Improving Your Putting from Six Feet

Many years ago there was a segment during a golf broadcast on television in which the field reporter asked numerous PGA Tour pros what percentage of 6-foot putts they made. (This was obviously in the days before StatLink). Most of the pros guessed around 85 to 90-percent.

Only Ben Crenshaw - no surprise - got it right: touring pros at that time were making only half their putts from six feet.

If Ben Crenshaw only makes half the 6-footers he attempts, what percentage do you and I - "regular" golfers - make? It's a good guess to answer "much lower." But you can work on that percentage with a simple putting drill.

The only way to get better at putting is to practice, practice, practice, and this drill can help you develop a better stroke. Instructor Mel Sole of Ritson-Sole Golf Schools - a Top 25 golf school - has a tip for improving your performance. Check out this practice drill to start sinking more 4- to 6-foot putts.

(Photo courtesy of Ritson-Sole Golf Schools; used with permission)