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Putting · Drill

Hit through a peg gate to test your start line

A start-line test drill: set two pegs (or a pile of coins) about one and a half balls apart and mark a fixed spot to putt from. Hit 10 putts and count how many roll through the gap versus catch the left or right peg. A pattern of hitting the right peg tells you your face is probably open coming into the ball, so you can self-diagnose your stroke.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 8:07

Try it

  1. Put two pegs or coins down about one ball and a half apart, and mark where you are hitting from
  2. Have 10 goes and count how many go through the middle and how many hit the left peg or the right peg
  3. If putts hit the right peg your face is probably open coming into the ball