Southern California's No. 1 Golf Source
SITE
SEARCH
GOLF RESOURCE GUIDE:
Instruction
|
||||
 Practicing 50-foot putts more often will make you a better lag putter. On average, PGA Tour players three-putt on 3.3 percent of the holes they play, while some high handicappers three-putt six times as often. Better pitching and chipping would solve part of the issue, but you can improve your game significantly with more consistent lag putting. Data also shows that high handicappers typically take eight more putts per round than a PGA Tour player. Part of the reason is that you’re leaving your first putts farther from the hole. From 6 feet and in, amateurs don’t putt that much worse than professionals, but from beyond 6 feet, it’s a much different story. Drill it home for better lags To consistently put your long putts into a makeable zone, try this drill. For four weeks, practice 50-foot lag putts for 30 minutes at least once a week. Putt only 50-footers with a friend, with closest to the hole winning after each time. After you develop a good feel for 50-footers, lagging from other distances will become easier. Your first putts will stop closer to the hole and your number of three-putts per round will drop dramatically. So, too, will your scores. If you want to learn more about lag putting, attend one of our clinics at Calabasas Country Club in Los Angeles. Visit pelzgolf.com for dates and program descriptions. |
||||
RSS Subscribe
