill, downhill, left to right and right to left angles into the hole.
Once you go to the course you will have a good feel for distance control, more confidence and will then make more putts. Good Luck.
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