Best putting gadgets

Our look at the leading technology and training aids designed to improve your putting performance

Visio Mirrored Gates £34.99

This versatile training aid will help you understand how well you start putts on your intended line. Two magnets provide the ‘gate’ in front of the ball and give you the option of three different widths to alter the difficulty. Miss your target line and you’ll get audible and visual feedback of where you went wrong.

Eyeline Metronome Tour Edition Training Aid £34.99

This device has an adjustable metronome to allow you to drill a consistent and comfortable putting tempo. Starting with the metronome at 75bpm, it’s easy to adjust the device to match your ideal tempo. There’s a useful headphone output, too, so you don’t distract your fellow golfers.

Puttout Premium Pressure Trainer £29.99

It uses a parabolic ramp whereby each putt made is returned to the player at the same distance it would have gone past the hole had it missed. Regularly using this gadget should give you the confidence to start knocking the ball past the hole, rather than leaving putts agonisingly short. It still has the small micro target at the back, allowing the ‘perfect putt’ to fall into the hole if your pace and line are spot on.

Puttout Plane Alignment Stick Set £69.99

This incredibly versatile set allows you to work on three vital aspects of your putting. The putting plane drills allow you to create four different putting arcs to find the one that suits your game. You can also work on body alignment, as well as set up a ‘rail drill’ to create a repeatable stroke.

Half Cup Putting Aid $12.99

This lightweight and portable training aid reduces the size of the hole by more than half, creating a two-inch slotted target to aim at on the practice green. Making your target smaller in practice will not only force you to be even more accurate, but the normal hole will look more inviting on the course.