No-one likes 3 putting! The most common reason for 3 putting (even with the professionals) is not getting the first putt close enough. If your first putt doesn’t finish within the ‘magic 8 feet’ circle, then the chances of holing the second putt are low.

Of course ideally you always want to leave yourself with a really short ‘tap-in’ putt. If you can perform well under pressure then you’ll be a tough opponent! Here is a great golf tip which will improve your distance control and also help you to practice under game-like conditions. I.e. It will put you under pressure. You need to work on this golf putting drill on a practice green because you need to work between two golf holes.

Here’s how it works:

Pick two holes on the putting green that are a ‘reasonable’ distance apart – say 15 to 20 feet

Use one golf ball only

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The aim is to either one-putt or two-putt to the other hole

When you have holed the putt, take the ball out then work back to the other hole, again taking only one or two putts

Every time you hole in one or two putts, add one point to your score

When you 3 putt your score resets to zero and you have to start again

Each time you re-start from zero try to improve on your best score

As your score starts increasing you will start to feel the pressure. That is why this golf tip is such a good one – it’s very difficult to re-create game-like pressure when you are practicing.

Once you feel ‘comfortable’ with a particular putt then choose two more holes to work between varying the length each time. You can make this golf putting drill harder and more fun by introducing these elements:

Use two golf holes at different levels. This will make the distance judging harder since you’ll be working on an uphill putt immediately followed by a downhill putt

Practice with a partner and compete against them – whoever 3 putts first is the loser

If you have a large enough practice green, work your way around it and see how far you can get without 3 putting. Again as you progress around without a 3 putt the pressure will start to build!

This is a really good golf tip that you’ll have fun working on and will quickly improve your distance judging. This in turn will significantly reduce the number of times you are 3 putting – which is something every golfer wants to achieve!