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My 4 favorite office putting drills

A few minutes on a mat most days beats one long session on the weekend. All four fit in about 10 feet of floor, and every one gives you a score to beat.

Here's the first one, the drill from my video. Run it today, then grab the other 3 below.

01 · Office putting

Clutch Putt Simulator

10 minOffice, about 8 feet of floorPutter, 3 balls, a mat with a cup (or a cup on its side)

9 putts with something on the line: 3 par saves, 3 birdie putts and 3 do-or-die putts. One try each.

Why this drill

Every round ends with a few putts like these. Shot Scope's make rates put a 15 handicap at about +2 on this test, and a scratch golfer at about +4.

Set it up

  1. 1Mark 3 spots: 3 feet, 5 feet and 7 feet from the cup.

Play it

  1. 13 putts from 3 feet. These are par saves.
  2. 23 putts from 5 feet. These are birdie putts.
  3. 33 putts from 7 feet. These are do-or-die putts.
  4. 4One try each. No do-overs.

Score it

+1Make−1Miss

Add them up for your net score. The best possible is +9.

Your target

Level 1+1 or better3, 5 and 7 feet
Level 2+4 or better3, 5 and 7 feet
Level 3+7 or better3, 5 and 7 feet

Hit your target two sessions in a row, then move up a level.

After Level 3, make it harder

DistanceMove every spot back a foot: 4, 6 and 8 feet.
DiceThen mix the order, so you never know which distance is next.

One change at a time. Drop back to the Level 2 target and climb again.

A 3 footer to save par on 17. A 7 footer for birdie on 18. Now you've practiced them.

Get the other 3

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02Gate Drill 4-FooterTwo tees make a gate just wider than the ball, 1 foot in front of it. Start the ball through the gate.
03Shrinking CircleStart at 3 feet. Make 3 in a row and move back a foot. Miss 3 times in total and you're done.
04Pace AlternatorOne putt, two speeds. Alternate a putt that just reaches the hole with one that rolls 2 feet past.

Each one comes with the setup, how to score it and three levels to climb.

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These are 4 of 119

These 4 are from the 119 drills in the Play Ready Golf app. Every one has the score and the levels built in, and the app builds your practice week around your biggest leak, then rebuilds it after every round you log.

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Data: Shot Scope make rates by handicap (via MyGolfSpy, Aug 2025). Dail and Christina, 2004.