Ten minutes to tee-off

Top 25 Coach Clive Tucker suggests how best to fill the final few minutes on the putting green before you play

First five minutes

Take three balls and putt them to the same hole to get a feel for distance, before moving on to another hole. Why three? With two, if you leave the first putt short, you’ll instinctively hit the next one harder, but that just means you’ve been able to adjust. If you then repeat that better putt with the third ball, you’ve learned and remembered something.

Next four minutes

For the next four minutes, focus on those testers you’ll invariably face to maintain momentum in your round. Putt three balls from different angles to the same hole from two-and-a-half to three feet to get a feel for these must-make putts. Each putt will be slightly different, but if you make all three, move the balls a putter grip further away and repeat.

The final minute

For the final minute, simply knock the three balls in from 18ins as it just feels good to see the ball going into the hole immediately before you play. Do this twice before heading out to the 1st tee. Putts of this length might be virtually unmissable, but that’s the whole point – your final memory before you tee off will be the sight and sound of the ball going in!