Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

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Anothergreatdrilltohelpyoucommittohittingthe

apexofthecurveistopractisehittingstraightputtsto

thepointatwhichyouexpecttheballtobreak.I have

placedfourteepegsinthegroundjustinsidewhereI think

theballwillbend.I’mlookingtonarrowlymissthelasttee

• whathappensafterthatwilldependonhowaccuratemy
  readwas.Thinkofthisnotasonelong,breakingputtbuta
  shorter,straightputt.Lockinyourfocusonthatpointand
  you’ll avoid the mistake of being drawn into your final target.

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Place 12 ballsaroundtheholeintheformationshown

here.Theideaistomoveroundtheclock,holingall

thefour-footers,movingontothefive-footersand

finallythesix-footers.Asyoumoveround,eachputtwillhave

aslightlydifferentbreakthatyou’llneedtoread.Runthrough

yourusualpre-puttroutineforeachballasthiswillhelpyou

feel comfortable when you are trying to make these for real.

Gearcheck:
Asyoupractise,make
sureyouareusingthesame
ballsyouuseincompetition.The
feelcanvarygreatlybetween
makesandmodels,
sokeepit
consistent!

Photography: Tom Miles