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Short Putting Practice Game

This is a great practice combine for those short “makeable” putts. You hit putts from 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 feet. You hit two putts from each starting distance, so that is 20 starting distances in total. From each starting distance you keep putting until the ball is in the hole. You track total number of putts it takes to get the ball in the hole across all 20 starting distances.

I would encourage you to either lay a tape measure on the ground and practice walking next to it so you know how long your steps are (or you calibrate your step to three feet), or use a tape measure to measure each putt. Stepping it off is just fine (and a lot easier/quicker), just make sure you calibrate your steps.

Do NOT start at 3 feet and then go to 4, 5, 6, etc…

When I play this game I will start at 3 feet, hit that putt (finish it out if I miss), and then I go to a completely different hole and start from 12 feet on my next attempt. When I am done with the 12 foot starting distance I switch holes again and start from 4 feet. Then 11 feet, 5 feet, etc…. snaking my way through all distances.

The table below shows the total number of putts different handicap indexes will average playing this game. Your goal is to try and beat that number.

If you are comparing yourself to a 5 index and you take 30 putts to complete this combine, you would gain 1.03 strokes. If you took 32 putts you would lose 0.97 strokes.

Start playing this game on a regular basis and track your putts.

Here is the order of starting distances the way I play this game:
3ft, 12ft, 4ft, 11ft, 5ft, 10ft, 6ft, 9ft, 7ft, 8ft

Remember to switch holes every putt and mix up what direction you are putting from.

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