Round the clock putting drill

Top 25 Coach Paul Foston suggests adding an extra layer to this classic drill to improve your short putting

Tour percentages

On the PGA Tour last year, 20 players made every three-footer they faced, with Abraham Ancer making 620 out of 620! From six feet, though, the average is under 70 per cent, with 13 players at 80+ per cent but several much closer to 50. There’s no doubt improving your holing-out percentage is a real opportunity for better scores and lower handicaps.

Extended clock drill

Round the clock drills traditionally focus on three feet, but I recommend adding another circle at five or six feet. See how many you can hole from four or five balls and try to improve your success rate each time. Find somewhere where the putts break differently and aren’t all straight.

Your full routine

Different-breaking putts mean you have to think about more than just your stroke. To make this drill really effective, go through your normal pre-putt routine, rather than just whizzing round without much thought. On each one, do what you usually do before hitting a short putt, whether that’s lining up the ball, crouching behind it to get a read or whatever.