Putt to the Coin
Why this drill
A coin is a hole that gives no applause: putting at a target smaller than the cup shrinks your error the way aiming small always does, and when the real hole returns it looks like a bucket.
Setup
A coin on a flat stretch of green, ten balls at six feet. No hole involved anywhere.
The drill
Roll ten putts trying to strike the coin — a clean hit rings like a bell, a graze counts half in your scoring. Five points from ten balls is sharp. Then move to eight feet for ten more; the coin at that range demands the start line and speed cooperate, which is the whole skill of putting expressed in a two-inch circle. Finish with three putts at a real hole and notice how generous it suddenly feels.
One thought to take with you
Aim at something the size of your miss, and the miss shrinks to fit.