Short game, short game, short game! Have you ever heard the saying, “drive for show, putt for dough”? Although hitting 300-yard drives down the fairway is part of the game we would all like to master, the real score-decipher happens on the green. We asked former PGA tour winner, Mike Nicolette, to share a couple of drills using alignment aids that can better your putting consistency and distance control.
WHY USE ALIGNMENT AIDS FOR PRACTICE?
Using alignment aids is a helpful and easy way to help your golf game improve in all aspects of the game. From full swing to putting, alignment sticks are universally used during practice sessions to better their alignment, swing technique, ball flight, etc. PXG will be the first to express the importance of golf-game improvement using alignment aids. Who wouldn’t want to improve on their golf game this summer?
Pick up a set of PXG alignment sticks on the PXG website or at a retail location near you.
WHY PRACTICE PUTTING?
Putting is the part of everyone’s golf game that can change their bogeys to pars and their pars to birdies. Strangely enough, putting is one of golf’s least practiced skill sets. Putting doesn’t have the excitement that driving or hitting irons bring, but it is one of the most sufficient ways to shave off strokes gained during a round. Former PGA Tour Pro and PXG Troop, Mike Nicolette, broke down a useful drill to help your putting game become more consistent.
PUTTING DRILL FOR CONSISTENCY
- This drill requires 3-5 balls
- Find a flat surface on the putting green (you can use this drill with right-to-left and left-to-right putts)
- Set up your station about 3-10ft from the hole
- Set two alignment aids parallel to each other facing the hole for alignment purposes about an inch wider than your putter head width apart
- Place your putter and ball in between the alignment sticks
- Align your feet and putter-head perpendicular to the alignment aids
- Keep the putter head “in the trough” as you practice these short putts
- Begin the putting drill and repeat to gain better putting consistency
PUTTING DRILL FOR DISTANCE CONTROL
- This drill requires 3-5 balls per station
- Find a flat surface on the putting green (you can use this drill with right-to-left and left-to-right putts)
- Place 3-5 balls at 10ft, 15ft, and 20ft
- Place alignment aids 2ft behind the hole
- Practice putting from each distance without going past the alignment aids
- Repeat the drill for better distance control
PXG is no stranger to perfecting the best custom golf equipment that money can buy. Not only is that at the forefront of the company’s priority list but creating helpful drills and practices that better a player’s game is an important focus within PXG. Head to the PXG website or a local PXG store near to pick up a set of alignment sticks to help with your game.
