6 Awesome Golf Putting Drills for Self-Isolation

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic sent everyone into self-isolation, the world has become quite a different place. Practicing and playing golf is mainly an outdoor sport, and except you’ve got a golf course in your backyard, well, rotten luck. 

But who says you need to go to the golf course to get some practice? Who says you have to come out of isolation a rusty golfer? 

Is there anything wrong with getting a whole lot better thanks to the time spent indoors? We certainly do not think so and your self-isolation is definitely not reason enough for you to lose your skills. 

It is very possible for you to build muscle memory indoors, work on good putting habits, improve your technique and accuracy as well as your putting stroke. Also, practicing at home helps to reduce your stress and help you relax easier anyway.

One of the most effective ways to practice indoors is with the use of amazing indoor putting greens. This affords you the opportunity to practice daily, especially since we’re all stuck indoors. 

So, we have compiled 6 extremely effective golf putting drills that you can practice regularly and are guaranteed to make your game transform. 

1.The 3-Ball Drill

The 3-ball drill or 1-2-3 putting drill is one that is designed to help you with distance control. To set it up, all you need is 3 balls arranged in a straight line from the target you have set up. 

The balls should be placed equidistant working away from the target. For instance, you can set the first ball at 3 feet, the next at 6 feet and the third at 9 feet depending on how much space you have. 

You putt the first ball that is closest to the target, then continue on to the next ball and then the third, thus practicing three distances. 

This drill helps you to develop a very consistent putting stroke with distance as the variable for every shot that you take. 

Constantly practicing this drill with various distances helps to improve your ability to determine the pace with which you should make your putting stroke. 

2. Meter Stick Drill 

This drill is an incredible way to master the act of hitting the putter face square at impact. Having an indoor putting green or mat is essential to carrying out this drill. However, if you don’t have that, a rug would work just as well. 

Using a metal meter stick, make it line up accurately to face your target. Then place the ball at the stick’s end and make your stroke. Your aim is to ensure that the ball remains on the meter stick all the way. 

With regular practice, accomplishing this would imply that you are making a great stroke. More important, it would also imply that you are getting the putter face square at impact. 

Constantly practicing this drill also guarantees that your putting sees a great improvement and trains your muscles such that you accurately get the putter face square at impact.

3. “Tee” Putting 

Working on your control of the putter face is one of the most effective ways to practice putting at home. First off, invert a golf tee and then start trying to putt a ball such that it knocks the tee over from three feet away. 

When you accomplish that at 3 feet, move on to 4 feet, 5 feet and so on until you have moved as far back from the tee as 20 feet. At 20 feet, keep trying to knock the tee over. 

The benefit of this drill is that you get a great feel of your putter’s face and you can easily determine exactly when you opened or closed the face during the putting stroke thanks to the mini target that you are hitting. 

4. Putting to a Sticky Note or a Card

This drill is pretty difficult but highly effective at bettering your putting distance accuracy and control from whatever distance that you want. 

Using a small target such as a sticky note or playing card which would serve as the hole on a green, you can be sure that you would get better at working on the alignment of your putter face. 

Station your sticky note or playing card on your carpet or floor at 3 feet, 6 feet, 9 feet or 12 feet away from your starting point. Basically, you should set it at the distance you intend to practice. 

The process involves putting the golf ball with just enough speed and force such that it stops exactly on top of the sticky note or card. If it goes past it or doesn’t get that far, try again until you achieve your aim. 

5. One-handed Putting  

This particular putting drill is a very effective way to boost your stroke and putting confidence. Although it may feel like you’re putting on a show, it does produce amazing results thanks to its stroke improvement and just how simple it is. 

Basically, all you have to do is place a target on your carpet or rug from just about any distance (3 feet or 6 feet is great for you if you’re just starting out).

 Next, use only one hand, either your left or right to stroke one-handed putts aimed at hitting the target. Make sure that the path of your putter remains straight and the face of your putter is square to the target. 

6. Book Path Putting 

The aim of this putting drill is to better your putting stroke technique, the path that your putting stroke glides, and the line of your ball while still ensuring that your putter face is square upon impact. 

In order to carry out this drill, place two large books on the floor side by side while allowing just enough distance that your putter can barely fit into. 

Then make your practice strokes while making sure that your putter face is square and the path of your putter is straight. 

If your stroke path isn’t straight and your putter face isn’t square, it would hit the books. This is an automatic response that your putter face was not square or your putting stroke wasn’t straight.

If you want to improve your putting, consider practicing in a lifelike environment with the most accurate golf simulator.

Now that you know just what to do, how about you get to work on your putting and you just might be the next Tiger Woods!