The Track Drill
Place two clubs on the practice green parallel to each other, like a train track. Aim the track towards the middle of the hole. The width of the path should be slightly wider than the width of the putter. With a pendulum like stroke putt twenty balls into the hole. Using a pendulum motion will maintain a square putterface, thus a straight putt. While performing this drill don’t let the putter touch the shafts with your putter.When this drill becomes second nature, make it more difficult by closing your eyes. Doing so will also increase your feel.Use this drill only for short putts, 6 feet and shorter.

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3 Ball Drill
Place three golf balls on the putting green. Place the balls at five feet intervals starting at five feet from the hole (Eg.5′, 10′, 15′). Stroke each ball trying to sink each ball. Notice how far each ball rolls. To increase the distance the ball rolled, did you length your putting stroke for each ball or try to hit the ball harder? The correct answer is to lengthen your putting stroke incrementally to increase the distance your ball rolls on the green.The purpose of this drill is to develop your distance judgment skills. You can vary the distance intervals for the golf balls to further develop these skills. Try this drill with your eyes closed to gain extra feel, you’ll be surprised how well you perform this drill.

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Whoosh Drill
For this drill we are going to turn the club upside down and grip the club just below the clubhead, with only the target hand. Set up in your address position and swing the club. During the swing motion, listen for a ‘whoosh’ sound going through the impact zone. A loud whoosh is a result of greater clubhead speed. The primary goal of the drill is to gradually increase the volume of the whoosh with each swing. As a secondary goal, get the ‘whoosh’ sound to occur the loudest as the club passes your target leg. Having the loudest part of the whoosh sound after impact ensures that the golfer’s swing is accelerating through the impact zone. Clubhead speed should not be created by hitting at the golf ball or using brute force. The ultimate goal of the drill is to create clubhead speed from swinging the club.

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Davis Love Drill
Davis Love III learned to play golf from his father Davis Love Jr. Love Jr. was a world renowned golf instructor when Love III was growing up. He gave Davis Love III a drill that taught solid contact while also working on clubhead speed, and tempo.

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Club Across Shoulders
Get into your address position. Now place the club across your shoulders and onto each end, maintain your address position’s posture. Turn your shoulders like you would taking the club away. Once your shoulders have turned 90° or as far as they will turn, take notice where on the ground the end of the shaft is pointing. Now rotate your body through to the so your shoulders have turned 90° past your address position. Where does the other end of the shaft point? Ideally the end of the shaft at this point of the drill should point at the same spot at the first checkpoint. If you have done this correctly then your posture is great. If the ends of the shaft weren’t pointing at the same spot then practice this drill. For best results reset yourself after each swing motion. Keep your feet solidly on the ground to minimize leg movement. Perform this drill slowly, the slower the better, remember speed kills.

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Without a Club
Take chipping stance without a golf club, place your palms together, and point finger tips away from your target. Pay attention to the angle created by your wrists. Swing your arms back and forth like you were chipping. As you swing maintain the angle created by your wrists. This drill encourages passive hands that are needed to perform the chip shot consistently.

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Chipping Ladder Drill
Similar to the putting ladder drill. Place a few club on the ground at incremental distances apart, similar to a ladder. Number the clubs starting with 1 as the closest club and count so the second club is number 2. Find a starting point a few yards away from club #1. Your goal is to chip the balls so at least two land between clubs 1 and 2 and progress to the next distance between clubs 2 and 3. Repeat this drill until you completed the ladder. For a challenge reverse the procedure or call your target in the ladder and chip the ball there.

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Unfortunately the lost ball rule occurs too often for many golfers. There are negative side-effects to a lost ball. For one, the penalty for a lost ball is very stiff. Also, a lost ball can affect the speed of play if everyone spends too much time looking for their golf ball.

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This rule has two components, movable obstructions and immovable obstructions. The following pages will explain each component and the relief the golfer receives in each situation.

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A club is designed for striking the golf ball. Clubs designs come in three basic forms determined by shaped and intent. These designs are woods, irons and putters. (Read the article)

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