Aug
02
2008

My Latest Shot at the 100-Putt Drill

Posted by Double Eagle in Putting Tips

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One of the best ways work on short putts is the 100-putt drill.  It basically consists of putting a ring of balls around a hole, with each one about three feet out (approximately a putter length).  Simply start putting until you make 100 in a row.  It’s much more difficult than it sounds.

Not only is it a test of the mechanics of the putting stroke, but it’s also a test of concentration.  Staying properly focused on 100 short putts in a row is the real test.  Let down your guard and you miss, plain and simple.

Lately, I’ve been paying special attention to the follow-through while putting, especially on short putts.  I feel like it’s really helped me on my short putts.  This seemed like the perfect time to give the 100-putt drill another shot to see if I could finally get all the way to 100.

The most I’ve been able to drop in the past is 24.  This time, I knocked in 31 on the first try.  Don’t get me wrong, a miss is a miss, but the 32nd putt was dropping left center when it suddenly kicked left two inches from the hole.

Either it hit something or the ball was wobbly.  That’s not as uncommon as you might think.  Dave Pelz talks both in his Putting Bible.  Balls can be surprisingly unbalanced (especially the one I was using that I think I found in the weeds somewhere - who knows how long it was there).  Also, there’s the phenomenon of the “lumpy donut” - the ring that forms from traffic as people walk up to the hole throughout the day to remove balls from the hole.

The moral of the story is that even if your stroke is dead on and your concentration is unwavering, you can still miss.  It’s both the beauty of golf and its curse.  It makes the 100-putt drill that much harder to actually achieve.  I was feeling great today as I dropped putt after putt.  I thought I was well on my way.  Alas, it was not to be.  I’m going to do it some day, though.

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There are currently 3 responses to “My Latest Shot at the 100-Putt Drill”

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    Greg B. said:

    My back gets sore if I try too many putts, one right after the other. I do a similar drill, but at four feet (using the driver). I made eleven in a row once. Next best is seven.

    I think this drill is best done on the fastest surface you can find. My home course has a putting room that has a synthetic green on top of concrete - very fast. It has some contour to it too. I try to get people to wager on my putting skills. I say, “I’ll give you four dollars right now if you’ll pay me a dollar a putt until I miss”. No one has taken me up on it. I can make three to four in a row pretty consistently, but it’s hard to get beyond that.

    Posted on August 2nd, 2008 at 10:49 pm

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    Double Eagle said:

    That’s one thing I like about the greens at my course - they’re pretty fast. It was a little slow today because we had a lot of rain in the last day, but generally they roll quick.

    Fast greens will really test your confidence in your putting stroke.

    Posted on August 2nd, 2008 at 11:25 pm

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    nicksgolfpalace.com said:

    I have done this drill myself and I am currently teaching my kids to play golf and I had them doing this drill the other day. They are new to the game and my oldest had it in his mind that he didn’t have to work on his putting because it is ’so easy.’ However,the most he could sink in a row was 10. The most he missed in a row was 25. He was pretty frustrated and finally had to admit that he needed to continue working on his putting.

    Posted on August 4th, 2008 at 8:57 am

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