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Lag Putting Drills to Cut 3-Putts

3-putts kill scores faster than anything. Lag drills fix the underlying problem: speed control on putts you should never hole.

Drills for this practice plan

Putting
The Gate Drill
Set up two tees 3 inches apart, just wider than your putterhead. Place a ball behind the gate aimed at a hole 6 feet away. Putt the ball thr...
Putting
The Clock Drill
Set 6 balls in a circle 4 feet from the hole — like 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 on a clock face. Make all 6 without resetting. If you miss, start ove...
Putting
Lag Ladder
Hit one putt from 20 feet. The next from 30. The next from 40. The next from 50. Goal: each putt finishes within 3 feet of the hole. Repeat ...
Putting
Par-18
Play 9 "holes" — each hole is one 4–6 foot putt followed by one lag putt from 30+ feet. Score each hole: 2 for one-putt, 3 for two-putt, 4 f...
Putting
The Three-Putt Patrol
Hit 6 lag putts from 30+ feet. The goal is not to make them — it is to two-putt every one. Score: 0 for two-putts, +1 for each three-putt, +...
Putting
Pressure Putt
Make 5 consecutive putts at each distance: 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 feet. If you miss, start that distance over. This builds the muscle memory and co...
Putting
Indoor Putting Mat
On an indoor putting mat, set a coin 6 feet from the cup as your target line. Hit 20 putts trying to roll over the coin. The drill is path, ...
Putting
Past the Cup
Place 2 balls each at 5 paces, 10 paces, and 15 paces from a cup. Putt every ball — but the one rule is every putt must finish PAST the cup....

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