Drills

Train a square putter face and an on-line start so short putts start rolling exactly where you aim. Most missed short putts come from a face that is open or closed at impact, not from a bad read.

Build feel for lag putting so you eliminate three-putts from long range. Distance control — not line — is the number-one cause of three-putts, and it is trained almost entirely by stroke length, not by hitting harder.

Build confidence and a repeatable routine on the short putts that decide your score, while exposing how break direction changes the same-length putt. This is the classic pressure drill pros use to bulletproof their three-to-six-footers.

Stop aiming at the hole and start chipping to a landing spot, letting the ball release and roll out like a putt. Great chippers control where the ball first lands and let the green do the rest — this is the single biggest mindset shift around the green.

Learn to vary carry distance with a single wedge by changing only your stroke length, so you can handle any greenside distance without swapping clubs. This builds the touch that separates getting up-and-down from leaving yourself a long putt.

Master crisp pitch shots from 30–60 yards by controlling the bottom of your swing arc so you nip the ball and brush the turf in the same spot every time. Controlling your low point is what turns scary half-wedges into reliable scoring shots.

Escape greenside bunkers reliably by hitting the sand a consistent distance behind the ball and splashing it out on a cushion of sand — never hitting the ball first. The key skill is controlling where the club enters the sand, not making contact with the ball at all.

Fix fat (chunked) iron shots by training a low point that arrives at the ball, then the ground — ball first, turf second. Crisp ball-first contact is the difference between a flushed iron and a heavy shot that comes up 20 yards short.

Build a repeatable, balanced strike by swinging only from waist-high to waist-high (the '9 o'clock to 3 o'clock' positions on a clock face). Shortening the swing removes timing problems so you can groove rotation, contact, and a balanced finish before adding length.

Find the center of the driver face and learn to strike the ball slightly on the upswing for more carry and less spin. Where you make contact on the driver face matters more for distance than how hard you swing — center strikes and a slight upward hit launch the ball higher and farther.

Cure a rushed, over-the-top transition by inserting a deliberate pause at the top of the backswing, letting the swing sequence from the ground up. A smooth transition is the hidden engine of consistent ball-striking and added effortless distance.

Fix the most overlooked cause of missed shots: poor aim. Train your eyes and body to set up square so the ball actually starts on your intended target line instead of where you 'feel' aimed.