Sgt_Slaughter Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 im just wondering if anyone has any putting drills to imrpove lag putting. ive used the putt from 30 feet 25 feet, 20 feet, jus wondering if anyone here has any they use and would like to help me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_c70 Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Basically what I do is make sure that the ball lands 12-18 inches past the hole. I don't even worry about the aim. Even better, don't even use the hole. I usually use 2 pieces of string as my target "box" and put away. It has improved my speed tremendously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Slaughter Posted June 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 so pretty much u make a box out of two pieces of string and practice putting into it or trying to not let it past by more than 18 inches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLMelton Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 My favorite long putt drill is to take a tee and put it in the ground and work my way back from it two feet at a time. I'll use three balls and try to hit it with at least one. If I miss, I move back in until I get to ten feet. After ten feet I have to have one within a foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 I use one of these: You can buy them off the U.S Graphite Design website. I usually line it up toward a dime or 100yen coin and always aim 1ft pass the hole. I never let my wrists break and I keep my head down for 1 second after impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Slaughter Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 is there anyway to make one of those yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KascoPro Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 A great way to work on distance control. Is to putt balls to the fringe. I would roll long putts up to the fringe, and see how close you can get with out going over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TourSpecGolfer Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 is there anyway to make one of those yourself? Chopsticks and string! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt_Slaughter Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 do wht the pros do. pros made their own out of string and nails or something. guess i can make one myself using the same materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 There are plenty of lag drills listed here on my website: http://puttingzone.com/drills.html There are also some articles about lag putting and touch here: http://puttingzone.com/ziptips.html Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 There are plenty of lag drills listed here on my website: http://puttingzone.com/drills.html There are also some articles about lag putting and touch here: http://puttingzone.com/ziptips.html Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcw Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Long putts...laggin' up there. Most golfers putt using a dominant hand (wrist). Nicklaus said he putted mainly with his right hand. As I am left hand low, it is the front of my left wrist which does the through-swing and dominates my putting period... Long putts that need to lagged up there, I use my right inner hand to take over/dominate the through-swing and push that ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleEagle Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 putt one handed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 You could get some thin metal rod from the hardware store (thin enough so it wont damage the green) and some string. You could also use skewers from the BBQ that have eyelets bent on the ends. I've seen teacjing pros use chalk snap lines to give the line on straight puts. I've made a similar device for alignment on full shots using two carbiners (rock climbing clips) and neon colored string. I made it 5yrds long so I could have my eyes follow the target line as I turned through the shot. All for about $2.50+/-. For lagging, D Pelz recommends game type drills to simulate real course pressures. In his lag drills the object is to get the ball to stop within a putter length arc behind the hole ---- @ ). Look into his book "Putting Bible", it has a lot of useful info as well as the overload of technical bable. If you can look past his Nasa training you can get some good insights. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffy Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 what works best for me is to practice long putts from all parts of the practice green (uphill, downhill, sidehill) using just one ball and holing out. long putts need to be controlled by instinct, not conscious effort, and this is a good way of developing it. to develop a good lag stroke, one drill i like is to putt, right hand only, with a sand wedge, really long putts, 40 to 60' (david lee, the gravity golf guy advocates this). one can't make an unnatural dave pelz straight-back-straight-through stroke this way, so if that is your method, don't try it. if you're into the stan utley "mini-swing", "releasing" putter stroke, this is a good one. jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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