Putting drills to improve your strike

Attach two alignment sticks with elastic bands approximately 3ins from the ends of the rods, placing the other ends under your armpits as here.

- By Top 50 Coach Sarah Bennett

1 At first, just practise the feel and momentum of the stroke without a putter in your hands. The aim is for the shoulders to move in a connected, uninhibited putting motion. Then, strike some putts letting the putter rest where the elastic bands are, with your hands underneath the sticks and your forearms resting on them. This drill prevents too much independent wrist action and promotes a feeling of the forearms remaining level. Try it for both short and long putts.